How Does Rainn Wilson Really Feel About Del Taco?

A backhanded endorsement on Twitter

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Rainn Wilson hates Del Taco. Actually, he loves it. In all likelihood, he just thinks it's hot fodder for jokes. The comedian, best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on The Office, set Reddit on fire Tuesday with a series of tweets about the Tex-Mex chain sent to his more than 2.6 million follows. Check out the three tweets above. In the first, he offers to endorse Del Taco's "shitty food" for $12,000. In the second, he claims (implausibly) that the first was meant to be a private text to his assistant.

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