Washington – Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence is defending the son of his running mate after Donald Trump Jr. compared Syrian refugees to poisoned candy.
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Pence told MSNBC in an interview Tuesday that the younger Trump was simply using a “metaphor.”
Trump Jr. posted on his social media account Monday the image of a bowl of multicolored candies called Skittles. He asked his Twitter followers, “If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you, would you take a handful?”
Trump’s father is Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. He has called for suspending the refugee program that admits Syrians fleeing the war-torn country once they clear a vetting process that both Trump men suggest is non-existent and admits terrorists.
Pence said it is “remarkable to see the level of outrage” about the tweet when Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has called for admitting more refugees to the United States.
No doubt Pence will defend Russia’s attack on the UN relief convoy in Syria, an atrocity ordered by Trump pal Dictator Putin. By the way, the BBC carried Trump Jr.s disgusting skittles joke, for all the world to hear. Feh.
What exactly did he say that was so wrong??
Are you telling me you would eat the skiddles?? I thought it was a great mushal.
I am quite surprised that the liberal media is not calling this a racial metaphor as its well known that skittles is a candy that is enjoyed by the black folks.
This is nonsense. Democrats are desperate and have to pick on every word come out of the trump camp, while ignoring the glaring problems with ILLary, the lying criminal. By the way, have you noticed how the press is ignoring that she cancelled a $100,000-a plate fundraiser in NC today with no explanation at all?! Americans (at lease sane and smart ones) are going to punish the press at the ballot by voting for Trump!