President Donald Trump Endorses Influencer and Boxer Jake Paul for Public Office: ‘Incredible Guy’

“To be frank, I’m not concerned with Donald Trump’s ‘character flaws’ or what he’s done in the past,” Paul told his followers at the time. “What I’m concerned with is how good a president is he? Because that is his job and that’s what’s going to affect the people of this nation.”

Paul has occasionally waded into controversial political topics in the past few years. He drew a swift backlash for calling Super Bowl LX headliner Bad Bunny “a fake American citizen” who “publicly hates America” in February. (Bad Bunny was born in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico and is an American citizen. Jake lives primarily in Puerto Rico.)

Jake’s own brother Logan Paul condemned his remarks, making it clear via social media that he didn’t “agree” with his brother’s criticism of Bad Bunny (real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio).

“Puerto Ricans are Americans & I’m happy they were given the opportunity to showcase the talent that comes from the island,” Logan, 30, tweeted after the Super XL halftime show on February 8.

Jake later seemingly back-tracked on his statement, claiming he was not “calling anyone a ‘fake citizen’ because they’re from Puerto Rico.”

“I live in Puerto Rico, and I love Puerto Rico,” Jake tweeted on February 9. “I have used my platform to support Puerto Rico time and time again and will always do so.”

The boxer added, “But if you’re publicly criticizing ICE who are doing their job and openly hating on America, I’m going to speak on it. Period. That’s the same reason I called out Hunter Hess. If you benefit from a country and the platform it gives you, but publicly disrespect it at the same time, that’s what I mean by being a fake citizen. And I agree love is more powerful than hate. Love America.”