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Goya CEO’s praise of Trump triggers backlash, boycott calls

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Critics say Robert Unanue’s remarks are out of touch with the president’s policies aimed at pushing Latino immigrants out of the U.S.
A growing number of politicians, celebrities and members of the Latino community are calling for a boycott of Goya Foods after its CEO praised President Trump during a White House event Thursday.
Robert Unanue
Robert Unanue, whose company calls itself the largest Hispanic-owned food business in the U. S., was speaking from a Rose Garden podium just feet away from the commander in chief when he began showering him with compliments.
“We’re all truly blessed, at the same time, to have a leader like President Trump, who is a builder,” Unanue said during an event announcing the government’s new Hispanic Prosperity Initiative.
“And that’s what my grandfather did,” he said. “He came to this country to build, to grow, to prosper. So, we have an incredible builder and we pray. We pray for our leadership, for our president, and we pray for our country, that we will continue to prosper and to grow.”
Unanue’s grandfather, Don Prudencio Unanue, and his grandfather’s wife, Carolina, were Spanish immigrants who founded Goya in Manhattan in 1936. Their canned foods, seasonings and other products have become popular ingredients of Latin cuisine over the years.
But critics say Unanue’s remarks are out of touch with the reality Latinos have faced in this country since Trump launched his 2016 presidential campaign by calling Mexicans “rapists.

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