Trump posted an image of himself eating a Taco Bowl from his office in Trump Tower while saying: “Happy Cinco de Mayo!”.
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“Happy (hashtag) Cinco de Mayo!”
The Donald’s post instantly had the Trumpolice on the case, and detective pointed out early on in the investigation that the Trump Tower Grill doesn’t actually have taco bowls on its menu.
The presumptive Republican presidential candidate took a brief break from spewing xenophobic remarks about Mexicans on Thursday to join other confused Americans in celebrating a holiday that’s loosely inspired by Mexican history with food that’s loosely inspired by Mexican cuisine.
Stopping illegal immigration is one of the central tenants of Trump’s campaign.
But are they really taco bowls? Although the Trump Tower Grill doesn’t appear to serve taco bowls, the Trump Tower Cafe does.
Hillary Clinton’s Twitter account poked fun at Trump’s tweet shortly after.
Yes, winning over Hispanics will certainly be an uphill battle for Trump, especially since no one told him taco bowls barely qualify as Tex-Mex and that beef basket he’s posing with just looks straight-up bad.
“We Trump supporters love Hispanic American citizens! ‘They’re gonna be deported.’ -Trump, yesterday”, she tweeted.
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Some twitter users highlighted the hotelier’s rhetoric towards Mexico in the past, including his promise to build a wall and force the Mexican government to pay for it.
