Donald Trump‘s popularity with Latino voters has been called into question following racist remarks comedian Tony Hinchcliffe did at his rally at Madison Square Garden – so John Leguizamo decided to investigate the matter.

THE To cook the star infiltrated with The daily show to speak with six undecided “Trump-curious” Latino voters who are considering voting for the convicted felon. “Trump’s rhetoric on Latinos is darker than a 12-hour chocolate mole. But does it matter to these voters?” » asked Leguizamo in voiceover.

While wearing an elaborate disguise, Leguizamo asked the group what they liked about Trump. “He’s not evasive,” one voter said. “It’s pretty clear, I mean, this is someone who’s been at the forefront for a very long time and says what he thinks.”

Another participant noted: “When he was in government, the economy was better than it is now. That’s the only part I like.

The actor tried to gauge which issues mattered most to the group, so he gave them each three chili pepper cutouts to hold up to signify their values. Everyone in the group gave the economy three out of three, while only a few said they cared a lot about health care.

Leguizamo also asked whether the support of Latin American celebrities could influence their votes. The group members shook their heads as he showed them photos of Eva Longoria And Pitbullthen said they didn’t care Bad bunnyNeither does Kamala Harris’ endorsement. The actor then made things personal without revealing his identity: “John Legweeze-me-o?” he asked the group. One of the panelists corrected his pronunciation, but no one indicated they cared about his approval. “Well, fuck you too, then!” he responded in voiceover.

THE Leguizamo makes America The host then played recordings of rallies and interviews in which Trump made disparaging remarks about immigrants, including one in which The apprentice The star said he would “launch the largest national deportation operation in American history.” One voter said the plan seemed like “a great way to solve a very, very serious problem.”

Another interviewee explained: “If he says immigration is a problem, it’s like you have a leak in your house. You have to turn off the water supply, repair it, and then turn it back on. Maybe that’s what he’s trying to do. , like, let’s close the border for a while.”

Leguizamo interjected: “But who would you call to fix your leak if all the Latinos were gone?”

Voters then watched a clip in which Trump said many immigrants are “terrorists” from “psychiatric institutions” who are “poisoning the blood of our country,” and another in which he said the propensity for murder is “in their genes, and we There are a lot of bad genes in our country.”

“I think maybe there are better words to use,” one voter admitted. “We all make mistakes sometimes.”

Leguizamo agreed with the second part of this statement: “He expresses himself poorly from the heart.”

Another voter had harsher words. “It’s stereotyping Latinos, it’s stereotyping immigrants, and the more you demonize people, the more it doesn’t bring us together.”

In response, Leguizamo joked: “You, sir, certainly do not have the murder gene.”

One of the other panelists said he didn’t like hearing Trump talk about these issues. “With your questions and the questions I’m listening to are about, ‘As you see this, what do you think?’ I’d rather not see that,” he said, pointing to the screen showing the clips.

“So it’s better if we don’t show these clips of him because they don’t make you want to vote for him?” » asked Leguizamo.

“That’s exactly why many of those who will tell you they don’t like them, it’s because of what he says,” confirmed the same voter.

Leguizamo thought he could make progress for Harris’ cause with the group, so he took off his disguise, revealed himself to voters and asked, “Now that I’ve shown you all these horrible things about Trump , does this change? your vote?” But all respondents shook their heads, confirming that their opinion remains unchanged when it comes to the 45th president.

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