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Bad Bunny supports Harris after Trump rally comedian’s Puerto Rico joke

Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Sunday, shortly after a comedian at former President Trump’s sold-out Madison Square Garden rally joked that Puerto Rico was akin to a “floating island of trash” and made other unsavory jokes about Latinos.

Bad Bunny, whose legal name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, shared a video of himself supporting Harris with his 45 million Instagram followers on Sunday, shortly after Tony Hinchcliffe made the crude jokes about Puerto Rico and Latinos. A representative for the artist confirmed to the Associated Press that he supports Harris.

Harris, who visited a Puerto Rican restaurant in North Philadelphia earlier Sunday to court Hispanic and Latino voters in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania, said in the video shared by Bad Bunny that “there is so much at stake in this election for Puerto Rican voters and for Puerto Rico.”

To show support, Bad Bunny shared another part of the clip Harris shot in Puerto Rico several times, saying, “I will never forget what Donald Trump did and what he didn’t do when Puerto Rico needed a caring and competent leader. “

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Bad Bunny on tour in Atlanta

Bad Bunny performs on stage during his “Most Wanted” tour at State Farm Arena on May 15, 2024 in Atlanta. (Paras Griffin/Getty Images)

Bad Bunny also shared part of the clip in which Harris said Trump “left the island, tried to block aid after back-to-back devastating hurricanes and offered nothing but paper towels and insults.”

Hinchcliffe’s comments at the Trump rally were promptly dismissed by the Trump campaign, with campaign spokeswoman Danielle Alvarez issuing a statement afterward that “the joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”

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Bad Bunny, a 30-year-old Puerto Rican artist whose popular songs include “Dakiti” and “Titi Me Preguntó,” has won three Grammy Awards. He was the most streamed artist on Spotify in 2020, 2021 and 2022, only being surpassed by Taylor Swift in 2023. In 2022 he was named Artist of the Year by Apple Music.

Hinchcliffe at Netflix event

Tony Hinchcliffe attends the Netflix live comedy event “The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady” at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, on May 5, 2024. (Michael Tran/AFP via Getty Images)

The Puerto Rican vote is significant in Pennsylvania, which may be the hardest-fought swing states in the 2024 elections. Other Puerto Rican singers such as Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony had already expressed support for Harris. Trump has also received support from other popular island stars such as Anuel AA and Nicky Jam.

Bad Bunny has spoken out about criticism of Puerto Rico’s electrical system, which was leveled by Hurricane Maria. In a 2022 music video for his song “El Apagon,” the artist called out transmission and distribution company Luma Energy for the ongoing power outages plaguing the island.

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One of his most recent songs, “Una Velita,” is also a protest against the government’s response to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017.

In 2020, Bad Bunny allowed the Biden campaign to use one of his hits, “Pero Ya No,” in a TV ad.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.