Nicky Jam Retracts Donald Trump Endorsement, Says He’s ‘Stepping Away’ From Politics: ‘Puerto Rico Deserves Respect’
variety.comThania Garcia Puerto Rican artist Nicky Jam walked back his endorsement for presidential candidate Donald J. Trump on Wednesday.
In a video uploaded to Jam’s Instagram, the reggaeton star is seen sitting in a luxury car as he explains he no longer supports Trump following the racist remarks made by Tony Hinchcliffe about Puerto Rico and Latinos during a rally over the weekend. “The reason I supported Donald Trump is because I believed it was what’s best for the economy in the United States, where a lot of Latinos live… a lot of immigrants that are suffering over the state of the economy,” Jam said in Spanish. “With [Trump] being a businessman, I felt it was the right move.” He states that he “never in his life” thought that a month later, “a comedian would appear to criticize and talk badly about my [Puerto Rico],” he said. “That’s why I’m renouncing my support for Donald Trump and stepping away from any political conversation.
Puerto Rico deserves respect.” Hinchcliffe, who appeared as a speaker for a Trump rally in New York’s Madison Square Garden on Oct.
27, made derogatory comments about Latinos and their children. He also said, “There’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now.
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