Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci said his new media company, the Scaramucci Post, will make a donation to an international Jewish human rights organization, after the media company posted and then deleted a Twitter poll asking how many Jews were killed in the Holocaust.
“On behalf of the @ScaramucciPost we will be making a $25,000 donation to The Simon Wiesenthal Center,” Scaramucci tweeted Tuesday. “Hopefully I spelled that right.”
On behalf of the @ScaramucciPost we will be making a $25,000 donation to The Simon Wiesenthal Center. Hopefully I spelled that right. ?
— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) October 17, 2017
The new media company posted a Twitter survey on Tuesday asking its 24,000 followers if 1 million, 1 to 2 million, 2 to 3 million, or more than 5 million people were killed during the Holocaust.
The poll was removed from the company’s Twitter page within an hour of it being posted.
Scaramucci’s announcement of a donation was quickly criticized by some. One Twitter user suggested he should donate $6 million, a reference to the estimated six million Jews that lost their lives in the Holocaust.
Scaramucci also issued an apology for posting the poll, explaining he has taken responsibility and it will not happen again.
“While I was out of the country my social media director posted a poll on the Holocaust, in an effort to promote Holocaust education and awareness in the wake of an offensive Halloween costume depicting Anne Frank,” he said. “I was not aware of his actions and as soon as I found out, I had it removed immediately. It is the Scaramucci Post and the buck stops with me.”
“I have publicly criticized the white supremacy movement and understand that the Holocaust was one of the most abhorrent moments in world history,” he added. “Six million Jews and millions of others lost their lives. If we are ever to move forward we must acknowledge this event, vow to learn from it, teach it to the next generations and promise to never forget. If anyone was offended by this act, you have both my sincere personal apology and commitment that it will never happen again.”
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— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) October 17, 2017
The Scaramucci Post also received backlash recently for posting a photo of an Anne Frank Halloween costume and requested followers share their “thoughts.”
Scaramucci served in the White House for a total of 10 days in August before being fired. He previously worked on Wall Street and has since launched the Scaramucci Post.
