Team Clinton Jumps on the Taco Bowl Thing with Ad About Trump’s Immigration Stance

Today, the big online discussion is centering around the GOP’s presumptive presidential nominee, Donald Trump, which is pretty standard lately. Everyone is talking, specifically, about his picture with a taco bowl. Where did he get the taco bowl?

Just got off phone with Trump Grill, says they don’t serve taco bowls. It’s not on the menu online.

— andrew kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) May 5, 2016

Why was he eating it on top of a picture of his ex-wife, Marla Maples?

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

See, there is a lot to talk about here in this one picture, but Hillary Clinton and her team did one better and decided to talk about what came before that picture.

“I love Hispanics!” —Trump, 52 minutes ago https://t.co/b9mv7nUduN

“They’re gonna be deported.” —Trump, yesterday https://t.co/HzFWUT1XFl

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 5, 2016

Specifically, they put out a video ad to remind voters and Cinco de Mayo revelers alike that Trump, who wrote on his picture that he loves Hispanics, just talked about mass deportations yesterday.

Well played, Clinton camp. This is how you use social media to jump on viral hot topics.

[image via screengrab]

For more from Lindsey, follow her on Twitter or Facebook. There might be a photo of a taco bowl if you’re lucky.

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