Trump wasnt introducing a sheriff or a MAGA mayor.
To all my Puerto Ricans lets stay united, lets vote for Trump, he said.
A video backstage shows him meeting Trump, giddy like a child on Christmas.
Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA, left, joins Donald Trump during a campaign rally on Aug. 30, 2024 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images
Anuel isnt the first major reggaeton artist to get involved in presidential politics.
But it isnt exactly shocking that Anuel would embrace Trump.
Polling shows theyre the most receptive, and Pennsylvania has a high population of Puerto Ricans and Spanish-language listeners.
Puerto Rican journalist and MSNBC columnist Julio Ricardo Varela calls Trumps focus on Puerto Ricans in Pennsylvania eye-opening.
Still, Anuel and Quiles endorsements were immediately met with anger online, particularly from prominent Puerto Ricans.
But the seriousness of that day was about the controversy surrounding tragedy: the death toll from the hurricane.
A year later, the Puerto Rican government revised the official number to 2,975, which drew Trumps ire.
3000 people did not die in the two hurricanes that hit Puerto Rico,Trump wrotethen.
As time went by it did not go up by much.
Then, a long time later, they started to report really large numbers, like 3000. when she saw the news.
She tellsRolling Stonethat Anuels statement showed a lack of knowledge regarding Trump policies with Puerto Rico.
It shows how much you dont care about your people.
Weve been used all of our lives and are not held up to the same standard as others.
I can no longer support a man who would permit this level of disrespect towards us.
[Anuel] is not as relevant as he used to be, Calderon adds.
But this gets people talking.
