Hill was fired on social media for tweeting that Republicans were trying to “steal” Hispanic voters from Democrats, implying they belonged to Democrats.
The tweet included an article from the publication explaining how the Republicans’ collaboration with Hispanic voters led to success. The article said:
Republicans are actively influencing Hispanic voters in key rival House of Representatives districts, hoping to snag voters from Democrats, who are repeating their historic habit of investing too little and too late in Hispanics.
“Spanish voters are likely to play an important role in at least a dozen counties in the November midterm elections.”
While the article explored the topic with some discussion, the tweet promoting the article got people excited.
“The Republican Party sees an opportunity to steal Hispanic voters from the Democrats,” the tweet said.
GOP sees opportunity to steal Latino voters from Democrats https://t.co/exjZNLuLCc pic.twitter.com/k5Dk3XE3QV
– Hill (@thehill) 14 July 2022
Critics of the tweet said the use of the word “steal” implied that Hispanic voters belonged to Democrats, who could be seized for political purposes, not those they served.
“Steal” as if you had someone’s vote.
– Media Integrity (@AccuracyInMedia) 14 July 2022
All remaining Hispanic/Latino Candidates must travel together on the 2022 TACO TOUR. https://t.co/THk8OD5ZXk
– Shukri Abdirahman (@ShuForCongress) 15 July 2022
.@Burol plain and simple, spreading racist rubbish. https://t.co/h9hym7Mwor
– Curtis Houck (@CurtisHouck) 14 July 2022
The public is not known to belong to the Democrats. https://t.co/A17pAquSpu
– Leighton Woodhouse (@lwoodhouse) 14 July 2022
Note the assumption here https://t.co/hiVjtwwPd6
– jimtreacher.substack.com (@jtLOL) 14 July 2022
Democrats don’t have Hispanic voters!
A recent survey commissioned by FreedomWorks’ Hispanic Grassroots Alliance and conducted by the Bullfinch Group shows a positive pro-freedom platform that strongly reflects Latino voters. #ampFW https://t.co/A427IHgM3r
– FreedomWorks (@FreedomWorks) 14 July 2022
The assumption underlying this title is that Hispanics are property “bought and paid for” for Democrats. If Hispanics are among the Democrats, it’s reasonable to say that the Republican Party “stealed” from them https://t.co/YTqQ5bvSYC
– Dinesh D’Souza (@DineshDSouza) 14 July 2022
The tweet comes after First Lady Jill Biden smashed relations between Democrats and Hispanics this week when she compared voters to “tacos” during her speech at the Latinx Inclusion dinner on Monday.
Speaking about Raul Izaguirra, the founder of the USA, Biden said:
Raoul helped create this organization, realizing that the diversity of this community was as unique as the bodegas of the Bronx and as beautiful as the flowers of Miami, and here in San Antonio is your power. Biden spoke about Raul Izaguirra, the founder of the USA.
At the Latinx Inclusion conference, Jill Biden said the Latino community is as “unique” as tacos.pic.twitter.com/Vb5wJyYGWB
– RNC Latinos (@RNCLatinos) 11 July 2022
While the National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ) strongly condemned Biden’s statement as racist, there was a prompt and swift response to Biden’s comments.
“NAHJ Dr. “Biden and his speech-writing team will take the time to better understand the complexities of our people and community in the future.”
“We are not tacos” – NAHJ. continuity. “Our heritage as Spaniards is shaped by the diversity of diasporas, cultures and culinary traditions and should not be stereotyped.”
A spokesperson for First Lady Jill Biden said she was “sorry that her words meant nothing but pure admiration and love for the Hispanic community.”
Source: Breitbart
