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This screenshot shows the tweet posted on Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, by Donald Trump Jr., in which he compares Syrian refugees to a bowl of poisoned Skittles. The post caused a stir and negative tweets on the internet into Tuesday, including a terse response from Skittles parent company, Wrigley Americas. "Skittles are candy. Refugees are people. We don't feel it's an appropriate analogy," Vice President of Corporate Affairs Denise Young said in the statement. (Twitter via AP)
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