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ADL calls on Trump Jr. to retract ‘gas chamber’ comment

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is calling on Donald J. Trump, Jr., the oldest son of the Republican presidential nominee, to retract an inappropriate Nazi reference he made in an interview on Wednesday.
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September 15, 2016

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) is calling on Donald J. Trump, Jr., the oldest son of the Republican presidential nominee, to retract an inappropriate Nazi reference he made in an ” target=”_blank”>Twitter, “An unsurprising Nazi reference from the ‘alt-right’ movement’s presidential campaign. This is the real Trump.” Hillary Clinton retweeted it on her official account.

“>tweets, the ADL called on the Trump Jr. to  retract his comments, which caused an internet firestorm. “We hope you understand the sensitivity and hurt of making Holocaust jokes. We hope you retract,” the ADL said in a tweet directed as Trump Jr. “Trivialization of the Holocaust and gas chambers is NEVER okay.”

“Your comment about gas chambers is out of line. Trivialization of the Holocaust is never acceptable,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt chimed in.

Trump Jr. has been accused in the past for tweeting alt-right and anti-Semitic memes. gone down similar paths before. Last week, he “>appeared along with a white supremacist while giving an interview on a conservative radio show.

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