Politico
By Dylan Byers
June 29, 2015
More
than 200,000 people have signed a Change.org petition calling on
NBCUniversal to cut its ties with Donald Trump because of remarks the
Republican presidential candidate made about Mexican immigrants.
The
petition, written by Guillermo Castañeda Jr., requests that the network
cancel Miss USA and Miss Universe, which are co-owned by Trump and NBC,
as well as "The Apprentice," which Trump hosts. Castañeda accuses NBC
of "supporting a hateful and narcissistic individual without any kind of
values" and "supporting a growing trend of bigotry and division in this
country."
"I
am wondering as to why the Latinos are being treated as second class
citizens," Castañeda writes. "A few days ago, one of your TV reality
show stars by the name of Donald Trump, decided to announce his
candidacy for the largest public position in the United States, the
presidency. He called Latinos, not only Mexicans, rapists, drug users
and criminals."
The
petition comes amid a public dispute between Trump and Univision that
began last week when the Spanish-language broadcaster announced it would
end its business relationship with the Miss Universe Organization based
on what it described as Trump's "insulting remarks about Mexican
immigrants." At his campaign launch, Trump had said he would build a
wall to stop Mexico from dumping "rapists" and criminals on U.S. soil.
He later accused the media of trying "to distort my comments regarding
Mexico and its great people."
While
Trump and Univision have been trading shots -- Trump says he will sue
Univision for breach of contract and defamation, and has banned
Univision employees from his Miami Doral golf resort -- NBC has tried to
distance itself from Trump's remarks while still maintaining its
business deals with the real estate magnate.
“Donald
Trump's opinions do not represent those of NBC, and we do not agree
with his positions on a number of issues, including his recent comments
on immigration," the company said in a statement. NBCUniversal
spokespeople did not respond to a request for comment regarding the
petition.
Castañeda
took issue with NBC's lack of action: "Univision decided to see
principles as a priority instead of business and cut ties with Trump and
Miss USA," he wrote. "You did not cancel Miss USA, The Apprentice or
even made reference to his hateful and divisive remarks. Not only that,
but the only reason why you would not have him as head of The Apprentice
would be because of his political aspirations, not because of his
incendiary remarks in a country where violence against minorities and
racism are still around daily."
A Trump spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump
is currently polling in eighth-place nationally, according to the
RealClearPolitics aggregate, but finished second in the most recent Fox
News poll. He is also polling second to Jeb Bush in multiple polls in
New Hampshire.
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