Latinos for Trump co-founder Bianca Gracia took center stage at a Friday White House press briefing, catching White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt by surprise as she called for a “siesta fiesta” on the South Lawn.

At the press briefing, Leavitt had to make clear she did not know Gracia beforehand following the activist’s fiery question (she called on her as the person “yelling in the back.”) Gracia also serves as a contributor to Newsmax.

Gracia accused Democrats of “choosing illegals over hard-working Hispanic Americans” while asking whether President Donald Trump would approve of a Hispanic Heritage Month event taking place at the White House following the administration cancelling the event.

An event to commemorate Hispanic Heritage Month was recently postponed due to the ongoing partial government shutdown.

Gracia asked Leavitt:

This week the Democrats have chosen illegals over hardworking Hispanic Americans during Hispanic Heritage Month, causing the White House to cancel the celebration with the president. Is the president open to letting the Hispanics, who overwhelmingly voted for him, have their own siesta fiesta on the White House lawn, opposed to the fancy, you know — we don’t need fancy-shmancy, you can give us the backyard and we’ll fill it all in and have our own fiesta. Is the president open to that?

“I had no idea she was going to ask that question,” a surprised Leavitt said as the room erupted in laughter. “I just want to preface that. I’ve never met you. I just want to say that. I love your energy.”

Leavitt noted the current construction taking place at the White House and said the event would be back in the “planning stages” once the government reopens.

“I can’t personally unilaterally promise the South Lawn grounds,” she said. “We have some construction going on out there, but I do think, I know that everyone here views it as very unfortunate we had to cancel or hopefully just reschedule the Hispanic American Heritage Month event, and it’s because we are working around the clock during this government shutdown. So when the Democrats vote to reopen the government that event will be back in the planning stages.”

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