Yesterday afternoon, Trump, Jr., who shares his father’s love for social media provocation, send out a tweet comparing Syrian refugees to a bowl of Skittles that had three poisonous candies. “If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you,” the tweet read. “Would you take a handful? That’s our Syrian refugee problem.”
This image says it all. Let's end the politically correct agenda that doesn't put America first. #trump2016 pic.twitter.com/9fHwog7ssN
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 19, 2016
There was much online outrage at this heartless tweet, but the best response came from Denise Young, vice president of Wrigley, the company that produces Skittles. In a statement to The Hollywood Reporter, Young wrote:
Skittles are candy. Refugees are people.We don’t feel it’s an appropriate analogy. We will respectfully refrain from further commentary as anything we say could be misinterpreted as marketing.