US first lady Jill Biden apologises for saying Latinos are 'as unique' as San Antonio breakfast tacos
The National Association of Hispanic Journalists and others registered their offence on social media.
US first lady Jill Biden has apologised for saying Latinos are "as unique" as San Antonio breakfast tacos during a speech to the nation's largest Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organisation. "The first lady apologises that her words conveyed anything but pure admiration and love for the Latino community," tweeted Jill Biden's spokesperson Michael LaRosa on Tuesday.
The first lady flew to San Antonio on Monday to address the annual conference of UnidosUS, a Latino civil rights and advocacy group formerly known as the National Council of La Raza. But her attempt to compliment Latino diversity didn't go over very well when she said that the community is "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."
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