Dinesh D'Souza calls Obama 'grown-up Trayvon,' deletes tweet

Plenty on the Right groaned when the president chose to insert himself personally into the George Zimmerman case, saying “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon [Martin].” That response was nothing, though, compared to the reaction to Dinesh D’Souza’s tasteless tweet today calling the president “Grown-Up Trayvon.”

D’Souza deleted the tweet after a firestorm of criticism from both sides of the aisle and a column in the Washington Post calling the tweet “wildly offensive.”

https://twitter.com/hilaryr/status/405469423395303424

I find the comment by @DineshDSouza calling President Obama a grownup Trayvon Martin to be repulsive. Dinesh is beyond pathetic.

— rolandsmartin (@rolandsmartin) November 27, 2013

What is a Tweet like this trying to accomplish? https://t.co/H1ouOk9zAf (via @max_read)

— Joe Weisenthal (@TheStalwart) November 26, 2013

https://twitter.com/BuzzFeedAndrew/status/405424452583690240

@DineshDSouza is the #Assholeoftheday #Assholeoftheyear

— PoliteSouthernHelle (@Angelinoo) November 27, 2013

@DineshDSouza Trayvon Martin doesn't get to grow up. You are a sad sad person

— jsilermc (@jsilermc) November 27, 2013

Have to say that, for being a smart guy, DineshDSouza calling Obama a "Grown Up Trayvon" doesn't seem like a smart thing to do.

— Michael Freeman (@michaelpfreeman) November 27, 2013

https://twitter.com/Heminator/status/405425548886700032

Not helpful indeed.