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Donald Trump Jr. was heavily criticized for a tweet he posted Tuesday night, in which he compared taking his daughter's Halloween candy away from her to a socialist economic system. (Photo: Disney/ABC Television Group/Flickr/cc)
Trump Jr.'s Halloween-Inspired Attack On Socialism Draws Fabulous Ridicule
In tweet, the president's son betrays his limited understanding of the realities of a socialist economy
Nov 01, 2017
In his latest ill-advised candy-inspired metaphor promoting Republican ideals and his father's agenda, Donald Trump Jr. attempted to teach his Twitter followers a lesson about socialism on Tuesday night.
Trump used an imaginary scenario in which his daughter's Halloween candy would be taken from her and given to a child who didn't go trick-or-treating, as a comparison to a socialist system in which the government oversees an equitable distribution of goods and services.
\u201cI\u2019m going to take half of Chloe\u2019s candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home. It\u2019s never to early to teach her about socialism.\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1509490408
During the presidential campaign last year, Trump shared his thoughts on the United States' refugee policy by explaining that welcoming Syrians fleeing a years-long civil war would be akin to eating a bowl of Skittles in which an unknown quantity of the candy was poisoned.
As with his earlier analogy, Trump's Halloween-themed Twitter post drew ridicule from critics who noted that the child's candy could be used to teach a variety of economic lessons--from capitalism to President Donald Trump's tax plan and the Trump family's own nepotism and corruption.
\u201cMan who inherited money from his father, who inherited it from *his* father, has lessons on making it on your own. https://t.co/3yPEccCF6b\u201d— Kevin M. Kruse (@Kevin M. Kruse) 1509491656
\u201cThe irony of receiving FREE CANDY from a COMMUNITY is totally lost on Don Jr, who sees the candy as something earned by showing up. https://t.co/EB3s4ESBkS\u201d— Jules Suzdaltsev (@Jules Suzdaltsev) 1509492682
\u201cI told my kid to stay home & I'll buy him candy. He doesn't have to lift a finger. Never to early to teach him about being Donald Trump Jr. https://t.co/xcEddx4lms\u201d— Ben (@Ben) 1509502289
\u201cMy dad used to eat all my candy after I came home tired and went to sleep. That\u2019s how I learned capitalism. https://t.co/fqiF75JaBi\u201d— Mark Agee (@Mark Agee) 1509495398
\u201cYou could TELL her you're donating the candy to charity, but then really funnel 100k of it to yourself. (Ask Uncle Eric about that!) https://t.co/XXwns1ZLYa\u201d— Soledad O'Brien (@Soledad O'Brien) 1509497118
\u201cI'll take 1/2 my kids candy, store it in a Cyprus tax shelter, then declare bankruptcy to teach her about capitalism https://t.co/7OAOjFYjQx\u201d— ryan cooper (@ryan cooper) 1509496232
\u201cOr, you could take 99% of the candy and give it to the richest kid on the block to teach her about crony capitalism.\n\n#WednesdayWisdom https://t.co/jQPa7cumM2\u201d— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@Holly Figueroa O'Reilly) 1509537227
\u201cNah. Just take some candy from your trick or treaters & give her even more. Never too early to teach her about her grandfather's tax code. https://t.co/yzJaQOK96h\u201d— Esther C, MD MPH (@Esther C, MD MPH) 1509493001
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In his latest ill-advised candy-inspired metaphor promoting Republican ideals and his father's agenda, Donald Trump Jr. attempted to teach his Twitter followers a lesson about socialism on Tuesday night.
Trump used an imaginary scenario in which his daughter's Halloween candy would be taken from her and given to a child who didn't go trick-or-treating, as a comparison to a socialist system in which the government oversees an equitable distribution of goods and services.
\u201cI\u2019m going to take half of Chloe\u2019s candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home. It\u2019s never to early to teach her about socialism.\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1509490408
During the presidential campaign last year, Trump shared his thoughts on the United States' refugee policy by explaining that welcoming Syrians fleeing a years-long civil war would be akin to eating a bowl of Skittles in which an unknown quantity of the candy was poisoned.
As with his earlier analogy, Trump's Halloween-themed Twitter post drew ridicule from critics who noted that the child's candy could be used to teach a variety of economic lessons--from capitalism to President Donald Trump's tax plan and the Trump family's own nepotism and corruption.
