Trump Jr. makes holocaust joke... (UPDATE: Trump Jr walks it back...sort of)

Well, it was bound to happen. LINK

(9/15/2016) “The media has been her number one surrogate in this. Without the media, this wouldn’t even be a contest, but the media has built her up. They’ve let he slide on every indiscrepancy, on every lie, on every DNC game trying to get Bernie Sanders out of this thing. If Republicans were doing that, they’d be warming up the gas chamber right now.” – Donald Trump Jr.

I’m sure this will be forgotten by the major media outlets in short order...but it’s another reminder to the rest of us to work our asses off to keep this family out of the White House.

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[UPDATE 4]: Trump Jr. is attempting to walk this back, though “Sherriff Star” comes to mind:

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Trump Jr. tells @KatyTurNBC that his "gas chamber" comment is referencing corporal punishment, not in any way anti-Semitic.

— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) September 15, 2016

[Update 3]: Holy cow! Rec list? THANKS EVERYONE!

[Update 2]: It’s up on Talking Points Memo...now with the audio! I’ll keep tossing up twitter posts with any spare time as I come across them.

[Update]: This is, unsurprisingly, getting some attention on twitter. We’ll have to wait and see if it makes any major coverage, but my hopes are low. For now, here’s some of what I’ve run across on twitter. If you find anything, post it in the comments and I’ll try to update periodically.

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Just @DonaldJTrumpJr, making a casual Holocaust joke https://t.co/MNaJEkFihZpic.twitter.com/qNsIl5TVXS

— Edward-Isaac Dovere (@IsaacDovere) September 15, 2016 x

Are you f--king kidding me? https://t.co/3FFuZX5mhy

— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) September 15, 2016 x

This is big. https://t.co/4SyLJI1Z2a

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) September 15, 2016 x

trump's friends like to bring up the gas chamber. https://t.co/Kw7q7vm6gN

— Oliver Willis (@owillis) September 15, 2016 x

An unsurprising Nazi reference from the "alt-right" movement's presidential campaign. This is the real Trump. https://t.co/HOUgRC8343

— Evan McMullin (@Evan_McMullin) September 15, 2016

[h/t] to nervousnellie for the KO links in the comments:

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Even now, unbelievable RT @IsaacDovere Just @DonaldJTrumpJr, making a casual Holocaust joke https://t.co/EUK3QsR87Ypic.twitter.com/5LTPjijiy0

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) September 15, 2016 x

Trump Jr makes a gas chamber joke and we're debating "deplorable?" Volume 3 of my commentary series #TheCloserGQpic.twitter.com/6RvZerkfAh

— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) September 15, 2016