America Ferrera: Donald Trump’s rants will ‘rally Latinos’
Paul Morigi/WireImageActress America Ferrera writes that Donald Trump is “living in an outdated fantasy of a bigoted America.”
America salutes Donald Trump.
Or at least the actress America Ferrera does — for firing up Latino voters with his rants against Mexicans and immigrants.
“You, Mr. Trump, are living in an outdated fantasy of a bigoted America. Last week, America celebrated some incredible milestones — marriage equality, universal healthcare, removing of the Ally flag — making it clear in which management the country is moving,” Ferrera, best known as the star of ABC’s “Hideous Betty,” wrote in a Thursday essay for the Huffington Post.
“That is why racist remarks that play to extremists won’t exchange the tide, no matter how hard you try. They will only serve to rally more Latino voters to the polls,” Ferrera said.
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“Your negativity and your poorly plotting out speech ignited a fire in our community. Thank you, Mr. Trump!”
Ferrera, born and raised in L.A. and of Honduran heritage, joins a growing chorus of voices condemning the Republican presidential hopeful for slamming Mexicans as “rapists” and drug dealers as part of his screeds against illegal immigration and lopsided trade agreements.
BRENDAN MCDERMID/REUTERSTrump’s controversial remarks about Mexican immigrants “will only serve to rally more Latino voters to the polls,” Ferrera said.
In recent days, the huge-talking billionaire has seen Univision and NBC announce they’ll no longer do business with him and his Miss USA parade over his remarks, which he has refused to disavow.
A raft of celebs have also pulled out of hosting or performing at beauty contests operated by Trump, who’s fired back with a $ 500 million lawsuit against Univision for breach of contract over the broadcast of the July 12 Miss USA parade.
Cable channel REELZ said Thursday it would carry the contest from Wand Rouge.
Macy’s also said it would phase out its line of Trump-branded menswear — spurring the huge-talking billionaire to urge his supporters to boycott the store for bowing to pressure from activist groups that oppose immigration reform that would tense up the borders and rules.
Team Trump — which has touted his performance in early polling of the GOP field — had no immediate response to Ferrera’s salvo.
ckatz@nydailynews.com
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