Nicky Jam takes back his support of Donald Trump: “Puerto Rico deserves respect”

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Donald Trump following the insulting remarks made about Puerto Rico at Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden.The former US president took over New York City’s iconic Madison Square Garden on October 27 for one of his rallies for his ongoing presidential campaign.

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe was one of the speakers of the night and went on to make insulting jokes that leaned on racist stereotypes.“There’s a lot going on.

I don’t know if you know this but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico,” the comic said.A post shared by Nicky jam (@nickyjam)Following the remarks made, Jam – who previously shared his support for Trump and is of Dominican and Puerto Rican descent – took to his official Instagram account to share a clip of himself sitting in his car rescinding his support for the former president.“The reason I supported Donald Trump was because I thought he was the best for the economy in the United States where a lot of Latinos live; a lot of immigrants are suffering because of the economy,” he said. “Never in my life did I think that one month later there would be a comedian who would criticize and speak poorly of my Puerto Rico, and for that I withdraw my support of Donald Trump and stepping away from political conversation.

Puerto Rico deserves respect,” the reggaeton artist said (translated from the Spanish by Consequence Of Sound)Back in September, Jam appeared as a speaker at Trump’s Las Vegas rally to share his endorsement for the former president.While at the rally, Trump mistook the artist for a woman and told the crowd: “Latin music superstar Nicky Jam.