{"id":1551473,"date":"2022-07-13T04:49:20","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T08:49:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1551473"},"modified":"2022-07-13T04:49:22","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T08:49:22","slug":"jill-biden-apologizes-for-speech-comparing-latinos-to-tacos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jill-biden-apologizes-for-speech-comparing-latinos-to-tacos\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Biden Apologizes for Speech Comparing Latinos to Tacos"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjill-biden-apologizes-for-speech-comparing-latinos-to-tacos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1551473&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>First Lady\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-jill-biden\">Jill Biden<\/a>\u00a0apologized on Tuesday for remarks she made on Monday in which she compared Hispanic people to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-tacos\">tacos<\/a>, prompting outrage among the Latino community.<\/p>\n<p>Biden was\u00a0at a San Antonio event called the \u201cLatinX IncluXion\u201d luncheon,\u00a0when she referenced the traditional Mexican food in her speech.<\/p>\n<p>Her reference sparked outrage among the Latino community and prompted the\u00a0National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) to state, \u201cWe are not tacos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden\u2019s press secretary issued a statement on Tuesday apologizing for the comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MichaelLaRosa46\/status\/1546841930495131649\">wrote<\/a> Michael LaRosa.<\/p>\n<p>During her appearance in\u00a0San Antonio, Biden had said that\u00a0UnidosUS President Raul Yzaguirre had \u201chelped build this organization with the understanding that the diversity of this community, as distinct as the bodegas of the Bronx, as beautiful as the blossoms of Miami, and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio, is your strength.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Biden was also criticized for mispronouncing the word \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/new-york-prosecutors-charge-bodega-clerk-for-stabbing-despite-claims-of-self-defense_4584852.html\">bodega<\/a>,\u201d\u00a0a word used to describe\u00a0convenience stores in Spanish, pronouncing it instead as \u201cbow-get-taas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The awkward blunder comes at a time when President Joe Biden\u2019s approval rating among\u00a0Hispanic voters has been dwindling.<\/p>\n<p>A Quinnipiac opinion poll\u00a0published in May (<a href=\"https:\/\/poll.qu.edu\/images\/polling\/us\/us05182022_uirc64.pdf\">pdf<\/a>) found that just\u00a026 percent of Hispanic Americans approve of Biden\u2019s performance as president, while 60 percent disapprove.<\/p>\n<p> \u2018Should Not Be Reduced to a Stereotype\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>Following the first lady\u2019s remarks on Monday, the NAHJ took to Twitter to slam her for the\u00a0inappropriate comment, stating, \u201cWe are not tacos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUsing breakfast tacos to try to demonstrate the uniqueness of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-latinos\">Latinos<\/a> in San Antonio demonstrates a lack of cultural knowledge and sensitivity to the diversity of Latinos in the region,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nahj\/status\/1546646559529508865\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the association said in a statement<\/a>. \u201cNAHJ encourages Dr. Biden and her speech writing team to take the time in the future to better<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First Lady\u00a0Jill Biden\u00a0apologized on Tuesday for remarks she made on Monday in which she compared Hispanic people to tacos, prompting outrage among the Latino community. 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