Jennifer Lopez Responds to Puerto Rico ‘Garbage’ Comments at Kamala Harris Rally: ‘We Are Americans’

Mar. 15, 2025

Jennifer Lopez speaks during a campaign rally for U.S. vice president Kamala Harris.Photo:BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty

Jennifer Lopezis speaking out for Puerto Ricans.

“At Madison Square Garden, he reminded us who he really is and how he really feels,” Lopez, 55, said of Trumpduring her speech. “It wasn’t just Puerto Ricans who were offended that day, okay? It was every Latino in this country, it was humanity and anyone of decent character.”

The singer and actress — whose parentsGuadalupe “Lupe” RodríguezandDavid Lopezwere both born in Puerto Rico — added that Trump had “consistently worked to divide us,” before reiterating that she believed in the “power of Latinos” and “the power of all our votes.”

Further in her speech, she emotionally shared that she was a “proud daughter” of Puerto Rico, which is a U.S. island territory. She further noted that “we are Americans” and “this is our country too,” so they “must exercise our right to vote.”

“I promised myself that I wouldn’t be emotional. You know what? We should be emotional,” Lopez added. “We should be upset. We should be scared and outraged. We should.”

“Our pain matters. We matter,” she added. “You matter. Your voice and your vote matters.”

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Jennifer Lopez greets U.S. vice president Kamala Harris.DAVID BECKER/AFP via Getty

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“And we know how to take the trash out, Donald Trump — trash that has been collecting since 2016, and that’s you, Donald Trump,” she added.

Reggaeton superstarNicky Jam, who appeared at a Trump rally last month, alsorenounced his supportfor the Republican candidate in a video saying, “Never in my life did I think that one month later there would be a comedian who would criticize my country and speak poorly of my country.”

“Puerto Rico should be respected,” he added.

The Trump campaign has also appeared to distance itself from Hinchcliffe in the days following the rally. Campaign spokesperson Danielle Alvarez also shared in a statement, per CNN, that the comedian’s “joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign.”

source: people.com