Brian Kilmeade revealed his ignorance when he assumed that Fox News meteorologist, Maria Molina, “grew up on tacos,” apparently because she’s Hispanic. In fact, as Molina advised him, she’s Nicaraguan, though Raw Story says she grew up in Florida. Tacos, however, are Mexican.
So why was a meteorologist part of a Fox & Friends segment about National Taco Day anyway? Or does Fox News think that all Hispanics grew up on tacos, too?
By the way, you can hear Steve Doocy “correct” Kilmeade by saying, “She’s Colombian.”
Brian: What are tips we need to know to do it correctly? You grew up on tacos, correct?
Elisabeth: You gotta layer it right?
Maria: No I did not grow up on tacos. I'm Nicaraguan. And it's not a native food.
Brian: Oh...I didn't know.
Elisabeth: But if you DID...if you DID grow up on tacos...