Bad Bunny, Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin were among the prominent artists who showed their support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign on Sunday (Oct. 27), after a speaker at a Donald Trump rally made a racist joke about Puerto Rico. The three promoted a video of the Democratic candidate promising to do everything she can for the island nation’s citizens following what CNN described as a Trump rally brimming with “scorching anti-immigrant rhetoric.” [que] It ranks alongside the most blatant demagoguery by a major figure in any Western nation since World War II.”
His show of support for Harris came after comedian and host Tony Hinchcliffe opened convicted felon Trump’s speech at a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York with a racist taunt: “There is literally a floating island of trash right now.” in the middle of the ocean. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”
Additionally, Hinchcliffe — one of nearly 30 speakers who energized the crowd for twice-impeached former President Trump — also made other racist and sexist jokes about Latinos (“they love making babies… they don’t take it out. They don’t do it. They end up inside , just as they did to our country”), as well as racist jokes about their black “colleagues” with whom they “carved watermelons” and an anti-Semitic joke about how “Jews have a hard time throwing away that paper.”
The attempts at humor reportedly did not go down well inside the room, where they were met with little applause. And in a rare apology from the Trump campaign, a senior aide said in a later statement that “this joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign,” apparently referring to the joke about Puerto Rico. The Harris campaign called Hinchcliffe’s set “a vile racist tirade against Latinos.”
The racist comment immediately motivated the reaction of the trio of Puerto Rican artists, with Bad Bunny sharing Harris’ video message in which she spoke about the importance of the elections for Puerto Rican citizens. In her IG stories, she reminded her followers of what Trump “did and didn’t do when Puerto Rico needed a caring and competent leader” after the island suffered devastating damage following hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017; A new report revealed that the Trump administration obstructed an investigation into why officials withheld $20 billion in hurricane aid for PR after Maria.
In addition to Bad Bunny sharing the message with his 45 million Instagram followers, Martin also pushed Harris’ video to his nearly 19 million followers on his Instagram Stories, adding the message, “I remember it @kamalaharris,” as did Lopez, whose repost to her 250 million Instagram followers included links to Harris’ social media accounts, as well as a clapping hands emoji. Martin also reported that his posts on X with similar content were being deleted on the platform owned by Elon Musk, Trump’s financial backer.
Puerto Rican “Despacito” singer Luis Fonsi shared Hinchcliffe’s video on his IG Stories with the message “Are you serious?”, as well as a portion of Harris’ video and a long personal note responding to the hate speech. “I understand comedy, I’m a big fan of it,” he wrote. I love roasts, believe me, I get it. BUT… this is far from comedy. Not now, not against my island [emoji de la bandera de Puerto Rico]my people. “Hell nah.”
Fonsi said it’s okay to have different opinions, but racism is not acceptable. “We do not agree with this constant hatred. “It has become very clear that these people do not respect us and yet they want our vote,” Fonsi wrote. “I purposely wrote this in English because yes, we are Americans too.”
Hinchcliffe’s shocking comments at the Trump rally came nine days before the US presidential election. At this event, reported by CNN, Republican candidate Trump and his MAGA representatives launched “racist and vulgar attacks against Harris and Democrats.” Just days earlier, Trump’s former chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, had said the former reality TV star fit the “general definition of a fascist” and frequently praised Nazi leader Adolph Hitler.
It also comes as Harris and Trump invest time and money in the final hours of the campaign to win over voters in the crucial swing state of Pennsylvania, home to nearly 500,000 Puerto Ricans, representing the third-largest PR diaspora in the United States.
Although the quartet of superstars — three born in Puerto Rico and one, JLo, of Puerto Rican origin — did not explicitly endorse Harris’ campaign in their posts, they showed their support for the Democrat who aspires to be the first woman and person of Asian descent. American to become president. This endorsement comes at a time when both campaigns are intensely focused on capturing crucial voting blocs, including black and Hispanic men.
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