Donald Trump is taking another blow in the business realm as a result of his off-color commentary about Mexican immigrants, with Jose Andres, the mega-chef credited with introducing small plates to American dining, announcing he’s backing out of a deal to open a flagship restaurant in Trump’s new D.C. hotel.
Andres the co-owner of ThinkFoodGroup, which boasts some 18 restaurants, told the Washington Post the decision is to cut ties is both a personal and professional one.
“More than half of my team is Hispanic, as are many of our guests. And, as a proud Spanish immigrant and recently naturalized American citizen myself, I believe that every human being deserves respect, regardless of immigration status,” the statement provided to the Post said.
The construction crew building Trump’s new luxury hotel – located just blocks from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue – also reportedly includes undocumented Hispanic workers.
Andres has long been a vocal supporter of immigration reform to provide a legal path to American citizenship.
The news comes as business entities are axing ties with Trump after he said Mexican drug dealers and “rapists” are illegally pouring across the border. Trump has refused to apologize or back down from the comments made in his presidential campaign launch, although he admitted in a recent interview that the backlash has been more “severe” than he expected.
“His food isn’t classy. It’s boring!”
At this rate Trump will be lucky to get a Pizza Hut to open there.
Here’s his new pick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG9UHnjRo-0Trump will now whine and threaten to sue him too.
Trump statement in the works: “It was me who already fired Jose Andres! He’s a loser and a lightweight, and I wouldn’t have him serve cold cereal in my hotels, which are by the way the greatest hotels in the universe. I can get any chef in the world to serve in my restaurants, because they all love me, except for this loser.”