People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is selling a sinister, yet dopey Donald Trump Jr. Halloween costume that mocks his love of big game hunting.
Trump Jr. has posted several photos on social media of himself and brother Eric posing with dead animals, including an elephant, crocodile, kudu, leopard and waterbuck, from a 2012 African hunting trip.
“There’s nothing more frightful than an entitled ghoul who gets his kicks from gunning down wild animals,” PETA president Ingrid Newkirk said in a statement.
PETA’s costume includes one “bloody” camouflage jacket with a name tag that reads “Half-Cocked,” and a red MAGA-type hat labeled with Trump Jr.’s name. It also comes with a stuffed jaguar perched on the shoulder looking ready to pounce. The prop gun in PETA’s promo image is not included.
PETA is taking pre-orders for the $169 costume; it will be shipped beginning Oct. 8.
Earlier this year, PETA posted messages on billboards calling for the deportation of the “undesirable” trophy hunter.
Trump Jr. fired back on Thursday:
Twitter users kept coming back to his dead animal images:
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