Reuters
June 29, 2015
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television company controlled by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has
cancelled a project with real estate developer and TV personality Donald
Trump after his comments insulting Mexicans, Slim's spokesman said on
Monday.
This
is the third company to cut ties with Trump, who is seeking the
Republican nomination for the November 2016 presidential election. NBC
said earlier on Monday that it would no longer air the "Miss USA" and
"Miss Universe" pageants due to his comments. Spanish-language
broadcaster Univision also said on Thursday it would not air the "Miss
USA" pageant.
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TV, a production company co-founded by Slim and TV personality Larry
King and funded by America Movil, cancelled a program it was working on
with some of Trump's companies, Slim's spokesman and son-in-law Arturo
Elias said.
"His
statement was totally out of line...working with someone so
closed-minded was not going to work," Elias said, adding that the
comments were racist.
Trump, earlier this month, described migrants from Mexico to the United States as drug-runners and rapists.
Telecoms
magnate Slim is the world's second-richest man, with a net worth of
around $71.1 billion, according to Forbes. Trump is at number 405 on the
list, worth $4.1 billion.
The Financial Times first reported the cancellation of the project earlier on Monday.
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