A speaker at President Trump's Arizona event is being criticized over comments she made calling Aunt Jemima a 'picture of the American Dream'
A speaker at President Donald Trump's Arizona event is being criticized over comments she made calling Aunt Jemima a"picture of the American Dream."
Reagan Escudé, a Turning Point USA ambassador who Trump invited to speak on stage Tuesday over her personal experience with"cancel culture," told the Students for Trump crowd in Phoenix how"Aunt Jemima was canceled," a reference to the syrup brand's decision to rebrand after admitting its more than 130-year logo was racially insensitive.
— Ice Cube June 24, 2020 CNN has reached out to both Turning Point USA, which hosted the event, and Escudé for comment. At the time of publication, neither had replied.Hours after the clip went viral, Escudé responded in a tweet:"Aunt Jemima rose above what was a horrible situation and turned it into something good, leaving a legacy that Americans will remember forever—hence, the American Dream.
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