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<p>Donald Trump Jr. is the king of saying garbage things and consequently getting roasted on Twitter, and this week is no different. For the past few days the president&#39;s eldest son has been traveling India promoting the family&#39;s real estate empire.</p><p><strong>So naturally, he took some time to make a deeply dehumanizing generalization about poor people.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Trump Jr selling real estate in India: “you can see the poorest of the poor - still a smile on face. different spirit than in other parts of the world. something unique about that. i know some of the most successful businessmen in the world - some are miserable people” <a href="https://t.co/901DE266p1">https://t.co/901DE266p1</a></p>&mdash; John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohnJHarwood/status/966286801894825991?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>&ldquo;I don&#39;t mean to be glib about it, but you can see the poorest of the poor and there is still a smile on a face. It&#39;s a different spirit that you don&#39;t see in other parts of the world, and I think there&#39;s something unique about that. I know some of the most successful businessmen in the world - some are miserable people,&rdquo; Trump said on Tuesday <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/donald-trump-jr-praises-spirit-india-s-people-during-promotional-n849506">during an interview</a> with <em>CNBC&rsquo;s</em> Indian affiliate.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;You go through a town.... you can see the poorest of the poor and there&#39;s still a smile on their face.&quot;<br><br>Donald Trump Jr. arrives in India on a week-long visit to help attract buyers for his family&#39;s luxury apartments. <a href="https://t.co/wPHyBQpwi7">pic.twitter.com/wPHyBQpwi7</a></p>&mdash; NBC News (@NBCNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCNews/status/965904055573852160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong> Truly, it would take an entire book to unpack the levels of classism, racism, condescension, and irony in Don Jr.&#39;s statement.</strong></p><p>He&#39;s praising the &quot;spirits&quot; of poor people while simultaneously pitching more than$1 billion worth of luxury Trump Tower projects spanning four different cities. The impacts of those powers on low-income populations will be anything but uplifting.</p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/TrumpJr?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#TrumpJr</a> really wants us to believe that he&#39;s in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/India?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#India</a> to meet the &quot; poorest of the poor&quot; and not sell apartments. Nice try. <a href="https://t.co/blDOwvR8r3">https://t.co/blDOwvR8r3</a></p>&mdash; Arafat Kabir (@ArafatKabirUpol) <a href="https://twitter.com/ArafatKabirUpol/status/966342243584847873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p><strong>People on Twitter have an arsenal of fiery, intelligent, and pointed words for the president&#39;s son.</strong></p><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I imagine he hasn&#39;t seen much of the emerging world, then. <a href="https://t.co/VOQDsgT6MK">https://t.co/VOQDsgT6MK</a></p>&mdash; Nelson Valdez (@NelsonSince94) <a href="https://twitter.com/NelsonSince94/status/965905126740414464?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">&quot;How To Be Patronizing and Racist,&quot; by Donald Trump Jr. <a href="https://t.co/VU6k8ajmrl">https://t.co/VU6k8ajmrl</a></p>&mdash; JadeinNM (@Jadeinnm) <a href="https://twitter.com/Jadeinnm/status/966345834697605121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Donald Trump Jr. likes his poor people to be happy. <a href="https://t.co/E22KxCCMTW">https://t.co/E22KxCCMTW</a></p>&mdash; Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) <a href="https://twitter.com/keithboykin/status/966318881844486145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Absolutely fed up of headlines that bear no resemblance to the actual story. <br><br>Trump Jr does not say that. His comment was about the fact that the poor in India smile and that is a great testament to their positivity. He says nothing about “liking” them. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FakeNewsMedia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FakeNewsMedia</a> <a href="https://t.co/o3I6h8ahtN">https://t.co/o3I6h8ahtN</a></p>&mdash; Miss Jo (@therealmissjo) <a href="https://twitter.com/therealmissjo/status/966399170130141185?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Still flabbergasted by this <a href="https://t.co/uDWLUOQXxO">https://t.co/uDWLUOQXxO</a></p>&mdash; Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) <a href="https://twitter.com/ishaantharoor/status/966092959845412865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 20, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">He is just a horrible person.</p>&mdash; Carrie (@cawilliamson) <a href="https://twitter.com/cawilliamson/status/966319605085016064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><oembed>https://twitter.com/TheEmperorJahi/status/966321536780169216</oembed><div className="ad-splitter"></div><div class="oembedall-container sec-iframe sec-oembed-iframe"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“ let them eat cake “</p>&mdash; sugarman (@littleJeffLebo) <a href="https://twitter.com/littleJeffLebo/status/966321808470233089?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 21, 2018</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Don Jr. is nothing if not great at pushing out a Marie Antoinette vibe if she dressed like a rich kid locked inside a Home Depot.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Don Jr. said he likes India's 'poorest' because they 'smile.' Now he's getting dragged.

