A.G. Gancarski
On Thursday, Sen. Marco Rubio had another bite of the ongoing “breakfast taco” controversy, served up by First Lady Jill Biden in a recent speech.
“Personally, I identify as a Cuban sandwich,” the Senator quipped Thursday on Fox and Friends, referring to a quote from Mrs. Biden likening diversity among Latino communities to “breakfast tacos.”
The Senator piled on the mockery, going on to suggest that speeches like Biden’s were “written probably by some young person who majored in Latinx studies at Columbia University or something.”
“They write this stuff up because the entire Democratic agenda is designed to cater to the pet issues of affluent liberals living in trendy neighborhoods and expensive cities, far away from the consequences of things they are for,” Rubio added.
“Normal, everyday people, working people, look at this and say, ‘These people don’t fight for us. They are fighting for a small group of radical, progressive, rich liberals, and the rest of us are on our own.'”
Rubio had made sport of the Biden taco trouble on Twitter earlier this week, changing his profile picture to what appeared to be stock art of a fast food taco.
Mrs. Biden’s speech this week in San Antonio was intended to celebrate Latino diversity, but was framed as pandering by the right.
While extolling the “bogedas of the Bronx,” Mrs. Biden pronounced the word “bodegas” incorrectly. But her description of Hispanics as “unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio” is the line Republicans have sought to message on.
The Republican National Committee continues to offer a $30 “taco tee,” a white made-in-the-USA shirt with a graphic of a taco and a message on the front reading: “Not your breakfast taco.”
“Let Jill Biden know that we are NOT her breakfast tacos,” urges the product description. “Get your Taco Tee TODAY before they sell out!”
Michael LaRosa, the First Lady’s Press Secretary, released a statement after the speech apologizing on behalf of Biden.
“The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community,” LaRosa’s statement read.
13 comments
marylou
July 14, 2022 at 10:33 am
Sandwich files defamation suit…
PeterH
July 14, 2022 at 10:44 am
Zero Policies Marco says what?
Joe Corsin
July 14, 2022 at 11:07 am
Shoveling money to the rich, decades of low wage slavery, and no government intervention to prevent poverty and economic turmoil have caused all this. The do nothing GOP has perpetuated the plutocracy. Then they blame the Democrats even as they obstruct in order that it might go on forever? These GOP hogs are lying crooks… should be executed. They’ve got their supporters so stoned on right wing propaganda that they don’t know their bung holes from their lips…all while they continue to grift them to a husk.
Impeach Biden
July 14, 2022 at 12:14 pm
So Joe I take it you are content with the current Democrat policies of an open border, high inflation and fuel prices, rampant big city crime in cities run by “Blue” mayors. Things were soooooo much better a year and a half ago.
tjb
July 18, 2022 at 12:17 pm
Migrants pay tens of thousands of dollars to smugglers–if we have opened borders why are the poorest migrants paying this huge amount of money to enter the USA?
Just a comment
July 14, 2022 at 1:29 pm
We always identified culture foods with nationality just like heritage day parades this just hate hate hate discrimination hate
Yeah
July 14, 2022 at 1:32 pm
Maybe we stop saying it lian food soul food Chinese food twain food Greek food etc
Al
July 14, 2022 at 1:35 pm
They should all get off the prophecy f up democracy
Frankie M.
July 14, 2022 at 1:37 pm
Man poor Marco is really scraping the bottom of the barrel if he has to resort to this for fundraising. So sad to see him hit rock bottom like this. And God bless him he’s still digging. Thoughts & prayers.
John Barron
July 14, 2022 at 8:57 pm
Most Floridians identify Rubio as a Mexican turd.
Charlotte Greenbarg
July 15, 2022 at 9:30 am
Oh my the far left trolls are panicking, frothing at the mouth, spewing the usual dreck. LOL
YYep
July 17, 2022 at 1:57 pm
Scince I have my liberty I would say tacos are better then bludgeon Peru native and the paste industry there.
tjb
July 20, 2022 at 11:58 am
Funny, the Latinos in the audience were not offended by Jill’s remark. so why is Marco declaring himself a Cuban sandwich? Sad that he is giving the Cuban sandwich a bad name.
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