https://www.rawstory.com/tim-walz-white-tacos/Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz this week made a self-deprecating joke about liking "white guy tacos" without much seasoning -- and many top conservative influencers are furious.
Walz made the comment in a campaign video with Vice President Kamala Harris.
After Walz joked about liking "white guy tacos," Harris asked him if that meant tacos with tuna and mayonnaise, to which Walz replied just tacos with beef and cheese, with plain black pepper being the most exotic spice in the mix.
Many right-wing influencers did not see humor in the exchange, however, and they accused Walz and Harris of engaging in anti-white bigotry.
"Crazy that a presidential candidate can just casually let out some blatant anti-white racism and nobody cares," complained The Daily Wire's Matt Walsh. "Imagine if Donald Trump said that a 'black guy taco' was made with fried chicken and watermelon. Nuclear meltdown."
The Daily Wire's Ben Shapiro also registered his objection.
"See, folks, it's funny that white people hate spices!" he wrote sarcastically. "Not racist at all! Just funny! (FACT CHECK: Europeans liked spices so much that they literally got involved in several hundred years of war in order to determine control of the spice trade.)"
MAGA influencer Mike Cernovich did some detective work and discovered that Walz had at one time made a taco recipe that featured spices including paprika and chili powder, which he suggested shows "Tim Walz is lying about how people in Minnesota don’t season their food."
Not every Republican took offense to Walz's joke, however.
Peter Meijer, a Republican who is running for Senate in the state of Michigan, extolled the virtue of better seasoning to his fellow Midwesterners.
"As someone born and raised in the Midwest who married a woman from Brazil, I am begging my fellow Midwesterners to open their hearts to salt, pepper, and garlic," he joked. "Fear not flavor! Let it bless your meals and elevate your life!"
