Puerto Rican stars on the warpath against Trump

Trump could lose much of the Latino support he has gained over the years, Newsweek reports, as a growing number of Puerto Rican celebrities have criticized the former president.

They specifically denounced a series of racist jokes made at one of Trump's recent rallies. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe referred to the Latino community with many racist stereotypes, saying for example that they loved to "make babies," Newsweek reported.

The comedian's most controversial moment was when he called Puerto Rico "garbage." He said: "There’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico."

Politicians and celebrities responded in anger to the comments made at Trump's rally.

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Aubrey Plaza, whose father is Puerto Rican, had a simple and strong message to Tony Hinchcliffe: "Go to h***." She said that her grandmother, if she were alive, would have condemned the insult to her culture.

On the show 'The View', Sunny Hostin strongly criticized Hinchcliffe's comments and recalled the Puerto Rican contribution to the country. She urged her compatriots to vote and "take out the trash" on election day.

Singer Bad Bunny showed his support for Kamala Harris after the Trump rally's controversial comments about Puerto Rico began to circulate.

The star has 45.6 million followers on social media and showed them a video of Kamala Harris addressing the Puerto Rican community. The politicians and artists especially focus on the lack of support by then-president Trump after hurricanes hit Puerto Rico in 2017.

With her slogan 'Let's Get Loud,' taken from her song of the same name, Jennifer Lopez encouraged her followers to vote on November 5.

Although she did not deliberately encourage people to vote for Kamala Harris, Rolling Stone magazine reported that the actress will join Harris at a rally in Las Vegas. This means she is definitely more on the side of Harris and Walz in this election.

Marc Anthony, like Bad Bunny, also recalled the lack of aid after Hurricane Maria and criticized Trump on social media. In a video, the singer reaffirmed his support for Harris, mentioning that he "remembers" what Trump did and failed to do for Puerto Rico.

"I remember what it was like when Donald Trump was president… I remember after Hurricane Maria devastated our island, Trump blocked billions in relief while thousands died" he declared.

Puerto Rican icon Ricky Martin joined the backlash by sharing Harris' video and messages of support for Puerto Rico. The singer shared what Hinchcliffe said at Trump's rally and commented: "This is what they think of us. Vote for Kamala Harris."

Strikingly, reggaeton singer Nicky Jam, who endorsed Donald Trump at a rally last month, decided to withdraw his support on October 30.

According to MSNBC, in a video he shared on his social media, Nick Rivera Caminero - the singer's real name - said that he did not think that just a month after he supported Trump, "a comedian would appear to criticize and talk badly about my country."

"That’s why I'm renouncing my support for Donald Trump and stepping away from any political conversation. Puerto Rico deserves respect," he said.

Luis Fonsi, known for the hit song 'Despacito', called the comments 'racist' and said he would not tolerate the lack of respect towards his people.

"We are not OK with this constant hate. It's been abundantly clear that these people have no respect for us and yet they want our vote," he said. The singer encouraged people to vote for Harris.

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