Ricky Martin in op/ed piece: ‘Enough is enough’ when it comes to Donald Trump

Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin performs on stage during the opening ceremony of the Life Ball in front of City Hall in Vienna, Austria. Ronald Zak AP

Presidential hopeful Donald Trump has gotten plenty of backlash for his negative comments about the Latino community and, after his recent altercation with Univision journalist Jorge Ramos , the “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer Ricky Martin can’t take it anymore.

He has taken it upon himself to speak up against the candidate, and has penned a powerful op-ed for Univision urging fellow Latinos to stand up and fight against Trump’s “xenophobia” - which is the intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.

[ Read Ricky Martin's Blistering Op-Ed About Donald Trump]

This story was originally published August 29, 2015 at 12:18 PM with the headline "Ricky Martin in op/ed piece: ‘Enough is enough’ when it comes to Donald Trump."

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