Trump Jr.'s Poisoned Skittles Tweet Goes Horrifically -- And Hilariously -- Awry

This probably is not the reaction he was hoping for

Donald Trump Jr. might want to lay off the candy.

The son of the Republican presidential candidate was skewered on Twitter on Monday for his bizarre comparison of refugees to a bowl of Skittles (some of which had been poisoned).

Here’s Trump’s original tweet:

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

“Skittles” quickly became a trending topic, inspiring more than 150,000 related tweets:

you're not supposed to eat the refugees @DonaldJTrumpJr we've been over this https://t.co/d8XnbIzk0o
— MAX IM A KOOPA (@meakoopa) September 20, 2016

I think we should stop eating any #Skittles. Just until we find out what's going on.
— Randi Mayem Singer (@rmayemsinger) September 20, 2016

.@DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/7IIpy8uujI
— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) September 20, 2016

JR: “If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you. Would you take a handful?”

If your dad wins, I’ll eat them all.
— Dave Pell (@davepell) September 20, 2016

Based on actual odds of getting killed by terrorist refugee, you'd need 10.8 billion skittles to find 3 killers https://t.co/Ba5HNFhvM1
— Mike Rosenberg (@ByRosenberg) September 20, 2016

@DonaldJTrumpJr It's funny, I feel that way about Trump children, except the metaphor breaks down when the giant orange Skittle nukes France
— Bruce Arthur (@bruce_arthur) September 20, 2016

@DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/DHBQZrx8fT
— Myke (@MikeWehner) September 20, 2016

@DonaldJTrumpJr are you proposing we eat refugees?
— PAQ Daddy (@paqdaddy107) September 19, 2016

This is 100% Trump. Offering up free Skittles, but surprise, surprise they actually kill you. https://t.co/c7V1i7v15E
— Aaron Levie (@levie) September 20, 2016

If you told me that three @skittles in each bowl are poisonous, I'd look at the data and conclude that you're wrong about Skittle safety.
— matt blaze (@mattblaze) September 20, 2016

Woke up to a terrorist notice on my phone. Going to bed to "Skittles has issued a statement." Dreams should be interesting tonight.
— Mark Harris (@MarkHarrisNYC) September 20, 2016

@DonaldJTrumpJr I loved you in "The Purge"
— elan gale (@theyearofelan) September 20, 2016

.@DonaldJTrumpJr Can you people not afford a goddamn copy editor? pic.twitter.com/8yZ5amA3WQ
— Courtney Enlow (@courtenlow) September 20, 2016

- sees Skittles trending

- smiles; "I love Skittles!"

- clicks

- picks up jaw

- "JFC..."

- shuts laptop

- tries to focus

- gives up
— Ryan Parker (@TheRyanParker) September 20, 2016

The real scandal here is why Obama is wasting MY tax dollars on these giant bowls of poisonous Skittles.
— Dan Marshall (@danthat) September 20, 2016

I think the message from this picture is that Americans ought to beware the orange one. @robdelaney @DonaldJTrumpJr
— James P. Ballot (@James_P_Ballot) September 20, 2016

.@DonaldJTrumpJr you remind me of the guy in blue. He compared people to Skittles too. #UnitedShades pic.twitter.com/vZMs7u3T4B
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) September 20, 2016

#Skittles is trending and without checking why I know it involves Trump aaaaand I'm guessing...race and/or immigration?
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) September 20, 2016

Late Monday night, Skittles gave a statement to a journalist at The Hollywood Reporter about the controversy:

A rep for @Skittles gives me their response to @DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/OmkJQkIqug
— Seth Abramovitch (@SethAbramovitch) September 20, 2016

Editor’s note: Donald Trump regularly incites political violence and is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist and birther who has repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims — 1.6 billion members of an entire religion — from entering the U.S.

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