On July 11, first lady Jill Biden was at the 2022 UnidosUS Annual Conference in San Antonio, where she spoke at its “Latinx IncluXion Luncheon.” There, she made remarks about the diversity within the Spanish-speaking American population, noting cultural treasures “as distinct as the bodegas of the Bronx, as beautiful as the blossoms of Miami, and as unique as the breakfast tacos here in San Antonio.”

I can’t defend all of this. Do “the bodegas of the Bronx” have something special to them distinct from Manhattan’s or Brooklyn’s? No. Does Miami have famous blossoms related to its Hispanic population culturally? Again, no. Is this good writing? Also no.