Donald Trump Jr.'s Tweet About Mr. Potato Head Is Raising Eyebrows

The former president's namesake, Donald Trump Jr., reacted to the announcement with a snarky (and lower-case) tweet: "lol this is totally gonna end with hasbro rolling out a nonbinary potato." The remark was meant as a dig to the LGBTQ+ community and the issue of gender identity. Gender is now being recognized as a classification different from sex, with some people identifying as a gender other than the one assigned at birth, and others identifying as neither male nor female (via Nature).

Don Jr.'s comment got a relatively lukewarm approval from his supporters, with just over 5,000 likes. Others reacted with sarcasm; representative remarks included, "Nobody has asked for that...typical false conservative outrage" and "You do realize it's a pile of plastic pieces with absolutely no genitalia." Some used the opportunity to take a dig at the current situation surrounding former President Trump, posting, "Donnie, let us know when Mr. Potato Head's tax returns are subpoenaed and turned over to federal investigators."

Opting not to respond to the clapback, Donald Trump Jr. has moved on to other topics. As of early Friday morning, he had sent words of support to injured golf champion Tiger Woods and given a thumbs-down to the new COVID relief bill being sent through Congress.