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Donald Trump eats a taco bowl from the Trump Tower Grill. | TWITTER SCREENGRAB Trump tweets picture of him eating taco bowl, says, 'I love Hispanics'

Donald Trump marked Cinco de Mayo by chowing down on a taco bowl.

"Happy Cinco de Mayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill," Trump wrote on social media adding, "I love Hispanics!"

The photo features the Republican presidential nominee giving a thumbs-up at his desk as he supposedly gets ready to eat the taco bowl, which is sitting atop a stack of newspapers, including The New York Times.

The restaurant's website lists what appears to be the item as a daily special for $13.50 under the name "Taco fiesta!" described as "[g]round sautéed beef with jalapeños, onions, tomatoes, and chili spices, Served in a taco shell topped with lettuce and cheddar cheese."

While a smiling Trump appears to enjoy it, not everyone finds Trump Grill the most appetizing. Writing for Eater New York in January, food reviewer Robert Sietsema said he ordered the "beef tacos," for $13.50, "which turned out to be a fried tortilla bowl heaped with romaine lettuce, grated yellow cheese, and plain ground beef that was so devoid of flavor, it rendered an insult to Mexicans every bit as profound as Trump’s previous pronouncements. Trump food is bland food."

Happy #CincoDeMayo! The best taco bowls are made in Trump Tower Grill. I love Hispanics! https://t.co/ufoTeQd8yA pic.twitter.com/k01Mc6CuDI — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 5, 2016

Clinton mocked Trump for his stark shift in rhetoric from just a day ago.

“I love Hispanics!” —Trump, 52 minutes ago https://t.co/b9mv7nUduN “They’re gonna be deported.” —Trump, yesterday https://t.co/HzFWUT1XFl — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) May 5, 2016

Trump’s love of Hispanics is not mutual — the vast majority of Hispanics view the real estate mogul unfavorably, according to public polling. A Suffolk University/USA Today poll last month — the most recent poll to measure Trump’s favorability among Latino voters — showed only 18 percent had a favorable opinion of Trump, compared to 72 percent who had an unfavorable opinion.

Lisa Navarrete, a spokeswoman for the left-leaning National Council of La Raza, said that after watching Trump's campaign closely for the last year, "it doesn’t surprise us at all."

“My conclusion is either Donald Trump is completely clueless or he is the greatest troll in the history of the internet. There are no other options,” she said.

Deyanira Aldana, an organizer with United We Dream Action who is herself an undocumented immigrant, said that Trump "sits up in his penthouse, dreaming of ways to get Americans to turn on one another, promising to send troops to my neighborhood to deport our families and then laughing at us with a taco bowl."

"He's disgusting and we're going to organize to ensure he never steps foot in the White House," she said.

Former California state Senate leader Dennis Hollingsworth, a Republican, had another take:

Holy guacamole, what a dipshit. https://t.co/PWeHFUx3u7 — Dennis Hollingsworth (@Hollingsworth36) May 5, 2016