Bronwyn Isaac

Donald Trump Jr. is the king of saying garbage things and consequently getting roasted on Twitter, and this week is no different. For the past few days the president&#39;s eldest son has been traveling India promoting the family&#39;s real estate empire.So naturally, he took some time to make a deeply dehumanizing generalization about poor people.Trump Jr selling real estate in India: “you can see the poorest of the poor - still a smile on face. different spirit than in other parts of the world. something unique about that. i know some of the most successful businessmen in the world - some are miserable people” https://t.co/901DE266p1&mdash; John Harwood (@JohnJHarwood) February 21, 2018 &ldquo;I don&#39;t mean to be glib about it, but you can see the poorest of the poor and there is still a smile on a face. It&#39;s a different spirit that you don&#39;t see in other parts of the world, and I think there&#39;s something unique about that. I know some of the most successful businessmen in the world - some are miserable people,&rdquo; Trump said on Tuesday during an interview with CNBC&rsquo;s Indian affiliate.&quot;You go through a town.... you can see the poorest of the poor and there&#39;s still a smile on their face.&quot;Donald Trump Jr. arrives in India on a week-long visit to help attract buyers for his family&#39;s luxury apartments. pic.twitter.com/wPHyBQpwi7&mdash; NBC News (@NBCNews) February 20, 2018  Truly, it would take an entire book to unpack the levels of classism, racism, condescension, and irony in Don Jr.&#39;s statement.He&#39;s praising the &quot;spirits&quot; of poor people while simultaneously pitching more than$1 billion worth of luxury Trump Tower projects spanning four different cities. The impacts of those powers on low-income populations will be anything but uplifting.#TrumpJr really wants us to believe that he&#39;s in #India to meet the &quot; poorest of the poor&quot; and not sell apartments. Nice try. https://t.co/blDOwvR8r3&mdash; Arafat Kabir (@ArafatKabirUpol) February 21, 2018 People on Twitter have an arsenal of fiery, intelligent, and pointed words for the president&#39;s son.I imagine he hasn&#39;t seen much of the emerging world, then. https://t.co/VOQDsgT6MK&mdash; Nelson Valdez (@NelsonSince94) February 20, 2018 &quot;How To Be Patronizing and Racist,&quot; by Donald Trump Jr. https://t.co/VU6k8ajmrl&mdash; JadeinNM (@Jadeinnm) February 21, 2018 Donald Trump Jr. likes his poor people to be happy. https://t.co/E22KxCCMTW&mdash; Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) February 21, 2018 Absolutely fed up of headlines that bear no resemblance to the actual story. Trump Jr does not say that. His comment was about the fact that the poor in India smile and that is a great testament to their positivity. He says nothing about “liking” them. #FakeNewsMedia https://t.co/o3I6h8ahtN&mdash; Miss Jo (@therealmissjo) February 21, 2018 Still flabbergasted by this https://t.co/uDWLUOQXxO&mdash; Ishaan Tharoor (@ishaantharoor) February 20, 2018 He is just a horrible person.&mdash; Carrie (@cawilliamson) February 21, 2018 https://twitter.com/TheEmperorJahi/status/966321536780169216“ let them eat cake “&mdash; sugarman (@littleJeffLebo) February 21, 2018 Don Jr. is nothing if not great at pushing out a Marie Antoinette vibe if she dressed like a rich kid locked inside a Home Depot.