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Scaramucci-backed outlet relaunches ‘how many Jews were killed during the Holocaust’ poll

by Joe Concha - 10/20/17 5:02 PM ET

A Twitter account linked to former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci has posted another online poll asking, “How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?” just three days after Scaramucci said he was was “furious” the original poll ran.

How many Jews were killed during the Holocaust?

— ScaramucciPost (@ScaramucciPost) October 20, 2017

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The “Scaramucci Post” poll was relaunched on Friday to its more than 25,000 followers with an explanation around why Scaramucci and partner Lance Leifer, a hedge fund manager, decided to proceed.

My partner, Anthony Scaramucci @Scaramucci, and I used this time to reflect on the poll and the screed and attacks directed at us.

— ScaramucciPost (@ScaramucciPost) October 20, 2017

The laziness & mob-like behavior against us this week needs to change if journalists want to be journalists and not just celebrities. https://t.co/OLEfxY3JHV

— ScaramucciPost (@ScaramucciPost) October 20, 2017

We are extremely worried about the disinformation campaign about the genocidal tragedy, the Shoah, which took the lives of 6,000,000 Jews.

— ScaramucciPost (@ScaramucciPost) October 20, 2017

The purpose of the poll was to let people know that the memory of this tragedy is fading.

— ScaramucciPost (@ScaramucciPost) October 20, 2017

We are putting the poll back up because if it helps educate even just one person it will have been a worthwhile endeavor for us.

— ScaramucciPost (@ScaramucciPost) October 20, 2017

“If anyone was offended by this act, you have both my sincere personal apology and commitment that it will never happen again,” Scaramucci said in a statement on Tuesday after the poll was posted for the first time.

“I have publicly criticized the white supremacy movement and understand the Holocaust was one of the most abhorrent moments in world history,” his statement continued.

Scaramucci, a former Fox Business Network host and Wall Street financier, asked followers of his personal Twitter account on Friday to vote in the poll.

“Please vote & retweet. Do not let Holocaust deniers and anti-Semites control this poll,” he wrote to his 850,000 followers. “Six million Jews perished in the Holocaust.”

Please vote & retweet. Do not let Holocaust deniers and anti-Semites control this poll.

Six million Jews perished in the Holocaust. https://t.co/3ljJlK3G6M

— Anthony Scaramucci (@Scaramucci) October 20, 2017

Leifer, who is Jewish, also apologized on Tuesday via the Scaramucci Post’s Twitter account.

“The intent of the poll was to highlight ignorance of the basic facts of the Holocaust. I take full responsibility for it,” the account tweeted.

“This is @lancelaifer and I apologize if anyone was offended by the Holocaust poll.”

More than 10,000 votes had been cast in the latest poll as of Friday at 5:45 p.m. EST.