Actor and comedian John Leguizamo said religious Latinos who support former President Trump are “homophobic.”
In an interview with TMZ, Leguizamo was asked about Vice President Kamala Harris’ approval rating among Latino voters, which is lower than it was when President Biden was a 2024 presidential candidate. The “John Wick” and “Encanto” actor said Harris needs to be more “aggressive” and “wooing” Latinos, adding that the vice president supports her and supports this demographic. suggested that a major celebrity is needed to encourage young people to vote.
When asked about Latinos in the Sunbelt leaning toward President Trump, Leguizamo said that Harris has wooed religious Latinos because of their views on abortion and LGBTQ issues. He suggested that it would be difficult to do so.
“Latinos are not a monolith,” Leguizamo said. “There’s no such group, right? I mean, religious Latinos, they’re anti-abortion, they’re homophobic,” he said, adding that those voters are more swayed by jobs and housing. He added that there is a possibility.
CNN data guru Harris says Sunbelt region is ‘struggling among voters of color’: ‘Really interesting’
“What Latinos care about most is jobs and housing, so you might be able to get them too,” he continued.
Read on the Fox News app
“So if you’re talking about entrepreneurship, Latinas are the number one entrepreneurs in America. And we Latinas are polled in a very large scale when it comes to staying in the housing market… And Kamala Harris raised those points and she has to continue to make those points,” he said.
Leguizamo also suggested that Latinos who support Trump on immigration do not have “sympathy or empathy” for people who enter the United States seeking asylum or cross the border illegally. .
“I think a lot of the immigrants who come here are in competition with other immigrants who came here for strange reasons and don’t have sympathy or empathy for people who are looking for a better life,” he said. say.
“Nobody comes to the border that way… They only do it when they have no other choice. They’re fleeing violence or starvation,” he continued. “They’re just here to work. To find work. No American would risk their life for a job.”
Hispanic voters in Nevada say economic conditions are making some consider voting for Trump
People gather for former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally at Crotona Park in the South Bronx on May 23, 2024 in New York City. The Bronx, home to a large Latino community, has been a Democratic stronghold for voters for generations, and the rally comes as President Trump seeks to attract more nonwhite voters. .
In an interview with Salon last May, the politically outspoken actor said Latinos don’t understand that President Trump is responsible for “damaging” the economy.
“Because Latinos are blaming him (Biden) for the economy, they shouldn’t be, because COVID was the culprit and President Trump’s failure to address COVID. This is because they are the culprit behind the damage to the economy,” he told the media.
Click here for more media and culture coverage
Leguizamo also likened Latinos who support Trump to cockroaches who support pesticides.
“Latinos are to the Republican Party what cockroaches are to Reid. Let’s get serious,” Leguizamo said on “Real Time with Bill Maher” in October 2020. “I think there’s a level of self-hatred or just apathy” for the rest of our Latinx brothers and sisters who are caged and demonized by this president. ”
Recent polls show Trump has a higher approval rating with Hispanic voters than he did in 2020.
Recent polls show Trump has a higher approval rating among Hispanic voters than he did in 2020.
A late August Reuters/Ipsos poll found that Hispanic voters gave Trump a 42% to 37% advantage over Harris on immigration policy. Polls show these voters approve of Trump’s platform on the economy 45% to 36%, but give Harris double-digit leads on health care and climate change issues.
FOX News’ Gabriel Hayes and Daniel Wallace contributed to this report.
Original article source: John Leguizamo says President Trump’s support among religious Latinos is because they are “homophobic”
