With the fanfare surrounding one of the most highly anticipated beauty pageants today, Miss USA, it appears that the spotlight has been stolen from the gorgeous candidates and is instead now focused on the feud between Donald Trump and Univision.
Following his "insulting remarks" regarding the Mexican immigrants during the launch of his presidential campaign at Trump Towers, Univision, a Spanish-language media company, retaliated by pulling out from broadcasting the Miss USA beauty pageant scheduled on July 12, according to New York Daily Post.
In a statement, via Vox, Univision announced the company's decision to cut all ties with the 2016 presidential hopeful.
"Today, the entertainment division of Univision Communications Inc. announced that it is ending the Company's business relationship with the Miss Universe Organization, which is part-owned by Donald J. Trump, based on his recent, insulting remarks about Mexican immigrants. 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.
Univision News and the local news division will continue to provide comprehensive coverage of all candidates, including Mr. Trump, to ensure our audience continues to have access to all points of view."
Meanwhile, Trump responded to the decision via social media. In a post on his official Twitter account, he wrote, "Mexican gov doesn't want me talking about terrible border situation & horrible trade deals. Forcing Univision to get me to stop- no way!"
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
Apart from Miss USA, Univision also has a five-year contract with the Miss Universe Organization, which is linked to Trump as well, worth $13 million, according to Los Angeles Times. At the moment, Trump's legal team is said to be contemplating on how to invoke their client's legal rights.
"We intend to pursue all legal rights and remedies available to us pursuant to the terms of the license agreement," disclosed Michael Cohen, Trump's special counsel, to the Los Angeles Times.
The disparaging remarks of Trump were part of his 45-minute speech that led to the announcement of his candidacy. He said, "The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems." Trump added, "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best. They're sending people that have lots of problems, and they're bringing those problems with us."
"They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists," the businessman continued. Trump added, "And some, I assume, are good people."
