A lighthearted story about a 2001 incident where President George W. Bush's dislike for broccoli, and his refusal to eat it during a visit to Mexican President Vicente Fox's ranch, has resurfaced and gone viral. The incident is contrasted with the current political climate.
As a Resident Writer here at BuzzFeed, I cover topics like politics, weird history, tech, trending viral stories, and other various corners of the internet.The text reads:"President Bush generates media infamy after refusing to eat broccoli in Mexico City.
This is considered an insult to Mexican President Vicente Fox, who was a broccoli farmer."confirmed the details, saying,"George W Bush almost caused a diplomatic incident...On an official visit to Mexico in 2001, he stopped in at then-Mexican President Vicente Fox’s San Cristobal ranch, which sits adjacent to a large field of broccoli. When reporters asked his opinion on the crop, Dubya gave it the thumbs-down, saying: 'Make it cauliflower.' It is not clear whether he knew at the time that Fox’s family owned a substantial broccoli farm.", ”I do not like broccoli. And I haven't liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I'm president of the United States and I'm not going to eat any more broccoli.” Ultimately, though, there seems to be one main reason why this resurfaced photo seems to have gone viral: Compared to today's politics, this"diplomatic incident" doesn't feel like that big of a deal."No future President will ever generate this much scandal," one person replied to the post."The good old days when this was the most childish and offensive thing a US president could do with another world leader," said another.years old in 2001, but I still think if you'd told me what politics would be like today, I probably would've had this reaction:What do you think? Do you miss the times when a presidential scandal consisted of giving a thumbs down to a vegetable? Let us know in the comments.
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