Here Are All the Stars Who've Denounced Donald Trump, Plus One Supporter
Election season brings with it, every go around, an onslaught of gaffes and stupid ideas â this time heightened by the presence of Donald Trump â as well as an abundance of celebrities sharing their two cents â this time heightened by the presence of Donald Trump.
Though weâre still more than a year out from the actual election, plenty of stars have already completely disavowed the current Republican frontrunner⊠while one has given him his coveted endorsement.
Ricky Martin penned a scathing op-ed for Univision saying Trumpâs attacks against Hispanic Americans make his âblood boil."Â The Puerto Rican singer was responding in particular to Trumpâs treatment of Jorge Ramos, a journalist for Univision, who was kicked out of a Trump press conference after he confronted Trump on his views about immigration and citizenship. However, Martinâs op-ed is critical of all of Trumpâs views on Hispanics, especially his belief that the 14th Amendment, which grants U.S. citizenship to all babies born in America, is unconstitutional. Martin writes that Trumpâs strategies of "xenophobia as a political strategyâ and âsay[ing] atrocities and lies to remain relevantâ are abhorrent.
Matt Damonâs tone was less angry and more hurt when he discussed Trumpâs views on immigrants in an interview with EFE. Damon, whose wife Luciana Barroso was born in Argentina, called Trump âxenophobic,â âdisgusting,â and âdehumanizing.â Damon says he and his family watched the first GOP debate, in which Trump advocated for deporting 11 million immigrants and building a 1,900 mile wall to prevent further immigration into the country, together. âHe is talking about anyone who lives south of our border in inhuman terms,â Damon said. âHe is talking about my wife, my daughters.â
Bryan Cranstonâs comments that Donald Trumpâs behavior was ârefreshingâ caught him more than a little flak. But he was careful, when speaking with the Nerdist podcast, to clearly state that he does not support the TV personality. âThereâs something so refreshing about shaking up that world that is all about being handled, and here comes this loose cannon who has terrible ideas and would be a horrible president, but thereâs something great about his âI-donât-give-a-sâtâ attitude that really kind of keeps others honest,â Cranston said.
Arguably Colombiaâs best export, Shakira is, unsurprisingly, not a fan of Donald Trump either. In a series of tweets she called him and a speech of his âhateful and racist.â âNo one living in this century should stand behind so much ignorance,â she wrote.
No one living in this century should stand behind so much ignorance. 2/2 http://t.co/jsx0KHdmzO
â Shakira (@shakira) June 30, 2015
Eva Longoria borrowed a page out of Trumpâs own book, going in on the sentient toupĂ©e by comparing him to Adolf Hilter. Asked her response to Trumpâs accusation that Mexican immigrants are either rapists or drug dealers, Longoria said sheâd initially declined to comment so as not to âbring more attention to the original comments.â She did say though, âWhat I think he doesnât understand and what people donât understand is words create emotional poison. ⊠Hitler moved a nation with words, just words.â
After Trump used âRockinâ in the Free Worldâ at his campaign announcement, Neil Young, who is typically an advocate of rockinâ was decidedly not having it. âDonald Trump was not authorized to use âRockinâ In The Free Worldâ in his presidential candidacy announcement,â Youngâs manager said in a statement. âNeil Young, a Canadian citizen, is a supporter of Bernie Sanders for President of the United States Of America.â Bernie Sanders is free to rock.
Take a gander at Rob Schneiderâs Twitter and you canât get too far without seeing some sort of diss to Donald Trump. Schneiderâs specific issue with Trump â as should be most everyoneâs â is his views on immigration; Schneiderâs wife Patricia is from Mexico.
Dear Donald Trump, My daughter is half Mexican. It seems like her only âproblemâ is that she speaks 2 languages and sheâs not even 3!
â Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) June 17, 2015
Schneider is also not thrilled about Trumpâs complete lack of experience.
DonTrumpâs Experience,ânone of the other candidates have a tv show!The economy? I own 13 hotels.Foreign diplomacy? I own a hotel in Waikiki!
â Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) June 20, 2015
Flo Rida was just one of several people involved with the Trump-owned Miss USA pageant who pulled out following Trumpâs offensive comments about immigrants. The rapper, who was scheduled to perform, was not a part of the show which took place last month. In addition, the pageantâs co-hosts Cheryl Burke and Thomas Roberts both pulled out, as well as the showâs judges Emmitt Smith, Property Brothers star Jonathan Scott, country singer Jessie James Decker, E!âs Terrence Jankins, and former Miss Universe Zuleuyka Rivera.
Singer Becky G, who has Mexican heritage, uploaded a song called "We Are Mexicoâ to her YouTube page, writing in the description, âThis is for you Donald Trump.â You tell him, you tiny little angel.
But no worries, Trump supporters, The Donald does have one celebrity endorsement: that of noted drug addict and wife beater Charlie Sheen, whoâs said he would be honored to be Trumpâs vice president. (It should be noted that Sheenâs real name is Carlos EstĂ©vez and he is of Spanish heritage.)
dear O. Wilson they took ur comment out of context! Iâm honored! thank u! If Trump will hv me Iâd be his VP in a heartbeat! © #TrumpSheen16
â Charlie Sheen (@charliesheen) August 27, 2015
Donald Trump has also received the endorsement of former KKK Grand Wizard David Duke.