Trump Jr.: ‘I Didn’t Say Anything About the Holocaust’ When I Made ‘Gas Chamber’ Remarks

Donald Trump Jr. insisted Friday morning on ABC’s Good Morning America that when he joked Thursday about how the media would be “warming up the gas chamber” for Republicans, he was not referring to the Holocaust.

“I didn’t say anything about the Holocaust,” he insisted. “I was talking about media bias. I was talking about if you’re a conservative, it’s essentially capital punishment.

“I said the same thing two weeks ago about the media bias and used the term ‘electric chair,’” he continued. “It was poor choice of word, perhaps. But in no way, shape or form was I ever even remotely talking about the Holocaust. I wouldn’t do it. I think it’s disgusting, it’s not my style.”

Donald Trump Jr. on “gas chamber” remarks: “poor choice of words” but “I wasn’t talking about the Holocaust:” https://t.co/zBvSwtf3OV

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) September 16, 2016

Trump argued that the media’s reaction to his comments proved his point. “It’s the bias I was talking about. If I say something rather than talking about a great jobs plan… they can’t attack my father anymore. They’ve run out of ammo so now they attack me, they’re going to have Cosmo trying to attack my sister.”

Watch above, via ABC News.

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