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Photo of Skittles Tweeted by Donald Trump Jr. to Demonize Refugees Was Taken by a Refugee<\/b><\/p>\n

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This image says it all. Let’s end the politically correct agenda that doesn’t put America first. #trump2016<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9fHwog7ssN<\/a><\/p>\n

— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 19, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Skittles began trending<\/a> on social media last night after Donald Trump Jr. compared the colorful candy to Syrian refugees.<\/p>\n

Trump Jr. tweeted a photo of a bowl of Skittles with a caption that read, “If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you. Would you take a handful? That’s our Syrian refugee problem.”<\/p>\n

He added: “This image says it all. Let’s end the politically correct agenda that doesn’t put America first.”<\/p>\n

RELATED: Skittles Corrects Donald Trump Jr After Deplorable Tweet: ‘Skittles are Candy. Refugees are People.’<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n

Now, the BBC reports that the photo used by the Trump campaign in the meme was taken by a refugee from Cyprus and used without permission<\/a>:<\/p>\n

David Kittos, 48, from Guildford, UK, woke up to find an image he had posted to Flickr<\/a> in January 2010 had become embroiled in a political controversy.<\/p>\n

“This was not done with my permission, I don’t support his politics and I would never take his money to use it,” Mr Kittos told the BBC. “In 1974, when I was six-years old, I was a refugee from the Turkish occupation of Cyprus so I would never approve the use of this image against refugees.”<\/p>\n

Oh, the irony.<\/p>\n

As we reported earlier<\/a> the reaction to Trump Jr.s tweet was swift, and brutal:<\/p>\n

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Thousands of Syrian children just like Omran have been killed in the war. They aren’t Skittles. They’re children. Just like yours. #Skittles<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/3x7TW8hDOV<\/a><\/p>\n

— N (@_narbie) September 20, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Denise Young, VP of Corporate Affairs at Wrigley Americas, the owner of Skittles, reacted to the controversy.<\/p>\n

Said the company: “Skittles are candy. Refugees are people. We don’t feel it’s an appropriate analogy. We will respectfully refrain from further commentary as anything we say could be misinterpreted as marketing.”<\/p>\n

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A rep for @Skittles<\/a> gives me their response to @DonaldJTrumpJr<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/OmkJQkIqug<\/a><\/p>\n

— Seth Abramovitch (@SethAbramovitch) September 20, 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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