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.

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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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