Jill Biden is coming under fire for her recent speech in San Antonio, in which she compared the diversity of the Latino community to breakfast tacos.
First Lady Jill Biden is coming under fire for a speech she made in San Antonio, Texas on Monday, in which she compared diversity among Latinos to the uniqueness of breakfast tacos. Biden had been speaking with the progressive Latino nonprofit group UnidosUS.
“Raul [Yzaguirre] helped 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,” Biden said Monday.
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The first lady also mispronounced the Spanish word “bodegas” during the same portion of the speech.
The comments quickly received backlash on social media and The National Association of Hispanic Journalists released a statement criticizing the speech.
“Using …