Hillary Clinton’s campaign send out a post claiming that she is the abuela (grandmother) to all Hispanics around the country. That didn’t sit well with Hispanics who flooded Twitter and Facebook with the hashtag #NotMyAbuela. All the media does is whine about how Hispanics hate Donald Trump and the Republicans because they don’t pander to the amnesty voters (with the exception of Bush and Rubio). Yet by all indications from Hillary Clinton’s I’m your abuela to Hispanic, they hate her as much, if not more than Trump.
| Hillary Clinton stands by abuela – Hispanics still hate her |
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Following the social media backlash after Hillary Clinton’s “abuela” post, which drew the ire of a number of Hispanics, the Clinton campaign stood by its controversial message. But not enough not to tweak its title.
Clinton’s director of Latino outreach Lorella Praeli released a statement Wednesday stating, “As a Latina who recently became a citizen, I know firsthand the challenges that many in this country face, including fear of deportation, and Hillary is committed to fighting against Republican attacks to tear families like mine apart.”
The Peruvian-born Praeli received her American citizenship earlier this month. An outspoken immigration activist and a so-called “Dreamer” who entered the U.S. illegally as a child and gained deportation protection a few years ago.
The post was originally named “7 ways Hillary Clinton is just like your abuela” (the Spanish word for grandmother), but after the backlash it’s title was tweaked to “7 things Hillary Clinton has in common with your abuela.”