Donald Trump's son, Donald Trump Jr., drew ire Monday night when he likened the Syrian refugee crisis to a compromised bowl of Skittles. If three of the Skittles in the bowl "would kill you," an image Trump shared on Twitter threatened, "would you take a handful?" The text that loomed over a tantalizing photo of edible rainbow candy pieces:
Kittos said he had taken the photo simply because he was practicing off-camera flash techniques. But while the image wasn't for sale, Kittos is not interested in pursuing action with lawyers. "This isn't about the money for me. [Trump's campaign] could have just bought a cheap image from a micro stock library. This is pure greed from them. I don't think they care about my feelings. They should not be stealing an image, full stop," Kittos said.
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Skittles' owner, Wrigley, also expressed unhappiness with the use of their product in the Trump promotion. "Skittles are candy. Refugees are people. We don't feel it is an appropriate analogy," the company said.
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