Biden made the comments during a conference for the largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, UnidosUS, on Monday in San Antonio. In her speech, the First Lady praised the work of Raul Yzaguirre, the former president and CEO of UnidosUS, in helping to build the organization to serve the diverse Hispanic community in the US.
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Just last week Yzaguirre was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor an American citizen can receive. “Raul helped build this organization with the understanding that the diversity of this community—as distinctive as the bodegas of the Bronx, as beautiful as the flowers of Miami, and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio—is your strength. . Biden said. While speaking, he mispronounced the word “bodegas” as “bogedas”. Story continues below ad Jill Biden just said Hispanics are as “unique” as tacos. This is not Veep. Which White House Speaker just won a bet to get the First Lady to say something like that? pic.twitter.com/DXfJgYz0g5 — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) July 11, 2022 “Yes, the Latino community is unique. But what I’ve heard from you over and over again is that you want what all families want. Good schools. Good jobs. Safe neighborhoods,” Biden said at the conference. On Tuesday morning, Biden issued an apology for the diversity comparison through press secretary Michael LaRosa. “The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community,” he tweeted. The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community. — Michael LaRosa (@MichaelLaRosa46) July 12, 2022 Story continues below ad The apology came after the National Association of Hispanic Journalists issued a statement calling on Biden and his communications team to “better understand the complexity of our people and our communities.” Trending Stories
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“We are not tacos,” the organization tweeted. NAHJ encourages @FLOTUS and her communications team to take the time to better understand the complexities of our people and communities. We are not tacos. Our heritage as Latinos is shaped by various diasporas, cultures and food traditions. Don’t reduce us to stereotypes. pic.twitter.com/KQIq5gwsht — NAHJ (@NAHJ) July 12, 2022 “Using breakfast tacos to try to demonstrate the uniqueness of Latinos in San Antonio demonstrates a lack of cultural knowledge and sensitivity to the diversity of Latinos in the region,” NAHJ wrote. “Our heritage as Latinos is shaped by various diasporas, cultures and food traditions and should not be limited to a stereotype,” the organization concluded. Story continues below ad
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It’s not the first time Biden has come under fire for a speech given to members of the Hispanic community in the U.S. In March 2021, the First Lady received a lot of online attention for her odd pronunciation of the Spanish phrase, “Sí se puede” (Yes we can). The phrase was spoken to farmers in Delano, California. I’m not fluent in Spanish, although I can speak it well, but what does “si, se pwodway” even mean? And why is he yelling at 8 people?pic.twitter.com/KLbzkDAjV3 — 𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐭 (@BezhikZagidiwin) April 2, 2021 A Quinnipiac poll from May found that only about 26 percent of Hispanics approve of President Joe Biden’s performance as a Democratic leader in 2022. That’s down from a 55 percent approval rating a year earlier, Quinnipiac also polled . Story continues below ad 0:40 Biden Says Assault Weapons ‘Must Be Banned,’ Will Work To Make It Happen Previous Video Next Video © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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Biden made the comments during a conference for the largest Latino civil rights and advocacy organization, UnidosUS, on Monday in San Antonio. In her speech, the First Lady praised the work of Raul Yzaguirre, the former president and CEO of UnidosUS, in helping to build the organization to serve the diverse Hispanic community in the US.
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Just last week Yzaguirre was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest honor an American citizen can receive. “Raul helped build this organization with the understanding that the diversity of this community—as distinctive as the bodegas of the Bronx, as beautiful as the flowers of Miami, and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio—is your strength. . Biden said. While speaking, he mispronounced the word “bodegas” as “bogedas”. Story continues below ad Jill Biden just said Hispanics are as “unique” as tacos. This is not Veep. Which White House Speaker just won a bet to get the First Lady to say something like that? pic.twitter.com/DXfJgYz0g5 — Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) July 11, 2022 “Yes, the Latino community is unique. But what I’ve heard from you over and over again is that you want what all families want. Good schools. Good jobs. Safe neighborhoods,” Biden said at the conference. On Tuesday morning, Biden issued an apology for the diversity comparison through press secretary Michael LaRosa. “The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community,” he tweeted. The First Lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community. — Michael LaRosa (@MichaelLaRosa46) July 12, 2022 Story continues below ad The apology came after the National Association of Hispanic Journalists issued a statement calling on Biden and his communications team to “better understand the complexity of our people and our communities.” Trending Stories
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“We are not tacos,” the organization tweeted. NAHJ encourages @FLOTUS and her communications team to take the time to better understand the complexities of our people and communities. We are not tacos. Our heritage as Latinos is shaped by various diasporas, cultures and food traditions. Don’t reduce us to stereotypes. pic.twitter.com/KQIq5gwsht — NAHJ (@NAHJ) July 12, 2022 “Using breakfast tacos to try to demonstrate the uniqueness of Latinos in San Antonio demonstrates a lack of cultural knowledge and sensitivity to the diversity of Latinos in the region,” NAHJ wrote. “Our heritage as Latinos is shaped by various diasporas, cultures and food traditions and should not be limited to a stereotype,” the organization concluded. Story continues below ad
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It’s not the first time Biden has come under fire for a speech given to members of the Hispanic community in the U.S. In March 2021, the First Lady received a lot of online attention for her odd pronunciation of the Spanish phrase, “Sí se puede” (Yes we can). The phrase was spoken to farmers in Delano, California. I’m not fluent in Spanish, although I can speak it well, but what does “si, se pwodway” even mean? And why is he yelling at 8 people?pic.twitter.com/KLbzkDAjV3 — 𝐾𝐾𝐾𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐭 (@BezhikZagidiwin) April 2, 2021 A Quinnipiac poll from May found that only about 26 percent of Hispanics approve of President Joe Biden’s performance as a Democratic leader in 2022. That’s down from a 55 percent approval rating a year earlier, Quinnipiac also polled . Story continues below ad 0:40 Biden Says Assault Weapons ‘Must Be Banned,’ Will Work To Make It Happen Previous Video Next Video © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
