Trump Jr.’s tweet concluded, “This image says it all”.
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Trump argued that no Syrian refugees should be permitted into the USA if any of them posed a potential security threat, using a theme pulled from Nazi propaganda and white supremacist memes.
However, Trump’s tweet was embraced by others, including some who accused supporters of Hillary Clinton of being more upset about the post than about terrorist attacks.
A confectioner with New Jersey ties was not sweet on presidential candidate Donald Trump’s son comparing refugees to poison Skittles.
Younger Trump’s remark prompted a Twitter response from Mars Global, the parent company of Wrigley, which produces Skittles.
“I’m really really appalled by having my image, you know, on Twitter used against the refugees”, said David Kittos, 48. “We will respectfully refrain from further commentary as anything we say could be misinterpreted as marketing”, the company said in an statement from a spokeswoman.
The sensational tweet repeats an analogy that has been circulating the internet in previous years.
It has since emerged that a photo shared by the Republican candidate’s son to illustrate the point was taken by a former refugee. You’re right, they’re way too risky. “The answer is no”.
The graph shows a notable spike in “Skittles” searches throughout the last four hours, with the peak on September 20 at 10:33 GMT exceeding all “Donald Trump” searches.
The 2016 campaign has featured heated rhetoric around United States policy for accepting refugees.
Around 4.8 million refugees have been forced to flee Syria, mostly to neighboring Muslim countries, due to Syria’s brutal and ongoing civil conflict. Last week, the Patrick Bateman lookalike said that if Republicans lied in a fashion similar to Hillary Clinton’s campaign then the media would be “warming up the gas chamber right now”.
Trump has said violent militants could enter the country posing as refugees. This would be in addition to the tens of thousands of refugees accepted from around the world every year. “This was not done with my permission”, Kittos said.
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“America has become less safe under Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and Clinton’s planned 550% increase in Syrian refugees is a risky proposal that will put American lives at risk”, said senior communication adviser Jason Miller.
