Emmitt Smith backs out as judge at Miss USA Pageant

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By Rachel Wold

Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith is one of the most recent parties to cut ties with Donald Trump by backing out as one of the judges in the upcoming Miss USA Pageant.

Smith joins other high-profile celebrities such as Cheryl Burke of Dancing with the Stars, pop artist Flo Rida and Roselyn Sanchez to abandoned the Donald’s Miss USA Pageant. This follows suit with Univision and NBC breaking ties with Trump as well.

Trump rubbed a few too many people the wrong way this week when he made derogatory and racist remarks against Mexican immigrants.

Smith released a statement via Twitter about backing out as a judge for the Miss USA Pageant:

Insisting the pageant must go on, Trump lashed out with this (via inquisitr.com):

Smith surely won’t be the last in a long line of those who have already had it up to their eyebrows with Trump’s comments.

You can read the comments that caused the firestorm here.

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