At the Pennsylvania rally, President Donald Trump shared the stage with Puerto Rican reggaetón artists Anuel AA and Justin Quiles.

Trump introduced the stars, describing them as “two amazing Puerto Rican musical legends.”

The two stars approached the podium wearing their MAGA hats and shook hands with Trump.

Anuel was the first to address the crowd, alluding to the difficulties Puerto Rico has faced without Trump.

“Thank you, Mr. President, for having us here. For me, it’s a real blessing to be here. I’m from Puerto Rico. Since Trump hasn’t been around, it’s not a secret—we’ve been going through a lot as a country,” said Anuel.

Anuel mentioned the false promises that came from Biden and contrasted that with Trump’s administration.

“Biden always promised, promised,” Anuel continued. “A lot of politicians promised through the years. All of us know … the best president the world has seen, this country has ever seen, his name is President Trump. So, all my Puerto Ricans, let’s stay united. Let’s vote for Trump. I personally spoke with him, he wants to help Puerto Rico grow and succeed as a country. He wants to keep helping Latinos in the U.S. Let’s keep doing things the right way and let’s make America great again.”

Los exponentes urbanos Justin Quiles y Anuel AA compartieron con el expresidente de los EE.UU. Donald Trump como parte de su rally por Philadelphia. pic.twitter.com/lK71ZDG0PI

— Buenas Nuevas (@BuenasNuevasLiv) August 31, 2024

Quiles also shared a heartfelt rallying cry with his fellow Latino voters.

Then Quiles took the podium and added, reading from a sheet of paper: “I’ll also say a few words. Mr. President, I’m beyond honored. Mr. President, above all, I like you because, I’ve always said this, you’re not a puppet. I back you because I feel you’re the most honest president we ever had. That’s true!,” Quiles said, looking up at the now more energized crowd as Trump smiled behind him. “Saying things how they are, not what you think people want to hear, and that’s very important. A lot of Latinos, we stand strong next to President Trump. Thank you for sharing back there how important building Puerto Rico up again is, and not just Puerto Rico — let’s make America great again!”

Quiles and Anuel then shook Trump’s hand again and walked out to cheers, as Trump reclaimed the podium and said, “Wow, that’s great.”

Latin artists have been largely muted during the U.S. presidential campaign, and no major Latin artist had shown up at any rally until Friday night. Anuel and Quiles’ endorsement of Trump is the most prominent endorsement of the Republican candidate so far. Prior to the rally, Anuel and Quiles both posted videos to their respective Instagram stories of Trump’s campaign plane. Quiles also posted a photo of a white baseball cap emblazoned with the words “Make Puerto Rico great again.”

Anuel AA & J Quiles junto a Donald Trump 🇵🇷🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/8NvZPzXoQc

— Anuel Data (@AnuelData) August 31, 2024

You can hear the speeches here, in this video from Forbes:

🚨 ANUEL & JUSTIN QUILES JUNTO A DONALD TRUMP pic.twitter.com/es8eQuh6SP

— FuentesDelGenero (@Fuentes_Genero) August 30, 2024

According to a USA Today article, the margin isn’t so wide between Biden and Trump voters within the Latino demographic:

Early this month, a nationwide poll by Florida Atlantic University and Mainstreet Research found President Joe Biden topping Trump among Hispanic voters by just 3.8 percentage points, 38.6% to 34.8%. In a survey of Latinos in key Midwest battlegrounds last month, including Pennsylvania, Michigan, Trump trailed Biden by just 6.6 points, 43.2% to 36.6%.

Those numbers, if they pan out at the polls in November, would be a sharp departure, and spell enormous trouble for Biden. According to one survey based on data from the past 14 presidential elections collected by the American National Election Survey, Hispanic-identifying voters have not gone red at rates approaching more than 20%.

We hope to see more Latino voters turn out for Trump as Kamala Harris and her crew continue to reveal their true colors.