Syrians, sweets and a backlash

Donald Trump Jr., the candidate’s eldest son, compared Syrian refugees to a lethal bowl of Skittles in a meme — but the Internet did not agree.

Above a photo of the bowl are the words: “If I had a bowl of skittles and I told you just three would kill you. Would you take a handful?” It concludes: “That’s our Syrian refugee problem.”

“This image says it all,” Trump Jr. wrote in his tweet of the meme. “Let’s end the politically correct agenda that doesn’t put America first. #trump2016.”

Democrats were not amused, and neither was the company that manufactures Skittles.

“Skittles are candy. Refugees are people,” said a statement from Wrigley Americas. “We don’t feel it’s an appropriate analogy.”

Jason Miller, a spokesman for Trump, said the candidate’s son “has been a tremendous asset to the campaign” and suggested he was “speaking the truth.”

The GOP nominee has repeatedly raised concerns about terrorists infiltrating the country through the refugee process. Experts say would-be refugees already face extensive screening.