Scaramucci Post, the new media venture of former Trump White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, has sparked an uproar for a Twitter poll asking: “How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?”
The inquiry on the site’s Twitter feed Tuesday was framed as one of its famous online polls, with options including “less than one million,” “between 1-2 million,” “between 2-3 million” and “more than five million.”
FYI — the answer is “more than five million.”
Scaramucci Post asks (and deletes) poll asking “How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?’ pic.twitter.com/jka2ENfEE1
— Jon Levine (@LevineJonathan) October 17, 2017
The post was swiftly deleted and replaced with a series of Tweeted apologies from Scaramucci Post administrator and social media strategist Lance Laifer.
“The intent of the poll was to highlight ignorance of the basic facts of the Holocaust. I take full responsibility for it,” said Laifer. “I apologize if anyone was offended by the Holocaust poll.”
He also insisted that Scaramucci, who is traveling in Europe, was entirely unaware of the post.
The Wrap reached out to Scaramucci who did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
This poll was put up by @lancelaifer without consulting @Scaramucci who is traveling in London.
The poll has been taken down. pic.twitter.com/SKaaPZAPow— ScaramucciPost (@ScaramucciPost) October 17, 2017
The intent of the poll was to highlight ignorance of the basic facts of the Holocaust. I take full responsibility for it.
— ScaramucciPost (@ScaramucciPost) October 17, 2017
This is @lancelaifer and I apologize if anyone was offended by the Holocaust poll.
— ScaramucciPost (@ScaramucciPost) October 17, 2017
But the online response to the short-lived Tweet was swift and brutal.
https://twitter.com/MollyJongFast/status/920286663380742144
https://twitter.com/pattymo/status/920288663073894400
https://twitter.com/SethAMandel/status/920286152187437056
https://twitter.com/jbarro/status/920276498317217797