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| Its outrageous that Trump has deleted the website ?? |
There’s a lot of dismay around the world at the prospect of
what the tycoon-turned-president may or may not do, but there’s already plenty
of reason for Spain to be ticked off as the Spanish version of the White House
website has been deleted.
Attempting to load up the Spanish version of the website
brings up an error page, with visitors unsure if the Spanish version of the
site has been completely deleted under the Trump administration, or is just not
being updated.
Even so, given that there are 52 Spanish speakers in the US,
it seems careless to get rid of important information written in the first
language of many people in the United States.
Spain is, of course, more than concerned about the pages
being deleted. The Spanish Foreign Minister, Alfonso Dastis, spoke of his
regret over the deletion of the Spanish version of the website, calling it a
bad idea. He added that the reason it is a bad idea is because it cuts 52million Spanish speakers off from a vital communication tool.
There are 320 million people living in the United States,
with around 37 million of them classified as Hispanic. It’s estimated that some
13 million Latin Americans voted in the November election; many of whom likely
voted for the Democratic candidate Hilary Clinton.
The Spanish government issued a statement about the deleted
service, reminding President Trump of how the Spanish language has played an
important role in bringing together the multicultural North American society.
Trump made a number of disparaging remarks about Latin
Americans during his presidential campaign, and many people are worried about
the effect the Trump presidency could have on the Mexicans and Hispanics living
in the United States.
To contrast the situation, former US president Barack Obama
will be sending the first four weeks outside of the White House with his family
in the home of the US Spanish ambassador; who resides in the pro-Latino
community of Southern California.
