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Trump Won’t Hold White House Cinco de Mayo Celebration: Report
The Hill ^ | My 3, 2017 | Rafael Bernal

Posted on 05/05/2017 6:31:11 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler

President Trump is doing away with the White House Cinco de Mayo celebration, a 16-year-old tradition, Spanish-language newspaper La Opinion reported Wednesday.

Instead of a White House celebration this year, one headlined by Vice President Pence will be held at a to-be-determined location and with a reduced guest list, the report said.

The White House did not respond to a request for comment and has not issued an official announcement of any planned events for the holiday.

Both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama used Cinco de Mayo to connect with the Hispanic community — inviting Cabinet members, Latino celebrities and Mexican Embassy officials to the White House — and to promote immigration reform.

Last year, Obama had 500 guests, food catered by San Antonio celebrity chef Johnny Hernandez and music by Mexican pop band Mana.

Trump, then the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, famously celebrated Cinco de Mayo last year by tweeting a picture of himself with a taco bowl from Trump Grill in New York City, with a caption reading: “Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics!”

Democrats and Latinos bashed Trump's taco bowl tweet, but then-Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus defended Trump's efforts at Hispanic outreach.

"Honestly, he's trying, and I'll tell you what — I honestly think he understands that building, unifying and growing the party is the only way we are going to win," Priebus, now Trump's White House chief of staff, said the day after the tweet.

Cinco de Mayo celebrates the May 5, 1862, Battle of Puebla, in which Mexican forces routed an invading French army. The holiday is observed but not celebrated in Mexico, but it's taken on a symbolic status for Mexican-Americans and Latinos in the United States.


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: cincodemayo; communism; hispanics; immigration; karlmarx; marx; marxism; mexico; second100days; trump; trump45
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1 posted on 05/05/2017 6:31:11 AM PDT by Vlad The Inhaler
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Mexicans in Mexico don’t even celebrate this.
Jorge Bush started this crap.


2 posted on 05/05/2017 6:32:54 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here Of Citizen Parents - Know Islam, No Peace -No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Not even a real holiday anyway. Just an excuse for gringos to drink.


3 posted on 05/05/2017 6:34:24 AM PDT by proust (Trump / Pence 2016!)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

It’s not a real holiday, kinda like Quanza


4 posted on 05/05/2017 6:35:05 AM PDT by 1Old Pro
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Bueno!


5 posted on 05/05/2017 6:35:08 AM PDT by Menehune56 ("Let them hate so long as they fear" (Oderint Dum Metuant), Lucius Accius (170 BC - 86 BC))
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Right, even Mexico doesn’t celebrate it.


6 posted on 05/05/2017 6:35:47 AM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: proust

>>Not even a real holiday anyway. Just an excuse for gringos to drink.

And Trump doesn’t drink alcohol.


7 posted on 05/05/2017 6:36:13 AM PDT by Bryanw92 (If we had some ham, we could have ham and eggs, if we had some eggs.)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler
Here's some appropriate music:

The Ballad of Pancho López--Lalo Guerrero (1955)

8 posted on 05/05/2017 6:37:30 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

May 5th is the Karl Marx’s birthday celebration by the useful fool lefties .

The very first Earth Day was on Lenin’s 100th birthday .. a coincidence, too.


9 posted on 05/05/2017 6:37:34 AM PDT by george76 (Ward Churchill : Fake Indian, Fake Scholarship, and Fake Art)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Better the Hispanic community assimilate.

We do not so honor any other ethnic group.

Let them have a Mexican parade in L.A. like the Irish do in Boston and let the Marixxxx infiltrate.


10 posted on 05/05/2017 6:37:54 AM PDT by amihow (.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

Looking forward to him NOT mentioning kwanzaa too.


11 posted on 05/05/2017 6:38:17 AM PDT by rktman (Enlisted in the Navy in '67 to protect folks rights to strip my rights. WTH?!)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

“— and to promote immigration reform.”

Which was never done, so celebrating this mythical holiday was a waste of time.

BUILD THE WALL


12 posted on 05/05/2017 6:38:30 AM PDT by FreedomGuru (Wall- Yes, PP -No, NPR-No,PBS-No)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Instead, the White House will celebrate “Cinco de Porto.”

¡Arriba!


13 posted on 05/05/2017 6:40:16 AM PDT by nickedknack
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To: Vlad The Inhaler
Both President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama

The two WORST presidents of the past one hundred years.

Why should President Trump want to continue a "tradition" begun by those two losers?

14 posted on 05/05/2017 6:40:30 AM PDT by Ciaphas Cain (I don't give a damn about your feelings. Try to impress me with your convictions.)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Saw an odd sign in the grocery store today.

Listed Mother’s Day and the date.

Below it was:

Hispanic Mother’s Day, and the date was different from the US date.


15 posted on 05/05/2017 6:41:59 AM PDT by Dana1960
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To: amihow

If Clinton won would Sharia Sundays be far behind?


16 posted on 05/05/2017 6:42:45 AM PDT by FreedomGuru (Wall- Yes, PP -No, NPR-No,PBS-No)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Good. Let the infantile left pimp to minority groups.


17 posted on 05/05/2017 6:43:57 AM PDT by Pravious
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Stinky Gringo Margaritas Mix should be banned


18 posted on 05/05/2017 6:43:58 AM PDT by UB355 (Slower traffic keep right)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

Cinco de Deporto


19 posted on 05/05/2017 6:44:01 AM PDT by Reno89519 (Drain the Swamp is not party specific. Lyn' Ted is still a liar, Good riddance to him.)
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To: Vlad The Inhaler

“Cinco de Mayo celebrates the May 5, 1862, Battle of Puebla, in which Mexican forces routed an invading French army.”

Why on earth is this a cause for celebration?


20 posted on 05/05/2017 6:44:42 AM PDT by Helicondelta (Deplorable)
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