The reggaetón vet endorsed the previous president throughout a Las Vegas marketing campaign rally.
Nicky Jam photographed August 23, 2024 in Miami. Obey beanie, KSUBI t-shirt, Kith shorts.
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Nicky Jam is formally endorsing Donald Trump within the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
On Friday (Sept. 13), the previous president held a marketing campaign rally on the World Market Heart in downtown Las Vegas, the place the 43-year-old reggaetón veteran took the stage to point out his help for Trump as he faces off towards Vice President Kamala Harris within the November election.
In an embarrassing fake pas, nonetheless, the ex-POTUS mistakenly referred to Nicky as a “she” when introducing him to the group for his endorsement speech.
“Are you aware Nicky? She’s scorching. The place’s Nicky?” Trump mentioned from the stage whereas wanting off to the aspect for the “X” singer. A couple of moments later, the previous president noticed the Latin star and rapidly realized his mistake. “Oh, look, I’m glad he got here up,” Trump mentioned as he patted the musician’s shoulder.
Nicky, sporting a black sweatshirt and the Trump marketing campaign’s signature purple “Make America Nice Once more” baseball cap, then took the stage to ship a quick assertion.
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“It’s an honor to satisfy you, Mr. President. Those who come from the place I come from, they don’t meet the president. So I’m fortunate,” mentioned Nicky, who moved from Massachusetts to Puerto Rico at a younger age. “We’d like you. We’d like you again, proper? We’d like you to be the president.”
Nicky Jam is one in every of many music stars who’ve endorsed the 78-year-old businessman-turned-politician in his 2024 re-election bid. In late August, Puerto Rican reggaetón stars Anuel AA and Justin Quiles took the stage to help Trump at a rally in Johnstown, Penn. Different artists who help the previous president embrace Jason Aldean, Child Rock, Kodak Black, Lil Pump, Sexyy Pink and Billy Ray Cyrus.
Nicky, who introduced final October that he’ll be “retiring quickly,” just lately opened up concerning the resolution in an interview with Billboard.
“I’m not going to be a singer for the remainder of my life,” he mentioned over Zoom from his Miami dwelling. “I feel I’ll most likely retire quickly… Effectively, not retire. Singers by no means retire. You simply tone it down.”
Nicky dropped his sixth studio album, Insomnio, on Sept. 6.
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