Spanish Language Univison Dumps Miss USA Pageant Because Trump Insulted Illegals

by Warner Todd Huston | June 25, 2015 4:24 pm

The nation’s largest Spanish language TV network, Univision, has canceled its involvement in the Miss USA Pageant owned by Donald Trump because of Trump’s recent comments against illegal immigrants.

The foreign language TV network says that it is cutting all business ties[1] with Trump’s pageant.

The network said Thursday it would pull the plug on the July 12 Miss USA telecast and has severed its business relationship with the Miss Universe Organization, which produces the Miss USA pageant, due to what it called “insulting remarks about Mexican immigrants” by Trump, a part owner of Miss Universe.

During his presidential campaign kickoff speech last week, Trump accused Latino immigrants of bringing drugs, crime and rapists to the U.S. He called for building a wall along the southern border of the U.S.

In an interview Thursday, Trump said his criticism was directed against U.S. policymakers, not the Mexican people or government, adding that Univision would be defaulting on its contract if it doesn’t air the pageant and he would take legal action.

…Trump said Univision is submitting to pressure from Mexican leaders to punish him for positions he voices as a candidate on the campaign trail.

“They don’t want me saying that Mexico is killing the United States in trade and killing the United States at the border,” Trump said. “Univision is totally laying down for the Mexican government. … They want to silence Donald Trump. And Donald Trump can’t be silenced. … I have great respect for Mexico and I love the Mexican people, but my loyalty is to the United States.”

Trump also took to Twitter to criticize Univision.

Mexican gov doesn't want me talking about terrible border situation & horrible trade deals. Forcing Univision to get me to stop- no way!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2015[2]

Univision wants to back out of signed @MissUniverse[3] contract because I exposed the terrible trade deals that the U.S. makes with Mexico.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2015[4]

I love Mexico but not the unfair trade deals that the US so stupidly makes with them. Really bad for US jobs, only good for Mexico.

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 25, 2015[5]

Endnotes:
  1. cutting all business ties: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/univision-drops-miss-usa-pageant-over-donald-trump-comments-about-mexican-immigrants/
  2. June 25, 2015: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/614077300624257025
  3. @MissUniverse: https://twitter.com/MissUniverse
  4. June 25, 2015: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/614077418089922560
  5. June 25, 2015: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/614077526181314560

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