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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”. | |
| 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. | |
| Imagine thinking that teaching your child to share is bad. https://t.co/tVa3Uw4x3R | |
| 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. | |
| 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. |