Spanish Chef and TV Personality Crowdfunds to Fight Donald Trump Lawsuit
A crowdfunding page could help popular Spanish chef and TV personality Jos Andrs. He's being sued by Donald Trump for pulling out of a restaurant venture following the presidential candidate's comments about Mexican immigrants. Andrs was supposed to open a restaurant at a Trump hotel in 2016, but backed out of the deal in protest of the comments Trump made about Mexican immigrants being drug dealers and rapists, The Local reports. The litigious real estate mogul fired back with a 10 million lawsuit. Andrs is himself an immigrant to the United States, and he was recently granted citizenship in 2013. The chef told Spanish newspaper El Pas, The crowdfunding page, called "Support Chef Jos Andrs Against Trump Lawsuit," was started by Mexican former-diplomat Jorge Guajardo. After being up for 15 days, 78 people have contributed nearly 8,000 towards a goal of 100,000. Macy's and Univision have reacted similarly to Trump's remarks.