Singer Nicky Jam Takes Back Trump Endorsement After Comedian Insults Puerto Rico
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Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referred to Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage" at Trump's racist Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday.
Singer Nicky Jam has walked back his previous endorsement of former President Donald Trump after a comedian insulted Puerto Rico at a Trump rally on Sunday.
In a Spanish-language video posted Wednesday, the musician admitted to initially supporting Trump for economic reasons but said he now “renounces” his endorsement.
“The reason that I supported Donald Trump was because I thought he was best for the economy,” the singer said, according to a HuffPost translation from Spanish to English. “In the United States, where a lot of Latinos live, including myself, many immigrants are suffering because of the economy, and I thought him being a businessman was the best move.”
He then referred to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s remarks at Trump’s racist Madison Square Garden rally on Sunday. Hinchcliffe had referred to the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico as a “floating island of garbage.”
“Never in my life did I think that, a month later, a comedian would come and criticize my country, speak badly about [Puerto Rico],” said the singer, who is of Puerto Rican and Dominican heritage.
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