Rarely does a promise qualify as both: If you elect Hillary Clinton, there will be taco trucks on every corner, says one Donald Trump supporter.
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“My culture is a very dominant culture”.
That image may put chills down the spine of Trump voters anxious about Mexican immigration, but outside of that demo, there are loads of hungry would-be voters that would use up to three magic wishes to make taco trucks on every corner a reality. In the multicultural 21 century America a presidential candidate could run and win promising that under his administration there will be a taco truck on every corner.
Earlier this year, in a tweet celebrating the Cinco de Mayo holiday, Trump circulated a photo of himself tucking into Trump Tower Grill’s signature “taco bowl” and declaring “I love Hispanics!” Denver democratic City Councilman Paul Lopez sent a taco truck to sit outside Trump headquarters on Friday.
Gutierrez’s comment caused the hashtag #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner to surface on social media in response to his “taco trucks” comment.
Political observers seized on the comments and the Internet quickly exploded with memes about Taco Trucks on every corner.
Gutierrez insisted that he and his friends “stand with Donald Trump”. Many have downplayed Trump’s rhetoric on a border wall with Mexico, with one even calling it “virtual,” and Trump’s plan to deport 11 million immigrants “rhetorical”, according to MSNBC.
“Those are people that are business owners, they’re working hard”, Bauer said of taco truck operators.
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“Hey, what’s wrong with #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner?!”, tweeted Mexican-American actress Eva Longoria while Democrat politician Eric Swalwell posted a map by depicting tacos all over the area he represents.
