Nicky Jam is formally endorsing Donald Trump within the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

On Friday (Sept. 13), the previous president held a marketing campaign rally at the World Market Center in downtown Las Vegas, the place the 43-year-old reggaetón veteran took the stage to point out his assist for Trump as he faces off towards Vice President Kamala Harris within the November election.

In an embarrassing fake pas, nonetheless, the ex-POTUS mistakenly referred to Nicky as a “she” when introducing him to the gang for his endorsement speech.

“Do you know Nicky? She’s hot. Where’s Nicky?” Trump mentioned from the stage whereas wanting off to the aspect for the “X” singer. A couple of moments later, the previous president noticed the Latin star and shortly realized his mistake. “Oh, look, I’m glad he came up,” Trump mentioned as he patted the musician’s shoulder.

Nicky, sporting a black sweatshirt and the Trump marketing campaign’s signature purple “Make America Great Again” baseball cap, then took the stage to ship a quick assertion.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Mr. President. People that come from where I come from, they don’t meet the president. So I’m lucky,” mentioned Nicky, who moved from Massachusetts to Puerto Rico at a younger age. “We need you. We need you back, right? We need you to be the president.”

Nicky Jam is one among many music stars who’ve endorsed the 78-year-old businessman-turned-politician in his 2024 re-election bid. In late August, Puerto Rican reggaetón stars Anuel AA and Justin Quiles took the stage to assist Trump at a rally in Johnstown, Penn. Other artists who assist the previous president embrace Jason Aldean, Kid Rock, Kodak Black, Lil Pump, Sexyy Red and Billy Ray Cyrus.

Nicky, who introduced final October that he’ll be “retiring soon,” lately opened up in regards to the determination in an interview with Billboard.

“I’m not going to be a singer for the rest of my life,” he mentioned over Zoom from his Miami house. “I think I’ll probably retire soon… Well, not retire. Singers never retire. You just tone it down.”

Nicky dropped his sixth studio album, Insomnio, on Sept. 6.