Univision Drops Miss USA Pageant After Trump’s Mexico Remarks
*Here’s part of the Univision statement: “At Univision, we see first-hand the work ethic, love for family, strong religious values and the important role Mexican immigrants and Mexican-Americans have had and will continue to have in building the future of our country. We will not be airing the Miss USA pageant on July 12th or working on any other projects tied to the Trump Organization.” VL
By Eric Dodds, TIME
The aftershock from Donald Trump’s presidential announcement, during which he again voiced controversial views on immigration, continued to reverberate Thursday.
Trump said during his announcement that the U.S. “has become a dumping ground for everybody else’s problems.” He then specifically mentioned Mexico, claiming drugs, crime and rapists are crossing the border into America.
[pullquote][tweet_dis]On Thursday, Univision announced it would no longer be involved with the Miss Universe Organization.[/tweet_dis][/pullquote]Univision didn’t take that lightly. On Thursday, the company announced it would no longer be involved with the Miss Universe Organization, just two weeks before the Miss USA pageant was set to air.
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