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September 20, 2016

Donald Trump Jr. Sparks Outrage by Comparing Syrian Refugees to Poisoned Skittles
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Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., has sparked outrage after he
tweeted a graphic, reading: "If I had a bowl of Skittles and I told you
just three would kill you. Would you take a handful? That's our Syrian
refugee problem." Along with the graphic, he tweeted the words: "This
image says it all." In response, Skittles's parent company Wrigley
Americas said in a statement: "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."


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