Editing Ricky Martin (section)

=== Politics ===
[[File:Ricky Martin in Congress.jpg|thumb|right|Martin (''mid-right'') with members of Congress in 2006: [[Luis Fortuño]] (''far left''), [[Tom Lantos]] (''mid-left'') and [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Chris Smith]] (''far right'')]]
On January 20, 2001, during the [[first inauguration of George W. Bush|first inauguration]] of [[George W. Bush]], Martin performed "The Cup of Life" and danced with him.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/inauguration-performances-werent-always-so-contentious-highlights-from-the-last-75-years/2017/01/11/33de4cc2-d5e9-11e6-9a36-1d296534b31e_story.html|title=Inauguration performances weren't always so contentious: Highlights from the last 75 years|last=Merry|first=Stephanie|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=January 12, 2019|access-date=May 7, 2021|archive-date=May 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507110752/https://www.aftonbladet.se/noje/9905/17/meja.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/presidential-inauguration-pop-music-performance-timeline-trump-obama-jfk-7662563/|title=Pop Star Performances at Presidential Inaugurations: A Modern Timeline From JFK to Obama to Trump|last=Payne|first=Chris|magazine=Billboard|access-date=May 7, 2021|date=January 20, 2017}}</ref> Martin's view of Bush changed over the [[Iraq War]], as expressed in his declaration to [[BBC News]] that he will "always condemn war and those who promulgate it".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6369705.stm|title=Ricky Martin defends Bush gesture|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=May 7, 2021|date=February 16, 2007|archive-date=October 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028090722/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6369705.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> At the 2010 ''Billboard'' Latin Music Awards, Martin expressed his disagreement with the [[Arizona SB 1070]] bill, a proposed law that would have required police officers to request documents from individuals whom they suspected to be illegal immigrants.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ricky-martin-criticizes-arizonas-immigration-law-1207580/|title=Ricky Martin Criticizes Arizona's Immigration Law|magazine=Billboard|date=April 30, 2010|access-date=February 6, 2022|archive-date=February 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220206073152/https://www.billboard.com/music/latin/ricky-martin-keys-reconstructed-houses-puerto-rico-8487747/amp/|url-status=live}}</ref> Martin has supported Democratic presidential candidates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, and Joe Biden. In May 2021, Martin demonstrated his support for the [[Ni una menos]] movement, condemning femicides and [[violence against women]] in Puerto Rico, while calling authorities to protect women.<ref>{{cite news|title=El mensaje de Ricky Martin en su lucha contra la violencia de género|trans-title=Ricky Martin's message in his fight against gender violence|url=https://www.a24.com/show/el-mensaje-ricky-martin-su-lucha-contra-la-violencia-genero-n830460|work=[[América 24|A24]]|date=May 8, 2021|language=Spanish|access-date=February 7, 2022|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508134716/https://www.a24.com/show/el-mensaje-ricky-martin-su-lucha-contra-la-violencia-genero-n830460|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2024, Martin endorsed [[Kamala Harris]] for president after a rally held by former U.S. president [[Donald Trump]] at [[Madison Square Garden]], in which comedian [[Tony Hinchcliffe]] compared [[Puerto Rico]] to a "floating island of garbage in the middle of the ocean".<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/10/27/us/harris-trump-election/394a7659-a823-5e2d-adae-634f5f4404ca |title=Ricky Martin, a Puerto Rican superstar with 18.6 million followers on Instagram, on Sunday shared a video of Kamala Harris's appeal to Puerto Rican voters, along with a clip of the comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's disparaging remarks about the island at Trump's Madison Square Garden rally. |date=27 October 2024 |last=Ulloa |first=Jazmine |work=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=27 October 2024}}</ref>