Nicky Jam loudly withdrew his support for the Republican presidential candidate after hearing that the former president minimized the significance of the insulting joke about Puerto Rico made over the weekend in New York.
A comedian named Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico on Sunday as a “floating island of garbage” during a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in the New York city and the reactions did not take long to appear, although Nicky Jam, born in United States of Puerto Rican descent, had remained silent.
“My people, normally I am not a person to answer these types of things in the chambers… The reason why I supported Donald Trump was because I thought it was the best for the economy in the United States where many Latinos live “There are many Latinos living there, myself included, many immigrants who are suffering because of the economy and he, being a businessman, thought it was the best move,” Jam said on Wednesday in a video message that he published on all his social networks.
“Never in my life did I think that a month later a comedian would come to criticize my country, and speak ill of my country. And therefore, I renounce any support for Donald Trump… Puerto Rico respects itself,” stated the reggaeton player. .
On Tuesday, Trump, speaking about his visit to Puerto Rico after the deadly hit of Hurricane Maria, said: “We were having fun, there were a lot of people, and I was throwing paper towels to the people in the back: everyone was having fun.”
Also on Tuesday, he addressed the insulting joke toward Puerto Rico in New York and reiterated that he did not know Hinchcliffe, concluding that the whole thing “I don’t think is a big deal.”
Jam has more than 43 million followers on Instagram alone. His rejection of Donald Trump joins the rejection of the island’s mega stars such as Bad Bunny and those born in the US with Puerto Rican roots such as Jennifer López, Ricky Martin and Marc Anthony, among other great Puerto Rican figures.
According to the EFE agency, Hinchcliffe had scheduled a trip to Puerto Rico for this week, with a presentation at Gala, one of the main tourist centers in San Juan, but the event was canceled.
Puerto Ricans who reside on the Island cannot vote in presidential elections, unlike those who live in the United States.
Related: Wake up Puerto Rican, wake up Latino, says Maribel Hastings
A comedian named Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico on Sunday as a “floating island of garbage” during a Donald Trump rally at Madison Square Garden in the New York city and the reactions did not take long to appear, although Nicky Jam, born in United States of Puerto Rican descent, had remained silent.
“My people, normally I am not a person to answer these types of things in the chambers… The reason why I supported Donald Trump was because I thought it was the best for the economy in the United States where many Latinos live “There are many Latinos living there, myself included, many immigrants who are suffering because of the economy and he, being a businessman, thought it was the best move,” Jam said on Wednesday in a video message that he published on all his social networks.
“Never in my life did I think that a month later a comedian would come to criticize my country, and speak ill of my country. And therefore, I renounce any support for Donald Trump… Puerto Rico respects itself,” stated the reggaeton player. .
On Tuesday, Trump, speaking about his visit to Puerto Rico after the deadly hit of Hurricane Maria, said: “We were having fun, there were a lot of people, and I was throwing paper towels to the people in the back: everyone was having fun.”
Also on Tuesday, he addressed the insulting joke toward Puerto Rico in New York and reiterated that he did not know Hinchcliffe, concluding that the whole thing “I don’t think is a big deal.”
Jam has more than 43 million followers on Instagram alone. His rejection of Donald Trump joins the rejection of the island’s mega stars such as Bad Bunny and those born in the US with Puerto Rican roots such as Jennifer López, Ricky Martin and Marc Anthony, among other great Puerto Rican figures.
According to the EFE agency, Hinchcliffe had scheduled a trip to Puerto Rico for this week, with a presentation at Gala, one of the main tourist centers in San Juan, but the event was canceled.
Puerto Ricans who reside on the Island cannot vote in presidential elections, unlike those who live in the United States.
Related: Wake up Puerto Rican, wake up Latino, says Maribel Hastings