\u201cMan who inherited money from his father, who inherited it from *his* father, has lessons on making it on your own. https://t.co/3yPEccCF6b\u201d— Kevin M. Kruse (@Kevin M. Kruse) 1509491656
\u201cThe irony of receiving FREE CANDY from a COMMUNITY is totally lost on Don Jr, who sees the candy as something earned by showing up. https://t.co/EB3s4ESBkS\u201d— Jules Suzdaltsev (@Jules Suzdaltsev) 1509492682
\u201cI told my kid to stay home & I'll buy him candy. He doesn't have to lift a finger. Never to early to teach him about being Donald Trump Jr. https://t.co/xcEddx4lms\u201d— Ben (@Ben) 1509502289
\u201cMy dad used to eat all my candy after I came home tired and went to sleep. That\u2019s how I learned capitalism. https://t.co/fqiF75JaBi\u201d— Mark Agee (@Mark Agee) 1509495398
\u201cYou could TELL her you're donating the candy to charity, but then really funnel 100k of it to yourself. (Ask Uncle Eric about that!) https://t.co/XXwns1ZLYa\u201d— Soledad O'Brien (@Soledad O'Brien) 1509497118
\u201cI'll take 1/2 my kids candy, store it in a Cyprus tax shelter, then declare bankruptcy to teach her about capitalism https://t.co/7OAOjFYjQx\u201d— ryan cooper (@ryan cooper) 1509496232
\u201cOr, you could take 99% of the candy and give it to the richest kid on the block to teach her about crony capitalism.\n\n#WednesdayWisdom https://t.co/jQPa7cumM2\u201d— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@Holly Figueroa O'Reilly) 1509537227
\u201cNah. Just take some candy from your trick or treaters & give her even more. Never too early to teach her about her grandfather's tax code. https://t.co/yzJaQOK96h\u201d— Esther C, MD MPH (@Esther C, MD MPH) 1509493001
In his latest ill-advised candy-inspired metaphor promoting Republican ideals and his father's agenda, Donald Trump Jr. attempted to teach his Twitter followers a lesson about socialism on Tuesday night.
Trump used an imaginary scenario in which his daughter's Halloween candy would be taken from her and given to a child who didn't go trick-or-treating, as a comparison to a socialist system in which the government oversees an equitable distribution of goods and services.
\u201cI\u2019m going to take half of Chloe\u2019s candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home. It\u2019s never to early to teach her about socialism.\u201d— Donald Trump Jr. (@Donald Trump Jr.) 1509490408
During the presidential campaign last year, Trump shared his thoughts on the United States' refugee policy by explaining that welcoming Syrians fleeing a years-long civil war would be akin to eating a bowl of Skittles in which an unknown quantity of the candy was poisoned.
As with his earlier analogy, Trump's Halloween-themed Twitter post drew ridicule from critics who noted that the child's candy could be used to teach a variety of economic lessons--from capitalism to President Donald Trump's tax plan and the Trump family's own nepotism and corruption.
\u201cMan who inherited money from his father, who inherited it from *his* father, has lessons on making it on your own. https://t.co/3yPEccCF6b\u201d— Kevin M. Kruse (@Kevin M. Kruse) 1509491656
\u201cThe irony of receiving FREE CANDY from a COMMUNITY is totally lost on Don Jr, who sees the candy as something earned by showing up. https://t.co/EB3s4ESBkS\u201d— Jules Suzdaltsev (@Jules Suzdaltsev) 1509492682
\u201cI told my kid to stay home & I'll buy him candy. He doesn't have to lift a finger. Never to early to teach him about being Donald Trump Jr. https://t.co/xcEddx4lms\u201d— Ben (@Ben) 1509502289
\u201cMy dad used to eat all my candy after I came home tired and went to sleep. That\u2019s how I learned capitalism. https://t.co/fqiF75JaBi\u201d— Mark Agee (@Mark Agee) 1509495398
\u201cYou could TELL her you're donating the candy to charity, but then really funnel 100k of it to yourself. (Ask Uncle Eric about that!) https://t.co/XXwns1ZLYa\u201d— Soledad O'Brien (@Soledad O'Brien) 1509497118
\u201cI'll take 1/2 my kids candy, store it in a Cyprus tax shelter, then declare bankruptcy to teach her about capitalism https://t.co/7OAOjFYjQx\u201d— ryan cooper (@ryan cooper) 1509496232
\u201cOr, you could take 99% of the candy and give it to the richest kid on the block to teach her about crony capitalism.\n\n#WednesdayWisdom https://t.co/jQPa7cumM2\u201d— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@Holly Figueroa O'Reilly) 1509537227
\u201cNah. Just take some candy from your trick or treaters & give her even more. Never too early to teach her about her grandfather's tax code. https://t.co/yzJaQOK96h\u201d— Esther C, MD MPH (@Esther C, MD MPH) 1509493001
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