On Thursday May 5, US President Barack Obama spoke by telephone with his Mexican counterpart, Enrique Peña Nieto, to wish him and all Mexicans a happy Cinco de Mayo and discuss bilateral cooperation.
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The lengthy warning, titled “Fiesta Time or Jail Times”, about driving while intoxicated made many references to such drinks as tequila and margaritas, and many people complained it was offensive. Presumably, he meant the Trump Tower Café which is selling the bowls, just for Cinco de Mayo.
Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Mexican Army’s victory over French forces at Puebla on May 5, 1862.
But once the #brands – both before and especially after the rise of social media – discovered there was profit to be had by pushing light beers with a lime twist or cheap margarita specials for a single day, it was everywhere.
“Hilary Clinton, who will probably face off with Mr Trump in the US Presidential election, used the moment for a political attack, tweeting: “‘I love Hispanics!’ – Trump, 52 minutes ago, ‘They’re gonna be deported.’ – Trump, yesterday”.
So she chose to ‘poke the cat a little bit’. The post received half a million Facebook reactions in just four hours.
“It’s been a insane six months for me”, Maples said in March, according to New York Daily News. Milo Yiannopoulous, an “alternative right” writer and speaker who supports Trump, quickly pointed out that the $13.25 item was sold at the Trump Cafe, elsewhere in the mogul’s eponymous Manhattan tower.
‘We have a Nacho Doritos colored, toupee wearing, delusional, fat cat, essentially as the GOP nominee.
There’s a certain charm in how blatantly Trump is pandering to “Hispanics” here-the smile, the thumb, the delicious looking taco bowl and of course the message of love.
‘Trump food is bland food’.
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The taco bowl, with its healthy dollop of sour cream, sits on a white platter, which in turn sits on a stack of papers, including a New York Times.
