Dangerous Bunny threw his help behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday by sharing a video of the Democratic presidential nominee shortly after a comic at Donald Trump’s Madison Sq. Backyard rally made crude jokes about Latinos and referred to as Puerto Rico a “floating island of rubbish,” angering artists and a few Hispanic Republicans.
Dangerous Bunny, whose official identify is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is likely one of the most well-known artists of the second. His backing might be a lift for the Harris marketing campaign because it tries to bolster its help with Latino voters, amongst whom Trump has been working to realize floor.
The video Dangerous Bunny shared along with his 45 million Instagram followers exhibits Harris saying “there’s a lot at stake on this election for Puerto Rican voters and for Puerto Rico.” A consultant of the artist confirmed that Dangerous Bunny is supporting Harris.
Dangerous Bunny signaled his help moments after the remarks on Puerto Rico by comic Tony Hinchcliffe at Trump’s rally. The feedback have been instantly criticized by Harris’ marketing campaign, however have been additionally referred to as out by Angel Cintron, the top of the GOP on the island, and Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, who represents components of Miami and has participated in latest Trump occasions.
“Disgusted by “@TonyHinchcliffe’s racist remark calling Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of rubbish.’ This rhetoric doesn’t replicate GOP values. Puerto Rico despatched 48,000 troopers to Vietnam, with over 345 Purple Hearts awarded. This bravery deserves respect. Educate your self!”
Ricky Martin, who had beforehand endorsed Harris, was additionally offended by the remark and stated “that’s what they consider us,” on Instagram.
In exhibiting help, Dangerous Bunny shared a number of occasions one other a part of the clip Harris made on Puerto Rico, saying “I’ll always remember what Donald Trump did and what he didn’t do when Puerto Rico wanted a caring and a reliable chief.”
The 30-year-old Puerto Rican reggaeton artist, who has in style songs akin to “Dakiti” and “Titi Me Preguntó,” has received three Grammy Awards. He was probably the most streamed artist on Spotify in 2020, 2021 and 2022, and was solely surpassed by Taylor Swift in 2023. He was named Artist of the Yr by Apple Music in 2022.
The Puerto Rican vote is sizable in Pennsylvania, which is arguably the toughest fought of the swing states within the 2024 election. Different Puerto Rican singers akin to Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony had already expressed help for Harris. Trump has additionally attracted help from different in style stars from the island akin to Anuel AA and Nicky Jam.
Dangerous Bunny has been vocal about criticizing Puerto Rico’s electrical system, which was razed by Hurricane Maria. In a 2022 music video for his music “El Apagon,” the artist referred to as out the corporate Luma Vitality, which handles transmission and distribution, for the fixed energy outages that plague the island.
One in every of his most up-to-date songs, “Una Velita,” can be a protest towards the federal government response following Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017.
A 12 months after the storm, public well being specialists estimated that just about 3,000 perished due to the consequences of Hurricane Maria. However Trump, whose efforts to assist the island territory recuperate have been persistently criticized, repeatedly questioned that quantity saying it rose “like magic.”
His go to to the island after the hurricane elicited controversy akin to when he tossed paper towels. His administration launched $13 billion in help years later, simply weeks earlier than the 2020 presidential election. And a federal authorities watchdog discovered that officers hampered an investigation into delays in assist supply.
Dangerous Bunny additionally shared part of the clip exhibiting Harris saying that Trump “deserted the island, tried to dam assist after back-to-back devastating hurricanes and supplied nothing greater than paper towels and insults.”
Harris visited a Puerto Rican restaurant in North Philadelphia earlier on Sunday and launched her coverage associated to the island saying she needs to create a job drive to draw funding to repair {the electrical} grid. And Trump is headed on Tuesday to Allentown, Pennsylvania, the place greater than half of its inhabitants is Hispanic and a majority of them from Puerto Rico.
In 2020, Dangerous Bunny allowed the Biden marketing campaign to make use of one in every of his hits “Pero Ya No” in a TV advert.
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