Jill Biden apologized Tuesday for saying Latinos are “as unique” as San Antonio breakfast tacos during a speech to the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization.
“The first lady apologizes that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community,” tweeted Jill Biden's spokesperson, Michael LaRosa.
She also badly mispronounced “bodegas,” small stores in urban areas typically specializing in Hispanic groceries. The association said the first lady and her speechwriters should “take the time in the future to better understand the complexities of our people and communities.”
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