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Everything terrible about Donald Trump's taco bowl tweet

Everything terrible about Donald Trump's taco bowl tweet

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Earlier today, Donald Trump celebrated Cinco de Mayo by publishing a tweet that read: "Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics!"

The tweet linked to a Facebook page, and more importantly, included a picture of Trump with one hand giving a thumbs up, and the other hand holding a fork resting on the edge of a fresh "taco bowl." Here, see for yourself:

Our sister site Vox explained this tweet, noting that the Trump Tower Grill doesn't appear to serve taco bowls. (He might've meant Trump Cafe, which is serving tacos today... but how he mixed up his own restaurants is another issue.)​ The piece linked to our other sister site Eater, and its critical take on the food at Trump Tower. All parties agree that the tweet is terrible. It's also packed with tiny bits of weirdness that add up to one man disconnected from the rest of humanity.

It's utterly insincere

If we ignore the photo and take the words at face value, Donald Trump's entire campaign is still at odds with this entire tweet.

The grin

I haven't seen a grin this trollish since Squints pretended to drown in front of Wendy Peffercorn. This is the grin of someone who knows exactly who he's pandering. The grin (arguably) says, "I know this tweet is terrible, and I dare you to challenge me."


The absence of vegetables

The phrase "taco bowl" sounded strange, at first. Shouldn't it be taco salad? Then I looked at the photo, and realized that no, there is no salad here. There is just fried tortilla, salsa, cheese, meat, and a scoop of sour cream. I think I might see a single bit of chopped tomato in the top left corner, and a sprig of cilantro. Or maybe that's a trick of the lens, the Sun reflecting off Trump's fork to create the illusion of nutrition.

The ex-wife bikini photo

The fork

Now I don't know much about "taco bowls," but I do know all presidential nominees are required (while in the city of New York) to never eat food with their forks. Trust me. I get my info from a trusted source: