Latino superstars Anuel AA and Justin Quiles threw their support behind former President Donald Trump onstage at his rally Friday in Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Anuel AA, whose real name is Emmanuel Gazmey Santiago, is a Puerto Rican rapper, singer, and pioneer of the Latin trap movement. Quiles is Latin Grammy-award-winning Puerto Rican singer.
Donning a red “Make America Great Again” hat, Anuel AA took the stage to praise Trump as “the best president the world has seen.”
“Since Trump hasn’t been around, Puerto Rico — yeah, it’s no secret, we’ve been going through a lot as a country,” the multi-platinum musician said Friday, calling on Puerto Ricans to vote for Trump come November.
“I personally spoke with him. He wants to help Puerto Rico grow and succeed as a country. So let’s stand all tall and united and we all want to remember that. He wants to keep helping Latinos in the US. Let’s do things the right way,” he continued as Trump could be seen grinning behind him onstage.
It is important to note that the American citizens living in Puerto Rico cannot vote in a general election and do not play a direct role in electing a president. Quiles also used his time onstage to express support for the former president. “I back you because I feel you’re the most honest president we ever had,” Quiles said. Trump met Anuel AA earlier Friday at the Johnstown tarmac once his plane landed.
“Do you know who the hell they are?” Trump asked his rally-goers before hastily bringing the musicians on stage, noting they had to come on the stage fast because he said he wasn’t sure the crowd knows “who the hell you are.”
He added, “But it’s good for the Puerto Rican vote. Every Puerto Rican is gonna vote for Trump right now. We’ll take it.”
