Jennifer Lopez has had it with Donald Trump.
On Thursday night time, the actress/singer took to the stage in Nevada to talk to a crowd of Kamala Harris supporters.
The famous person was understandably labored up a couple of days after Donald Trump held a rally inside Madison Sq. backyard that featured quite a lot of racist remarks — most notably comic Tony Hinchcliffe referring to Puerto as a “floating island of garbage.”
Jennifer Lopez attends the “Unstoppable” picture name throughout the 2024 AFI Fest at TCL Chinese language 6 Theatres on October 26, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Picture by Monica Schipper/Getty Photos)
For these unaware, Lopez’s mother and father are from this United States territory.
“At Madison Square Garden, he reminded us who he really is and how he really feels,” Lopez mentioned of Trump.
“It wasn’t just Puerto Ricans who were offended that day, okay? It was every Latino in this country, it was humanity and anyone of decent character.”
Preach, J. Lo. Preach!
Jennifer Lopez speaks at a “When We Vote We Win” marketing campaign rally for Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris at Craig Ranch Amphitheater on October 31, 2024 in North Las Vegas, Nevada. (Picture by Ethan Miller/Getty Photos)
“This is our country, too,” Lopez added on Thursday night time.
At one level, she even fought again tears. However she embraced and defined the emotion.
“You know what? We should be emotional. We should be upset. We should be scared and outraged. We should. Our pain matters. We matter,” Lopez mentioned. “Your voice and your vote matters.”
Over the previous a number of days, loads of Puerto Rican celebrities have come out swinging in opposition to Donald Trump.
Jennifer Lopez introduces Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris. (Picture by Ethan Miller/Getty Photos)
Dangerous Bunny, for instance, posted a prolonged video on Tuesday that additionally aimed to take Trump down.
“I will never forget what Donald Trump did and what he did not do when Puerto Rico needed a caring and a competent leader,” Harris says within the footage, referencing the injury the island suffered following Hurricane Maria.
“He abandoned the island, tried to block aid after back-to-back devastating hurricanes and offered nothing more than paper towels and insults.”
Hundreds of Puerto Ricans died throughout the 2017 hurricane.
Jennifer Lopez attends AFI FEST 2024 Offered By Canva âUnstoppableâ Screening And Q&A at TCL Chinese language 6 Theatres on October 26, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Picture by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Photos for AFI)
Elsewhere, Ricky Martin tagged Harris in his Instagram story put up Sunday, writing: “I remember” in response to her video recalling Trump’s response to Puerto Rico.
Martin additionally shared video of Hinchliffe’s feedback, writing in Spanish to his 18.5 million Instagram followers,
Lin-Manuel Miranda re-shared Martin’s put up and adopted up with a message detailing the “disrespect and racism” he felt from the Trump administration, together with of their response to Hurricane Maria.
“Yesterday the Trump campaign gave a comedian a national platform to sling racist jokes, including one calling Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage.’ But I’m old enough to remember the days after Hurricane Maria, when former president Trump TREATED us like garbage. And when criticized for his inaction, called our people lazy,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning songwriter’s Instagram caption learn.
He ended his assertion by sharing his presidential endorsement:
I’m voting for VP Kamala Harris. If you’re eligible to vote, please vote.
