Ricky Martin Joins Anti-Trump Effort, Nixes Charity Golf Tourney from Trump's Golf Club in Puerto Rico
Ricky Martin is not only a world-class singer and performer, but he's also a philanthropist, a supporter of marriage equality and gay rights.
When he heard Donald's hurtful comments about Mexican immigrants, he couldn't allow himself to be professionally associated with someone who preaches such ignorance and negativity to the world.
Martin has pulled the annual Ricky Martin Foundation charity golf event at the Trump International Golf Club Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, according to a press release.
The Puerto Rican Grammy and Latin Grammy winner is joining the anti-Donald Trump movement along with Macy's, Univision, NBC Universal and Televisa as well as fellow entertainers Roselyn Sanchez and J Balvin in cutting off business affiliations and/or ties to Trump.
"This decision corresponds to the commitment of solidarity from our founding president to human rights and the Latino community," Helga García, a spokesperson for Ricky's organization, said in a press release.
The avid social media user, who has millions of followers, first shared his thoughts on Trump's out-of-line rant, denouncing his comments on Twitter. "A lot of hatred and ignorance in your heart," Martin wrote in Spanish.
Martin's tweet was sparked by Univision taking the initiative to drop the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants after the Republican candidate's derogatory campaign speech.
"When Mexico sends its people they're not sending the best," Trump said. "They're not sending you, they're sending people that have lots of problems and they're bringing those problems. They're bringing drugs, they're bringing crime. They're rapists and some, I assume, are good people, but I speak to border guards and they're telling us what we're getting."
Joining Univision in their anti-Trump crusade is NBC Universal and Televisa, who announced that they would not be telecasting the annual pageants. Setting yet another precedent in the treatment of Mexicans, Mexico also pulled out its representative from the country at the next Miss Universe pageant. Additionally, Sanchez and Balvin nixed their appearances at the July 12 Miss USA pageant.
Meanwhile, instead of taking the high road and apologizing, the business mogul is using retaliation as his latest tactic. He's reportedly "threatening to sue Univision and NBC for breach of contract" and said that "he would be suing the Spanish-language network for defamation."
He also lashed out at Macy's who is pulling any Trump-affiliated merchandise, asking them to "boycott" the company.