After Joe Biden was introduced by the singer of the Spanish-language hit 'Despacito,' the presidential candidate played the song on his phone.
, made his first campaign appearance in Florida on Tuesday, at the opening of Hispanic Heritage Month.is likely to be remembered more for its opening music number than the content of the speech after the former vice president pulled out his phone and played"Despacito," a Spanish-language pop song, when he first took the stage.
"I'll tell you what, if I had the talent of any one of these people, I'd be elected president by acclamation," Biden said, referring to Fonsi, as well as singer Ricky Martin and actress Eva Longoria, who also spoke ahead of Biden in Kissimmee, Florida.Biden is getting trounced with Cuban American voters in Florida, a trend that could tip the state to Trump
President Donald Trump went another direction and shared an edited video of the incident early Wednesday in which"Despacito" is replaced with N.W.A.'s 1988 hit,"---- Tha Police."
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