NEW YORK — Fallout from Donald Trump’s remarks about immigrants from Mexico continued Tuesday as a TV company backed by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim said it was scrapping a project in development with the outspoken mogul, and Mexico announced it won’t be sending a contestant to the Miss Universe contest, which Trump partly owns.
Ora TV became the latest company to cut ties with Trump over remarks he made in his presidential campaign kickoff speech, declaring that some Mexican immigrants bring drugs and crime to the U.S. and are rapists.
Last week, Univision announced it was canceling plans to air the Miss USA pageant and the Miss Universe competition. NBC followed suit on Monday by saying it would also skip both pageants.
Trump announced Tuesday he is suing Univision for $500 million, claiming his First Amendment rights have been violated.
