A popular Twitter account associated with former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci tweeted out a poll Tuesday asking it’s followers to answer a relatively straightforward question.

The tweet from “The Scaramucci Post” gave people four options and asks: “How many Jews were killed in the Holocaust?”

The tweet was taken down about an hour after it was posted, and The Scaramucci Post apologized if it offended anyone.

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

“This poll was put up by @lancelaifer without consulting @Scaramucci who is traveling in London. The poll has been taken down,” the Scaramucci Post said in a follow-up tweet.

“The intent of the poll was to highlight ignorance of the basic facts of the Holocaust. I take full responsibility for it,” said another tweet attributed to Lance Laifer, a hedge fund manager and former internet entrepreneur in his early 50s.

Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said the Twitter poll “was clearly insensitive and could play into the hands of Holocaust deniers. We are glad The Scaramucci Post took it down.”
On social media, the initial message was widely criticized as anti-Semitic, as were other tweets from the Scaramucci Post’s account related to an Anne Frank Halloween costume.

Call on Amazon to join other retailers and remove “Anne Frank” children’s Halloween costume immediately: https://t.co/wwA7XOaAIF pic.twitter.com/f7RPXvqYcR

— ADL (@ADL_National) October 17, 2017

Scaramucci later posted a statement that his social media director made the poll in order to “promote Holocaust education and awareness in the wake of an offensive Halloween costume depicting Anne Frank.”

“I am pained imagining that my post led anyone to believe I am giving comfort to Holocaust deniers. Nothing can be further from the truth. I have publicly criticized the white supremacy movement and understand that the Holocaust was one of the most abhorrent moments in world history,” Scaramucci wrote, saying he had it immediately removed after become aware of the post.

“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,” he continued, apologizing to those offended.

We are entrepreneurs and we make mistakes. We carry on. I am not into witchunts. @lancelaifer has my full support. Moving on . . .

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) October 17, 2017

I don’t fire people for making mistakes. Besides, he is my partner. I fire people for not trying.

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) October 17, 2017

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

Scaramucci, 53, launched the Twitter account for the Scaramucci Post in August following his erratic 10-day stint as White House communications director, which ended in late July.

Earlier this month, Scaramucci said The Scaramucci Post would represent the “center lane” of American politics.

“The center lane is wide open,” Scaramucci said. “What The Scaramucci Post is going to represent is a center lane.”

“I do think that we are living in a society where we are very polarized. We are getting our news screeched into us,” he added. “From the right and from the left.”

The media entity has so far to get anything off the ground other than its social media presence, which boasts 24,000 followers on Twitter.

“We have no idea what the Scaramucci Post is and neither do you. We’ll have to see how the whole thing unfolds,” Mr. Scaramucci told The Hill earlier this month.

(Nat Golden – YWN)