I promise, this will be my last Trump post for awhile. I just couldn't resist this. I really did think the tweet from Trump declaring his love for Hispanics eating a taco bowl was a photoshop job--- or a sick internet hoax. I knew Trump was dumb but I didn’t think he was that dumb.
Recall, not too long ago, what happened when GOP mayor Joe Maturo was asked what he would do to reassure Latino residents in his community after an FBI investigation of systematic harassment by police. He responded by saying he'd "eat tacos" for dinner. He was raked over the coals and skewered on many programs, including the Daily Show. Now, we have the 2016 GOP Presidential nominee for the republican party saying the same damn thing, but worse. At least the GOP mayor never called Mexican immigrants criminals and rapists.
What idiot would possibly think this blatant, insensitive pandering would work?
Oh, that would be Fox News!
All right. I think they call this an olive branch, or it could be a taco bowl, but to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, Donald Trump -- well, enjoying this fine classic Mexican dish in his Trump Tower offices, and reminding folks how much he loves Hispanics.
I can't figure out which words are more insulting. Calling this gesture an "olive branch" or a fucking taco bowl a "fine classic Mexican dish".
Most people, thankfully, aren’t this stupid. The top comment on Trump’s Taco Bowl tweet, with some 60,000 likes, was from political consultant (and former Miss West Virginia) Andrea Mucino:
Too bad a taco bowl isn't mexican, the Trump Tower Grill isn't either, you're not eating taco bowls from New York because you're in WV today, Cinco De Mayo isn't a hispanic holiday it's a mexican one, and you are the same color as the taco bowl shell. But I digress!
You won’t find it on Trump’s page. He took it down. But he couldn’t take down all of them. There were thousands of responses. Just a few:
Karen Tumulty
A taco bowl is just a taco with a big, beautiful wall around it.
Dez Wilson
Equivalent to:
"Happy Black History Month! The best fried chicken is made at Trump Tower Grill. I love The Blacks!"
Menina D'Amours Fortunato
This is just a publicity stunt. If he really was honoring CINCO DE MAYO, he would know that it is a MEXICAN holiday to commemorate the Battle of Puebla between the French & Mexicans. It is not a "Hispanic" holiday.
Kelynne Reed
Can the taco bowl be president instead of Trump?
Hillary Clinton responded with this tweet, along with a video of Trump promising to deport Immigrants:
I love Hispanics!” —Trump, 52 minutes ago hrc.io/...“They’re gonna be deported.” —Trump, yesterday
Senator Claire McCaskill
Not a clue. Please someone wake me up.
Politico unearthed a review of this dish at Trump's Grill back in January of this year. The "beef tacos" which:
"turned out to be a fried tortilla bowl heaped with romaine lettuce, grated yellow cheese, and plain ground beef that was so devoid of flavor, it rendered an insult to Mexicans every bit as profound as Trump’s previous pronouncements. Trump food is bland food."
OK… I’m done here. There are plenty of people who can poke fun at Trump better than I can.
I’ll end my final Trump diary with this plea: Please keep in mind that Trump is supported by many GOP governors, Senators, Congressmen, state legislators, and local politicians. The GOP needs to suffer losses on all levels on an epic proportion, Only then will they receive the message to never again put an unapologetic bigot as their national candidate to lead our nation.