‘Bad hombres’ was trending nationally after Donald Trump’s remarks on immigration
Donald Trump defended his immigration proposals by describing a need to build up the country’s borders due to drug lords — who he called “bad hombres” — when asked by moderator Chris Wallace about the issue during the third and final presidential debate Wednesday night.
.@realDonaldTrump: “We have some ‘bad hombres’ here, and we’re going to get them out.” https://t.co/XXOEUcoYok https://t.co/qL1LZcS8WK
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) October 20, 2016
Shortly after the comment, the hashtag “#badhombres” was born—and then began trending nationally.
And #badhombres will be trending in 5,4,3,2,1… #debatenight
— Russell Contreras (@RussContreras) October 20, 2016
Is #BadHombres trending yet? #debatenight
— Shawn Booth (@Shawn_Booth) October 20, 2016
There are a lot of #badhombres in this world. They create a rape culture with their “locker room” talk. – JA #debate
— HuffPost Latino Voices (@LatinoVoices) October 20, 2016
We’re seeing a spike for both ‘ombre’ and ‘hombre’. Not the same thing. https://t.co/O2o9C3gTja #debatenight
— Merriam-Webster (@MerriamWebster) October 20, 2016
Trump’s campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway, also weighed in on the hashtag, retweeting Washington Post reporter Robert Costa’s take on Trump’s performance during the debate.
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) October 20, 2016
https://twitter.com/costareports/status/788914585080246272
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