3. There Are Latinos for Trump
Its certainly easier not to be bothered by Trump’s past racist and hateful rhetoric if you don’t believe that you are “one of those” people to whom he and supporters are referring. However, there are still significant swaths of people who are proud of their Latinx cultural heritage and want to stand up as Free-Market wielding, Second Amendment Loving, conservative value embracing members of squad GOP.
During the RNC, we saw the GOP hold regular press briefings in Spanish and saw a group of Hispanic conservatives give their endorsement of Trump after a prolonged moment of contemplation. How much support will they get from Trump or the party on the campaign trail remains to be seen. GOP Hispanic spokesperson Helen Aguirre (who has gotten lots of heat from the Miami community for supporting Trump after denouncing him in the past) was working hard in Cleveland, organizing Spanish-language and other media opportunities. Yet as of last week, she said that she had still yet to meet with the Donald.