Trump tweets 'Frozen' colouring book to defend 'anti-semetic' tweet

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took to Twitter to share an image of Disney's Frozen colouring book with a star on its cover, comparing it to an image he shared earlier of Hillary Clinton that was criticised as being anti-Semitic.

"Where is the outrage for this Disney book? Is this the 'Star of David' also? Dishonest media! #Frozen," he tweeted.

Where is the outrage for this Disney book? Is this the 'Star of David' also?
Dishonest media! #Frozen pic.twitter.com/4LJBpSm8xa

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 7, 2016

Not long after, Clinton followed Trump’s tweet with a line from the film’s song “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” replacing 'snowman' with 'strawman'.

Do you want to build a strawman? https://t.co/AoeNTJOGpo

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) July 7, 2016

Many responded to his tweet with a reference to the Disney film’s theme song:

Isn't #frozen about the dangers of trusting a fluffy haired charlatan out to take a kingdom away from a woman? pic.twitter.com/9YWSyQLHfj

— Jennifer Wright (@JenAshleyWright) July 7, 2016

Let it go, let it go. Turn away and slam the door! #Frozen https://t.co/Bt4poBIxCO

— Elizabeth Banks ❄️ (@ElizabethBanks) July 7, 2016

.@realDonaldTrump Dude. #frozen pic.twitter.com/iiLD0mTlWs

— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) July 7, 2016

The rest of the campaign should be Trump reviewing Disney movies #Frozen

— @hayesbrown.bsky.social (@HayesBrown) July 7, 2016

The part that's funny is that he actually put the #Frozen hashtag at the end. pic.twitter.com/oXjvzR3YQP

— zeynep tufekci (@zeynep) July 7, 2016

The Frozen star isn't on a pile of money & you didn't get it from a neo-nazi message board. Other than that, sure. https://t.co/Y9086tHQSH

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) July 7, 2016

Looks like Trump's Frozen tweet was echoing far right freakazoid @Cernovich. You really can't make this stuff up. https://t.co/gcLkLgqKf5

— Jeet Heer (@HeerJeet) July 7, 2016

Trump uses #Frozen book to show 5 pt star isn't racist, as if context doesn't matter. A cross isn't racist either, until it burns on a lawn.

— Tanya 🇺🇸 (@tgreene319) July 7, 2016

On Saturday, Trump had tweeted an image of rival Hillary Clinton alongside hundred-dollar bills and a Jewish star bearing the words "most corrupt candidate ever!", prompting outrage and bafflement on social media.



Two hours after his initial tweet, Trump tweeted a similar image in which the six-pointed Star of David - which appears on Israel's flag and which Jews were forced to wear on their clothing by the Nazis during the Holocaust - was replaced by a circle. The original tweet was deleted.

Critics said the image featuring the star dates back to centuries-old anti-Semitic stereotypes, such as the belief that Jews are greedy.

In a tweet on Monday, he said he had not meant the six-pointed star to refer to the Star of David. Rather, he said, the star could have referred to a sheriff's badge, which is shaped similarly except for small circles at the ends of each of its six points, or a "plain star."

This article originally appeared on BuzzFeed