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Sunday, February 15, 2026

President Donald Trump's attack on Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show -- including a gripe that it was mostly in Spanish -- has alarmed some Republican Hispanic strategists, politicians and business leaders who warn it risks further eroding his support among Latino voters ahead of November's congressional elections.

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... Hispanics were central to the coalition that powered Trump's re-election in 2024, even after inflammatory rhetoric on the campaign trail, including a comedian calling the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico a "floating island of garbage" at one of Trump's rallies. But their support has softened amid continued high prices, discontent over tariffs and his administration's aggressive immigration enforcement tactics.

Some of Trump's staunchest Latino allies called Republican attacks on the global music star " and on a performance widely seen as a rare prime-time celebration of Latino culture " a political misstep as the party fights to hold its razor-thin majority in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Several key House races are unfolding in Hispanic-heavy districts, including in California, Arizona and Colorado.

"It's going to do us more damage than good," said Vianca Rodriguez, a former Trump administration official who served as deputy Hispanic communications director for the Republican National Committee during the 2024 campaign. "That shouldn't have been a battle to have been picked culturally." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-15 06:28 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Republican Hispanic strategists"

Tio Tomas needn't worry.

Those hot blooded Latino men can't resist Trump's macho appeal.

#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-02-15 07:54 PM | Reply

@#2

At this point, I remain to be convinced of that.

Pres Trump also seems to be losing young men in general.


#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-15 08:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#3

Found this ...

Trump's Support Among Young Men Goes Up in Flames as Midterms Loom
www.thedailybeast.com

... President Donald Trump's support among young male voters has collapsed in recent months, according to new polling, signaling a potentially serious challenge for Republicans as the midterm elections approach.

A new poll conducted by center-left group Third Way and shared with Politico shows that just 32 percent of men aged 18-29 approve of Trump, while 66 percent disapprove.

That 34-point deficit marks a dramatic reversal from Trump's 2024 performance, when he carried male voters aged 18 to 29 by 14 points en route to reclaiming the presidency. That was a far cry from 2020, when former President Joe Biden won the demographic with 52 percent of the vote. ...


#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-02-15 08:03 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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