Bad Bunny lends his support to the Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday, sharing a video of the Democratic presidential candidate shortly after. Comedian at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally He made crude jokes about Latinos and angered artists and some Hispanic Republicans by calling Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage.”

Bad Bunny, whose official name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is one of the most famous artists of today. Her endorsement could be a boost for the Harris campaign, which is trying to boost its support among Latino voters, among whom Trump is working to gain ground.

In the video Bad Bunny shared with his 45 million Instagram followers, Harris can be seen saying, “There is a lot at stake in this election for Puerto Rican voters and Puerto Rico.” A representative for the artist confirmed that Bad Bunny is supporting Harris.

Bad Bunny signaled support after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe’s comments about Puerto Rico. Hinchcliffe later said, “These Latinas like to make babies,” and said they don’t use retractable birth control.

The comments about Puerto Rico were immediately criticized by Harris’ campaign, but were also called out by Angel Cintron, the chairman of the GOP on the island, and Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, who represents parts of Miami and ran in the last election. Trump events.

Salazar wrote: “Disgusted by @TonyHinchcliffe’s racist comment calling Puerto Rico a ‘floating island of garbage.’ This rhetoric does not reflect GOP values. Puerto Rico sent more than 48,000 soldiers to Vietnam and received over 345 Purple Heart awards. This courage deserves respect. Educate yourself!

“This joke does not reflect the views of President Trump or the campaign,” Trump campaign spokeswoman Danielle Alvarez said in a statement.

Luis Fonsi, the Puerto Rican artist who sang the popular song “Despacito,” wrote on Instagram: “Isn’t this the way to go down this racist path?”

“This constant hate is okay with us,” he wrote in a message shared on Instagram. “It’s obvious these people don’t respect us.”

Ricky Martin, who previously supported Harris, was also disturbed by this comment and said on Instagram, “That’s what they think of us.”

Showing his support, Bad Bunny shared a portion of Harris’ clip about Puerto Rico several more times, saying, “I will never forget what Donald Trump did and did not do when Puerto Rico needed a compassionate and competent leader.”

The 30-year-old Puerto Rican reggaeton artist, whose popular songs include “Dakiti” and “Titi Me Preguntó,” has won three Grammy Awards. She was the most streamed artist on Spotify in 2020, 2021 and 2022, surpassed only by Taylor Swift in 2023. He was named Artist of the Year by Apple Music in 2022.

The Puerto Rican vote is sizeable in Pennsylvania, where arguably the toughest fight among swing states is taking place in the 2024 election. Other Puerto Rican singers such as Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony have already expressed their support for Harris. Trump also received support from other popular stars of the island, such as Anuel AA and Nicky Jam.

Bad Bunny criticized Puerto Rico’s electrical system, which was devastated by Hurricane Maria. In the 2022 music video for his song “El Apagon”, the artist called out Luma Energy, a company that deals with transmission and distribution due to the constant power outages that plague the island.

One of his latest songs, “Una Velita”, is also a protest against the government’s response to the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017.

A year after the storm, public health experts estimated that nearly 3,000 people had died due to the effects of Hurricane Maria. But Trump, whose efforts to help the island’s territory have been persistently criticized, has repeatedly questioned that figure, saying it has increased “like magic.”

His visit to the island after the hurricane sparked controversy, as did his throwing of paper towels. Years later, his administration released $13 billion in aid just weeks before the 2020 presidential election. And a federal government watchdog found officials obstructed an investigation into delays in aid delivery.

Bad Bunny also shared a portion of the clip in which Harris says Trump “abandoned the island, tried to block aid after back-to-back devastating hurricanes, and offered nothing but paper towels and insults.”

Harris visited a Puerto Rican restaurant in North Philadelphia early Sunday and explained her policy on the island and said she wanted to create a task force to attract investment to fix the electric grid. And on Tuesday, Trump will travel to Allentown, Pennsylvania, where more than half the population is Hispanic and the majority is Puerto Rican.

In 2020, Bad Bunny allowed the Biden campaign to use one of his hit songs, “Pero Ya No,” in a TV commercial.