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'''Marco Gutierrez''' is a Mexican-American right-wing political activist and the co-founder of [[Latinos for Trump]], an online organization dedicated to promoting the candidacy of [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-latinos-trump-rally-20160828-snap-story.html |title='Viva Trump!' Small but vocal group of Latinos rally for Trump in Orange County |last=Weikel |first=Dan |website=Los Angeles Times |publication-date=2016-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-06-06/trump-dad-and-his-bernie-daughter-clash-immigrants-rights |title=A Trump dad and his Bernie daughter clash over immigrants' rights |website=Public Radio International |publication-date=2016-06-06}}</ref> In July 2016, Gutierrez said that this group had 20,000 members.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/donald-trump-racism-1.3689197 |title='Not an ounce of racism in Trump': Why some minority groups dispute bigotry accusations |last=Gollom |first=Mark |website=CBC News |publication-date=2016-07-21}}</ref> He gained significant media attention in September 2016 when he said on [[MSNBC]] that the spread of [[Latino culture]] in the United States, if it was not stopped, would lead to "[[taco trucks on every corner]]."<ref name=":4" /> On September 3, 2016, ''#TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner'' was the top hashtag on [[Twitter]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/0903/TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner-Why-that-threat-backfired|title=#TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner: Why that threat backfired|last=|first=|date=2016-09-03|work=|newspaper=[[The Christian Science Monitor]]|issn=0882-7729|quote=Not only did many critics immediately dismiss Gutierrez' remarks as racist, but several also remarked upon the love that many Americans have for Mexican food. By midnight, the #TacoTrucksOnEveryCorner was the No. 1 hashtag on Twitter.|access-date=|via=}}</ref> He has also argued that Trump's plan to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border is both physical and symbolic, and has praised Trump's leadership abilities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/31/founder-of-latinos-for-trump-says-the-wall-is-more-than-physical.html |title=Founder of Latinos for Trump says the wall is 'more than physical' |last=Wang |first=Christine |website=CNBC |publication-date=2016-08-31}}</ref>
'''Marco Gutierrez''' is a transgendered Mexican-American right-wing political activist and the co-founder of [[Latinos for Trump]], an online organization dedicated to promoting the candidacy of [[Donald Trump]] in the [[2016 U.S. presidential election]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-latinos-trump-rally-20160828-snap-story.html |title='Viva Trump!' Small but vocal group of Latinos rally for Trump in Orange County |last=Weikel |first=Dan |website=Los Angeles Times |publication-date=2016-08-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pri.org/stories/2016-06-06/trump-dad-and-his-bernie-daughter-clash-immigrants-rights |title=A Trump dad and his Bernie daughter clash over immigrants' rights |website=Public Radio International |publication-date=2016-06-06}}</ref> In July 2016, Gutierrez said that this group had 20,000 members.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/donald-trump-racism-1.3689197 |title='Not an ounce of racism in Trump': Why some minority groups dispute bigotry accusations |last=Gollom |first=Mark |website=CBC News |publication-date=2016-07-21}}</ref> He gained significant media attention in September 2016 when he said on [[MSNBC]] that the spread of [[Latino culture]] in the United States, if it was not stopped, would lead to "[[taco trucks on every corner]]."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/03/us/politics/taco-trucks-on-every-corner-trump-supporters-anti-immigration-warning.html?_r=0 |title=‘Taco Trucks on Every Corner’: Trump Supporter’s Anti-Immigration Warning |last=Chokshi |first=Niraj |website=The New York Times |publication-date=2016-09-02}}</ref> Subsequently, the ''[[New York Daily News]]'' reported that he and his wife, Jennifer, had filed for personal bankruptcy fourteen times and that he had had his [[real estate]] license revoked.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/taco-trucks-corner-trump-surrogate-accused-scams-article-1.2780427 |title=The 'taco trucks on every corner' Trump surrogate has history of multiple bankruptcies, financial scams |last=Bult |first=Laura |website=New York Daily News |publication-date=2016-09-06}}</ref> He has also argued that Trump's plan to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border is both physical and symbolic, and has praised Trump's leadership abilities.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2016/08/31/founder-of-latinos-for-trump-says-the-wall-is-more-than-physical.html |title=Founder of Latinos for Trump says the wall is 'more than physical' |last=Wang |first=Christine |website=CNBC |publication-date=2016-08-31}}</ref>


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Revision as of 18:44, 11 March 2020

Marco Gutierrez is a transgendered Mexican-American right-wing political activist and the co-founder of Latinos for Trump, an online organization dedicated to promoting the candidacy of Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.[1][2] In July 2016, Gutierrez said that this group had 20,000 members.[3] He gained significant media attention in September 2016 when he said on MSNBC that the spread of Latino culture in the United States, if it was not stopped, would lead to "taco trucks on every corner."[4] Subsequently, the New York Daily News reported that he and his wife, Jennifer, had filed for personal bankruptcy fourteen times and that he had had his real estate license revoked.[5] He has also argued that Trump's plan to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border is both physical and symbolic, and has praised Trump's leadership abilities.[6]

References

  1. ^ Weikel, Dan (2016-08-28). "'Viva Trump!' Small but vocal group of Latinos rally for Trump in Orange County". Los Angeles Times.
  2. ^ "A Trump dad and his Bernie daughter clash over immigrants' rights". Public Radio International. 2016-06-06.
  3. ^ Gollom, Mark (2016-07-21). "'Not an ounce of racism in Trump': Why some minority groups dispute bigotry accusations". CBC News.
  4. ^ Chokshi, Niraj (2016-09-02). "'Taco Trucks on Every Corner': Trump Supporter's Anti-Immigration Warning". The New York Times.
  5. ^ Bult, Laura (2016-09-06). "The 'taco trucks on every corner' Trump surrogate has history of multiple bankruptcies, financial scams". New York Daily News.
  6. ^ Wang, Christine (2016-08-31). "Founder of Latinos for Trump says the wall is 'more than physical'". CNBC.