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Donald Trump misgendered a Latin singer who then dropped his endorsement of Trump
Nicky Jam, a reggaeton singer who is one of YouTubes most-watched Latin artists of all time, recently deleted his online endorsement of former President Donald Trump after Trump introduced him as a hot woman during Trumps weekend rally in Las Vegas, Nevada.Trump introduced Latin music superstar, Nicky Jam at his rally. Do you know Nicky? Shes hot Wheres Nicky? Related Elton John is grateful Donald Trump is a fan: Good on you, Donald! The singer said he was thankful for the former presidents support while urging Americans to vote the right to choose, the right to be who you are. Oh, look, Im glad he came up, Trump then said, correcting himself. Your LGBTQ+ guide to Election 2024 Stay ahead of the 2024 Election with our newsletter that covers candidates, issues, and perspectives that matter. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Once face-to-face with Trump, the half-Puerto Rican and half-Dominican singer said, Its an honor to meet you, Mr. President. People that come from where I come from, they dont meet the president. So Im lucky.Jam, who wore a red MAGA cap, then addressed the crowd in Spanish, saying, Its been four years and nothing has happened. We need Trump. Lets make America great again. After Trumps gaffe, the singer posted an Instagram image that referred to himself, in Spanish, as a hot woman, and added a caption with 22 crying-laugh emojis. However, numerous commenters criticized his endorsement, and Jam deleted the post by Sunday.Numerous commenters pointed out that, in 2018, Jam collaborated with the Spotify music streaming service to create a video supporting DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, an Obama-era program that protected immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation and provided them with possible pathways to citizenship.Trump tried to end DACA in 2017, though the Supreme Court blocked his attempt. The program is currently not accepting new applicants.In the video, Jam said, When I heard the first things that came out of Trumps mouth, I said, Oh, my God, this sounds ugly. Its obviously a racist situation. Adrian Escrate, a former DACA recipient who appeared in the Spotify video, criticized Jams endorsement.Im in the video below where I shared w/ @NickyJamPR the fears that thousands of #DREAMers w/ #DACA like myself had about our protections taken away by Trump, Escrate wrote via X. Fast forward to now where it seems Nicky Jam used me to promote his music + sellout our community. Thanks for nothing. Im in the video below where I shared w/ @NickyJamPR the fears that thousands of #DREAMers w/ #DACA like myself had about our protections taken away by Trump. Fast forward to now where it seems Nicky Jam used me to promote his music + sellout our community. Thanks for nothing https://t.co/eIyo9Dwiv4 Adrian Escrate (@AceOutWide) September 14, 2024Escrate wasnt alone in his criticism of Jam. Even after Jam deleted his endorsement, other Instagram users went into the comments of his most recent post to blast him.Update: Nicky Jam deletes post supporting Trump, disables comments on last post, after Man removes their collab in wake of endorsement. Even Im surprised how hard theyre going at him in comments section of his second to last post pic.twitter.com/wJamdeZo14 Adrian Carrasquillo (@Carrasquillo) September 16, 2024 Man, a Mexican pop-rock band that collaborated with Jam on the 2016 song De pies a cabeza, removed the song from all of its digital platforms. In an Instagram post, the band wrote, Man does not work with racists.For the last 30 years, Man has supported and defended the rights of Latinos around the world, the posts Spanish caption read. There is no business or promotion that is worth more than the dignity of our people.Man has supported U.S. migrants for two decades, the Associated Press noted. When receiving the2018 Latin Recording Academys Person of the Year award,the bands vocalist, Fher Olvera, said, We will continue to fight for the rights of migrants who have made this country great; in the last century, they were the difference for this country to be as great as it is. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Man (@manaoficial)
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