Donald Trump celebrated Cinco de Mayo by posing with a taco bowl and claiming "I love Hispanics" in a photo posted on social media.
The image went viral, but in all the wrong ways for the presumed Republican presidential nominee.
Here's the original image:
Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics! https://t.co/ufoTeQd8yA pic.twitter.com/k01Mc6CuDI
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2016
Trump has made building a wall to keep Mexicans out of the United States a cornerstone of his campaign. He's also said of Mexican immigrants: "They're bringing drugs. They're bringing crime. They're rapists. And some, I assume, are good people."
So naturally, social media had a field day with his Cinco de Mayo post. Here are some of the many responses:
A taco bowl is just a taco with a big, beautiful wall around it. https://t.co/Xmo771Jr2D
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) May 5, 2016
The best taco bowls are made by immigrants who resent a rich prick calling them rapists. Love inauthentic Mexican! pic.twitter.com/9tEORJxoZp
— Full Frontal (@FullFrontalSamB) May 5, 2016
"Sir, you have a problem with Hispanics."
— Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) May 5, 2016
"I'll tweet, 'I love Hispanics,' with a photo of a taco bowl."
"I think we just won an election."
cc @thelancearthur pic.twitter.com/mgLClig42t
— Buzz Andersen (@buzz) May 5, 2016
Whaaa? 1st I learn #CincoDeMayo is US-only Holiday-Now Taco Bowl inauthentic Mexican food? #Disillusioned #StillLoveHispanics #NoWallsPlease
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) May 6, 2016
🌮🌮#TacoBowlGate🌮🌮 pic.twitter.com/P4eJX6209M
— The Daily Dot (@dailydot) May 5, 2016
Trump Advisor: Just tweet about taco bowls. The Hispanics love taco bowls.
— Paul Szoldra (@PaulSzoldra) May 5, 2016
Had pizza for dinner tonight. I love Italians. @realdonaldtrump pic.twitter.com/VYZeOz7pHh
— Derek Ryan (@longhornderek) May 6, 2016
Not only is this racist, IT IS ALSO EMPIRICALLY NOT TRUE! Best taco bowls in Trump Tower? #GTFOOH #UnitedShades
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) May 5, 2016
https://t.co/VhyVOddtq9
Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims — 1.6 billion members of an entire religion — from entering the U.S.
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