Donald Trump Donald John TrumpBubba Wallace to be driver of Michael Jordan, Denny Hamlin NASCAR team Graham: GOP will confirm Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the election Southwest Airlines, unions call for six-month extension of government aid MORE's running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence Michael (Mike) Richard PenceGardner signals support for taking up Supreme Court nominee this year Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll GOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight MORE, called the media outrage over a tweet from the Republican presidential nominee's son "remarkable."

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"It's remarkable to me to see the level of outrage about a metaphor used by [Donald Trump Jr.] when Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonJoe Biden looks to expand election battleground into Trump country Biden leads Trump by 12 points among Catholic voters: poll The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE is calling for a 550 percent increase in the Syrian refugee program," Pence said Tuesday in an interview with MSNBC.



"All the while, our FBI and public safety officials tell us that we can't know for sure who those people are coming into this country."



Donald Trump Jr. made headlines on Monday night after tweeting a photo of a bowl of Skittles with the caption: "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."

This image says it all. Let's end the politically correct agenda that doesn't put America first. #trump2016 pic.twitter.com/9fHwog7ssN — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) September 19, 2016

The GOP nominee has repeatedly called for the U.S. to stop accepting Syrian refugees over fears of terrorism.

“We’re allowing these people to come into our country and destroy our country and make it unsafe,” Trump said Monday on “Fox and Friends."

“If somebody looks like he’s got a massive bomb on his back, we won’t go up to that person ... because, if he looks like he comes from that part of the world, we’re not allowed to profile. Give me a break."

The vice president of corporate affairs for Wrigley Americas, the company that makes Skittles, rebuked the analogy, calling it inappropriate.

“Skittles are candy. Refugees are people. We don’t feel it’s an appropriate analogy," Denise Young said.



