MSNBC
By Amanda Sakuma
June 25, 2015
Univision
is dropping its partnership with the Miss Universe Organization over
part-owner Donald Trump’s “insulting remarks” about Mexican immigrants
made during his presidential
campaign announcement earlier this month.
“At
Univision we see first-hand the work ethic, love for family, strong
religious values and the important role Mexican immigrants and
Mexican-Americans have had and will
continue to have in building the future of our country,” the company
said in a statement. “We will not be airing the Miss USA pageant on July
12th or working on any other projects tied to the Trump Organization.”
The
statement went on to say that Univision, the most-watched
Spanish-language network in the country, and its local stations will
continue to cover all 2016 presidential
candidates — including Trump.
Trump
responded to the decision in a series of tweets on Thursday, suggesting
that the Mexican government “forced” Univision out of the partnership
because of Mexican
trade deals with the U.S.
Trump’s
presidential campaign doubled down on his assertions, attributing the
businessman with “exposing to the public, and the world, the significant
damage that is being
done at the southern border, and the terrible and costly trad deals
that the United States is incompetently making with Mexico.”
“Mexican
leadership has been doing serious damage to the United States by
out-negotiating our representatives and political leaders,” Trump said
in the statement. “They
are taking our jobs, taking our money and at the same time hurting us
at the border with illegals from all over the world freely flowing into
our country.”
The
dumped contract deal comes after Trump made a series of incendiary
remarks while unveiling his candidacy for the Republican presidential
nomination on June 17. He
said then that he would build a “great wall” to block out immigrants
from entering the U.S.
“When
Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best,” Trump said.
“They’re sending people that have lots of problems and they’re bringing
those problems with
us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists.”
Those
inflammatory remarks, as well as others made during his announcement,
alienated people from Mexico to the Middle East to China. But when asked
to address the backlash
to his announcement speech, the real estate mogul and billionaire
brushed it off.
“I
do great with Latino voters,” Trump told reporters Tuesday. “I employ
so many Latinos. I have so many people working for me. I’m a job
creator. I create jobs. I’m a
master job creator. No politician knows how to create jobs. They’re all
talk, they’re no action. They don’t know what they’re doing.”
And the kicker: “And you know, the Latinos love Trump and I love them.”
Thirteen
Republicans have now entered the 2016 presidential race, creating a
competitive jostle for a spot on upcoming televised debates, which have a
cap on the number
of participants. Despite the crowded field, there are signs that Trump
could position himself to make the cut.
A
new Fox News poll out this week shows Trump closed on the heels of
former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, who came out with 15% support among
primary voters. Trump edges into
the Republican top tier with 11% (though only 29% of those polled
viewed him as a serious candidate).
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