Reggaeton pioneer Nicky Jam pulled his endorsement of Donald Trump in the wake of derogatory comments about Puerto Rico at the former president’s campaign rally in New York just days earlier.

The musician’s decision came after comedian Tony Hinchcliffe described Puerto Rico as a ‘floating island of garbage’ at a Trump campaign rally at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

‘The reason why I supported Donald Trump was because I thought it was the best for the economy in the United States where many Latinos live, many of us Latinos live, including me, many immigrants who are suffering because of the economy and him, being a businessman, I thought it was the best move,’ Jam told his 43 million-plus Instagram followers in a video posted Wednesday. 

‘Never in my life did I think that a month later a comedian would come to criticize my country and speak badly of my country,’ he continued. ‘And therefore, I renounce any support for Donald Trump and I step aside from any political issues. Puerto Rico is respected.’

Nicky Jam, who was born in Massachusetts to a Puerto Rican father and Dominican mother, was lambasted by many in the Latino community after he and fellow reggaeton artist Justin Quiles joined Trump at a campaign event in Las Vegas on September 13.

The Republican presidential candidate appeared to have no idea who Jam was and referred to him as a woman.

‘Latin music superstar Nicky Jam. Do you know Nicky? She’s hot?’ Trump said.

He later said, ‘Oh, look, I’m glad he came up,’ as he shook hands with Jam, who was wearing a red ‘Make America Great Again.’

‘People that come from where I come from, they don’t meet the president. So, I’m lucky,’ Jam said. ‘We need you. We need you back, right? We need you to be the president.’

Hinchcliffe, who is known for his Kill Tony podcast, sparked outrage among the Puerro Rican and Latino community with his comments.

‘I don’t know if you guys know this, but there’s literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean right now. I think it’s called Puerto Rico,’ the standup comedian said at the New York rally.

Trump claimed in an interview with Fox’s Sean Hannity that he was not aware who Hinchcliffe was.

‘I have no idea who he is. Somebody said there was a comedian that joked about Puerto Rico, or something, and I have no idea who it was. I never saw him, never heard of him, and don’t want to hear of him,’ he told the Fox News host. 

Nicky Jam became the latest Puerto Rican celebrity heavyweight to slam Trump and Hinchcliffe.

Fellow reggaeton star Bad Bunny joined pop stars Jennifer Lopez and Luis Fonsi in announcing their support for Kamala Harris, ahead of the November 5 election.

Bad Bunny, who has 46 million Instagram followers, shared a video clip of Harris’ plan for Puerto Rico that seeks to “unlock the island’s full potential.”

The New York-born Lopez also shared the Harris video to her 250 million plus followers on Instagram and has been active in urging people to vote. She is scheduled to join Harris at a rally in Las Vegas on Thursday.

Fonsi, whose song ‘Despacito’ became a worldwide hit in 2019, criticized Hinchcliffe’s comments.

“It’s ok to have different views, and I respect those who think different than me…but going down this racist path ain’t it,” he said on his Instagram Story.