Eric Trump poses for a photo with woman wearing a ‘Latina against Trump’ shirt, has no idea

*. . . the benefits of being bilingual. VL


san-francisco-chron-logoBy Dianne de Guzman, San Francisco Chronicle (3 minute read)

The photo probably seemed like a good idea, at the time.

Eric Trump, son of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, was in Salisbury, N.C., on Friday for a rally. Sisters Annie and Ceci Cardelle decided to attend… while having a little fun with the crowd.

Annie Cardelle, 23, went to the event wearing a T-shirt with the words “Latina contra Trump” written in marker across the front. For those not well-versed in Spanish (and this includes you, Eric Trump), “contra” means “against.”

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“I’m not exactly protesting his conservative ideology, but it’s more about his speech and like his rhetoric that he uses to describe Hispanics and Latinos and just people of color in general,” Annie Cardelle told the Salisbury Post. “In his speeches, he brings up people killed by immigrants, which there’s no basis that immigrants kill people more than everyday citizens. So, he’s contemplating that immigrants, and specifically Mexican and Hispanic immigrants, are criminals and murdering people.” READ MORE 


[Photo courtesy of Annie Cardell Twitter]

 

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