In the tweet, Trump Jr. argued that the few Syrians who might be intent on causing America harm were, statistically speaking, about three in a bowl, and that risk was worth throwing away the whole bowl.
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But at the same time, Donald Trump Jr. has stepped up to the plate, directly appealing to the fringe right online and in interviews.
He added: “Speaking the truth might upset those who would rather be politically correct than safe, but the American people want a change, and only Donald Trump will do what’s needed to protect us”.
Former Congressman Joe Walsh noted how similar Trump Jr.’s language was to a tweet he wrote last month.
In a Monday tweet, Donald Trump Jr. railed against the United States immigration system, contending it had been stunted by political correctness. Clinton has called for an increase in the number of Syrian refugees the USA should accept and Trump has called for “extreme vetting” of immigrants, as well as a ban on immigrants from countries that are hotbeds of terrorism, such as Syria.
Like so many other opinions espoused by men named Donald Trump, this summary of our “refugee problem” was cruel, bigoted, plagiarized, factually wrong, and grammatically incorrect. They aren’t Skittles. They’re children.
Mic has reached out to the Trump campaign for comment.
The company sent a statement to the Hollywood Reporter that reads: “Skittles are candy”. “It’s an inappropriate analogy”.
“Skittles are candy; refugees are people”, the official Mars, Incorporated Twitter said. “We respectfully refrain from further comment, as that would be misinterpreted as marketing”.
Beyond the human angle, Trump Jr. has faced criticism for his math.
During the campaign Trump has repeatedly called for a moratorium on accepting Syrian refugees.
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“It is extremely unlikely that someone who is a terrorist will be sent through the refugee resettlement program”, Greg Chen, the director of advocacy at the American Immigration Lawyers Association, told Business Insider previous year.
