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Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin Voting support for Kamala Harris
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Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin Voting support for Kamala Harris

Jennifer Lopez and Ricky Martin have doubled down on their support for Kamala Harris for president. Their public support came after Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night, with comedian Tony Hinchcliffe calling Puerto Rico a “floating pile of trash.”

Lopez, who previously declared Harris her choice for president, shared several slides from Harris’ campaign following the reaction on Hinchcliffe’s set on her Instagram Story. Several came from a post by Harris detailing what she would do to support Puerto Rico economically if elected. “I have long been committed to Puerto Rico and the Puerto Rican people,” Harris noted in the caption. “Let’s build a better future together for both.”

Martin shared the same message, as well as a video of Hinchcliffe. Alongside the clip, he wrote in Spanish: “This is what they think of us.” In one of Martin’s stories, he claimed that a raster post of the same video was shadowed and did not appear on his profile.

The singers’ support was accompanied by a message of support for Harris from Bad Bunny, who also shared a video of Harris talking about her plans for his home in Puerto Rico. In the video, Harris criticizes Donald Trump’s approach to the island during his presidency. “I will never forget what Donald Trump did and what he didn’t do when Puerto Rico needed a caring and competent leader,” she said. ‘He left the island. He tried to block aid after successive devastating hurricanes, offering nothing but paper towels and insults.”

During his divisive, racist set at Madison Square Garden, Hinchcliffe spoke negatively about Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory. “There’s a lot going on,” he said. “For example, I don’t know if you know this, but there is literally a floating waste island in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico.”

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The comedian responded to X, formerly Twitter, and tried to defend himself, saying: “These people have no sense of humor. Wild that a vice presidential candidate would take time out of his “busy schedule” to analyze a joke taken out of context to make it seem racist. I love Puerto Rico and vacationing there. I made fun of everyone…watch the whole set.”

Lopez, Martin and Bad Bunny join numerous musicians who have publicly supported Harris, including Taylor Swift, Cher, Bruce Springsteen and Beyoncé.