The mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico that President Donald Trump has been beefing with decided to make a statement against the administration by wearing a t-shirt that read “NASTY” across the front — a way of re-appropriating the insult Trump used against her.
During a Spanish speaking interview with Univision, Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz made a clear statement to the president with her self-owning shirt. This wasn’t the first time Cruz made a statement via clothing, as she also wore a “HELP US, WE ARE DYING” t-shirt last week as a way of pointing out the graveness of the island’s situation.
As Puerto Rico’s hurricane recovery process has gone on, Cruz and Trump have had a constant back and forth battle, as the two sides continue to publicly insult each other. Trump has attacked the mayor in a number of tweets and pressers by accusing of her of not working with the federal government properly, while Cruz has blasted the president in a number of TV appearances — even
In an earlier interview, Cruz responded directly to Trump’s “nasty” remark by saying, “Actually, I was asking for help. I wasn’t saying anything about the president.
Cruz’s t-shirt is reminiscent of the “nasty woman” insult Trump hurled at his 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton — and insult her supporters turned into a rallying cry. During the Women’s March in January, countless women wore similar t-shirts in opposition to the president.
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