How PR and social media pros can avoid a ‘Trump moment’
The presidential candidate is in hot water after tweeting what many are calling an anti-Semitic image. Here’s what communicators can learn.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is no stranger—nor foe—of controversy.
On Saturday, Trump tweeted an image slamming Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The tweet contained Clinton’s face in front of a pile of money, along with a six-pointed star that read: “Most corrupt candidate ever!”
It didn’t take long for the tweet to evoke rage, CNN reported:
Critics erupted with complaints that the graphic evoked anti-Semitic imagery and the Trump campaign refused to answer questions about the tweet even as reports emerged that the image had been posted to an anti-Semitic, white supremacist message board 10 days earlier.
Here’s Mic’s report of the featured image:
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