Donald Trump’s Son Just Dropped The Most Outrageous Comment About Syrian Refugees

Donald Trump’s eldest son has caused a bit of an uproar on social media this week, after comparing Syrian refugees to poisoned skittles.

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Here’s Donald Trump Jr’s argument for why the US should not accept any refugees:

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

Naturally, the internet exploded:

By that logic, you would take everyone's guns away. Because someone is gonna kill somebody at some point. But I guess that doesn't count. https://t.co/3BraX0Ew19

— John Legend (@johnlegend) September 20, 2016

Even if we did bring in a few bad Skittles – and there's no evidence we do – you take that risk to save these Skittles, you monstrous dope. pic.twitter.com/KpA7Mnl8Nm

— Rex Huppke (@RexHuppke) September 20, 2016

Skittles. pic.twitter.com/inCjwrwzfd

— Nish Weiseth (@NishWeiseth) September 20, 2016

Around 3000 Americans die every year from choking on food. Zero have been killed by refugees. So I'd be more worried about the Skittles tbh. https://t.co/imLSZckjsI

— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) September 20, 2016

https://twitter.com/jonfavs/status/778036417167368192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

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

A rep for @Skittles gives me their response to @DonaldJTrumpJr pic.twitter.com/OmkJQkIqug

— Seth Abramovitch (@SethAbramovitch) September 20, 2016

.@DonaldJTrumpJr Seek professional help for your paranoia. And somebody to make GOOD analogies for you. #SeriouslySonnySkittles ?

— Keith Olbermann⌚️ (@KeithOlbermann) September 20, 2016

Obviously the Syrian refugee crisis is a complicated issue that can be seen from several angles. We know Syria is a fucked up warzone, but we also know that most Syrians are NOT terrorists and all they’re trying to do is escape from ISIS who is our common enemy.

The humanitarian thing to do is to vet and accept as many of these refugees as possible into our countries, after all there’s plenty of us who aren’t purely ‘English’ or ‘American’ or whatever.

All that being said, the Trumps do have a point in that some terrorists will slip through the net, as we’ve already seen far too many times over the years. It’s a question of doing the right thing but also accepting that by doing so, you’re increasing the likelihood of a terror attack over here in the West.

There’s no right move really. But one thing’s for sure – that Tweet was pretty fucking stupid.