Donald Trump is Suing Univision for $500 Million

Never one to quietly fade away, Donald Trump has neither apologized for his comments nor let any of it go. When Univision publicly reprimanded him after his bid for the presidency led to tirade of awful comments (most directed toward Mexican immigrants and how they’re terrible people), it led to a landslide of consequences as I predicted earlier in the week. Univision refused to air Trump’s co-owned Miss Universe pageant, most of the program’s hosts and co-hosts left the show, and all of that led to NBC Universal cutting all their ties with him and his programs like The Celebrity Apprentice. Trump has essentially marred his brand even further…if that was even possible.

But, now he’s choosing to fire back. Claiming breach of contract and suppression of free speech, Trump is suing the Spanish language company for $500 million:

Under the contract, Univision is required to broadcast the pageant live on television in Spanish. While Univision claims its decision came solely in response to comments by Mr. Trump during a June 16 campaign speech announcing his candidacy for President of the United States, the decision was, in reality, a politically motivated attempt to suppress Mr. Trump’s freedom of speech under the First Amendment as he begins to campaign for the nation’s presidency.

Speaking with Politico, Univision is fighting the suit:

We just reviewed Mr. Trump’s complaint for the first time, and it is both factually false and legally ridiculous. We will not only vigorously defend the case, but will continue to fight against Mr. Trump’s ongoing efforts to run away from the derogatory comments he made on June 16th about Mexican immigrants. Our decision to end our business relationship with Mr. Trump was influenced solely by our responsibility to speak up for the community we serve.

This looks like it’s getting uglier as it rolls on. But at least it means Trump’s candidacy is losing any semblance of legitimacy it might’ve had. We’ll keep an eye on this as it rolls on.

[via BBC]