10 notable Twitter reactions to Donald Trump's Cinco de Mayo taco bowl
On Thursday, Donald Trump tweeted a photo of himself with a Trump Tower taco bowl, wishing his followers a "Happy #CincoDeMayo!" and declaring "I love Hispanics!"
Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics! https://t.co/ufoTeQd8yA pic.twitter.com/k01Mc6CuDI
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2016
The taco bowl photo subsequently broke the Twittersphere -- Trump Tower Grill trended. It looked a little something like this:
Twitter reacting to Trump's taco bowl. pic.twitter.com/dq3xOJET4a
— franglophonic (@franglophonic) May 5, 2016
Some spun the tweet in a positive light...
At least he's ahead in the bowls https://t.co/EReMSZgeky
— Alice Ollstein (@AliceOllstein) May 5, 2016
Others didn't focus so much on the bowl as they did on Trump's desk spread:
Donald Trump is eating a taco salad on top of a bikini-clad photo of his ex-wife, Marla Maples. pic.twitter.com/sW2itGBAOK
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) May 5, 2016
More than a few Twitter users observed that the taco bowl was an apt choice for Trump, given its wall-like features. Trump often talks about building a wall around the southern U.S. border and forcing Mexico to pay for it:
A taco bowl is just a taco with a big, beautiful wall around it. https://t.co/Xmo771Jr2D
— Karen Tumulty (@ktumulty) May 5, 2016
That Donald Trump taco bowl is literally a wall built around Mexican food.
— Rick (@Rick_City) May 5, 2016
Little known fact: Trump's Wall will just be a giant long deep-fried taco salad bowl around the border.
— Mackro (@mackromackro) May 5, 2016
Some senators had strong reactions to Trump's tweet.
Swift negative reactions followed, including from Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz, and Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill:
This is a joke, right? This WHOLE THING is a joke, right? https://t.co/tY1ksbkqun
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) May 5, 2016
I thought this was a joke. I should have learned by now none of it is a joke. https://t.co/TiPthaxEMk
— Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) May 5, 2016
Not a clue. Please someone wake me up. https://t.co/eSGSew9yPj
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) May 5, 2016
And then there was Hillary Clinton's own sober response.
"I love Hispanics!" -Trump, 52 minutes ago https://t.co/b9mv7nUduN
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 5, 2016
"They're gonna be deported." -Trump, yesterday https://t.co/HzFWUT1XFl