Skittles Responds Perfectly to Trump’s Meme…

Skittles has responded to the Trump campaign’s meme where they likened the Syrian refugee crisis to a bowl of candy and subsequently set Twitter ablaze.

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

Like Twitter, Wrigley was not amused. The candy brand has responded, saying “Skittles are candy. Refugees are people.”

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

— Seth Abramovitch (@SethAbramovitch) September 20, 2016

[featured photograph: David Adam Kess CC BY-SA 4.0, viaWikicommons]

[H/T Eater]

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