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Donald Trump Jr schooled on Twitter after Halloween 'socialism' tweet
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Donald Trump Jr got a lesson in sharing from social media on Tuesday, after tweeting a picture of his daughter Chloe with her Halloween candy haul, and threatening to take half of it away to “teach her about socialism”.
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I’m going to take half of Chloe’s candy tonight & give it to some kid who sat at home. It’s never to early to teach her about socialism. pic.twitter.com/3ie9C0jv2G
Within hours, Trump Jr’s tweet had generated over 50,000 replies, with many users pointing out that he wasn’t describing socialism, but sharing – something most children are taught to do.
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Imagine thinking that teaching your child to share is bad. https://t.co/tVa3Uw4x3R
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Lots of people used the tweet as an opportunity to criticise Trump Jr’s understanding of socialism, given that trick-or-treat candy is given to children as a handout due to the kindness of strangers.
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My man, "socialism" was her getting that free candy in the first place. You taking half for reasons she can't understand is capitalism https://t.co/w9x9zB0xLA
Your kid went begging from hard-working people for candy. The kid who stayed home got theirs because their parents worked to pay for it.In your simile, if anyone’s the socialist it’s Chloe. https://t.co/GNT6viB524
Some pointed out that giving candy to children who weren’t able to go out trick-or-treating would, in most circumstances, be considered a good deed.
Going to a home of disabled children and handing out candy there would teach her (and you) a lot more. https://t.co/N2l14yEPaR
Let me fix that for you... "Give some of the free candy she got to children who couldn't go out to get free candy." https://t.co/XM9DcbkDFP
The origins of Trump Jr’s own inherited wealth were also a target for mockery.
From the guy who got his millions by being born to a millionaire. Who got his millions by being born to a millionaire https://t.co/iyXWBwP5fX
It's telling that junior thinks that "walking around getting gifts from people" is a good metaphor for "earning money" https://t.co/41m4nfQBr4
Revealing conflation of "good honest graft" with "being given stuff because you're a kid" here. https://t.co/hmanbsLnXP
Those making this point included the Harry Potter author JK Rowling
Fill her bucket with old candy left by her great-grandfather, then explain that she has more because she's smarter than all the other kids. https://t.co/0lbhHYyFe4
Other people stretched Trump Jr’s analogy to illustrate “trickle-down” economics, make a point about his father’s proposed tax reform programme.
Or you could just take 99% of Chloe’s candy, eat it and tell her to wait for it to trickle down. https://t.co/B24iOoLXpU
Or you could give 90% of her candy to the one richest kid in the neighborhood. It's never too early to teach her about Republicanism. https://t.co/gARIEd0qfM
And of course, there was plenty of mention of the Trump campaign’s alleged ties with Russia.
Why not give all of it to Russia, and teach her about her dad and her grandpa. https://t.co/2bwiA5Ys02
How do you even know if the kid who sat at home likes Russian candy?
There was also criticism of Trump Jr’s decision to use his three-year-old daughter to make a political point.
“Don’t bring the kids into it. kids are off-limits." https://t.co/aR48VBhHcZ
"But daddy, people gave me these sweets free out of kindness""SHUT UP AND POSE FOR DADDY'S POLITICAL SNIPE PHOTOGRAPH!" https://t.co/OXJNOjvnuw
Halloween hasn’t been the easiest period for the Trump family, with the president criticised for remarks he made when meeting children in the White House over Halloween.
