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WASHINGTON — First lady Jill Biden apologized Tuesday for comparing the diversity of Hispanics to that of breakfast tacos, a comment that drew widespread ridicule, and not just from Republicans eager to embarrass the White House.

Washington (AFP) - A culturally insensitive comment by US First Lady Jill Biden which spread like wildfire across social media prompted a White House apology Tuesday and outrage from a group which insisted Hispanics "are not tacos."

She made the comment during a speech Monday in San Antonio to a Latino civil rights group.

The first lady had been heavily criticised for the comments to a civil rights group in San Antonio

Jill Biden is apologizing for saying Latinos are “as unique” as San Antonio breakfast tacos

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President Joe Biden is preparing to meet with his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador

US first lady Jill Biden's attempt to compliment Latinos flopped on Monday when she said they were as unique as "breakfast tacos," prompting criticism from across the political spectrum. Speaking in San Antonio at the annual conference of UnidosUS, formerly known as the National Council of La Raza, Biden attempted…

First lady spoke at UnidosUS event in San Antonio