Donald Trump Mistakenly Introduces Nicky Jam at Rally as a Woman: ‘Do You Know Nicky? She’s Hot!’
Donald Trump Mistakenly Introduces Male Latin Singer Nicky Jam at Rally as a Woman: 'Do You Know Nicky? She's Hot!' https://t.co/VKMQt5Elz9
- Variety (@Variety) September 15, 2024
Reggaetón singer Nicky Jam is backing Donald Trump for president - but Trump was apparently under the mistaken impression that he was a “hot” woman.
At Trump’s campaign rally Friday in Las Vegas, Trump announced the endorsement of “Latin music superstar Nicky Jam”: “Do you know Nicky? She’s hot!”
Trump, peering into the crowd, continued, “Where’s Nicky? Where’s Nicky? Thank you, Nicky. Great to be having you here.”
When Nicky Jam - wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat - emerged from the crowd onto the stage and shook Trump’s hand, Trump realized his error and said, “Oh look! Come here. I’m glad he came up.”
In his comments on stage, Nicky Jam said, “It’s an honor to meet you, Mr. President. People that come from where I come from, they don’t meet the president. So I’m lucky. We need you. We need you back, right? We need you to be the president.” Nicky Jam was born in Massachusetts and moved to Puerto Rico with his family when he was a kid.
Trump: Latin music superstar Nicky Jam. Do you know Nicky? She’s hot
(Nicky Jam is a man) pic.twitter.com/njv0MxAgEB
- Kamala HQ (@KamalaHQ) September 14, 2024
After the rally, Nicky Jam laughed off Trump’s confusion about his gender, sharing a picture of the two of them in an Instagram post, writing in the caption, “Nicky jam la potra la bichota” (roughly, “Nicky Jam the hot woman the female boss”) followed by a string of 22 crying-laughing emoji.
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