Univision has decided that they will no longer broadcast the Miss USA pageant which is co-owned by Donald Trump, as a response to Trump's offensive remarks about Mexican immigrants.
On Thursday, the biggest Spanish-language broadcaster in the United States announced that they will end their business relationship with Trump and that includes broadcasting Miss USA pageant. After Donald Trump made a serious claim that Mexico sends criminal and rapist over the border during his announcement that he will run for President.
Univision said, "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 12 or working on any other projects tied to the Trump Organization."
Univision cleared that they will still continue their news to provide comprehensive coverage, the company said, "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."
Trump went on Fox to say that he will be standing by his statement and he will sue Univision for cancelling it's telecast to the Miss USA pageant for they have a signed contract. He was quoted, "they'll have to pay me a lot of money."
After Univision's announcement, some performers who were slated to appear in the Miss USA pageant decided to quit from the event. J. Balvin, a Colombian reggaeton artist who is slated to perform decided to withdraw from the event.
Trump's statement which caused havoc amongst business partners seems to also include NBC, the network that airs Celebrity Apprentice. The network said, "We will re-evaluate Trump's role as host of 'Celebrity Apprentice' should it become necessary, as we are committed to this franchise."
While Trump gain a lot of negative feedback from his statement, Trump himself tweeted on Twitter to express his thoughts.
