While Donald Trump is well-known for how active he has become on social media, he's not the only member of his family to spend time on Twitter. After Donald Trump Jr. decided to make a remark about the Gender Pay Gap, the president's son faced immediate backlash.

Donald Jr. on pay gap

According to the U.S. Census Bureau. Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States report back in 2012, women earn 77 cents to every dollar that their male counterpart makes in the world-place. Various factors cause the result, with many on the left alleging sexism, while conservatives point to the choice in career of many women, which has caused a heated debate in American politics in recent years.

While Donald Trump vowed to be a great president for all women during the 2016 presidential election, the majority of females in the United States have pushed back, which was evident during the women's march that took place not long after his inauguration. Fast forward to present day and the president is struggling to appeal to the masses. Though his base continues to show their support, Trump's approval rating has dropped to just 40 percent, with his favorability with women sinking even lower. As seen on his Twitter account on July 3, Donald Jr. decided to take a shot at the gender pay gap.

Taking to his Twitter account on Monday morning was Donald Trump Jr.

who made a sarcastic comment about the gender pay gap. "Really amazing that the wage gap concept was only discovered after January of this year," Donald Jr. tweeted, before rhetorically asking, "Right???" As expected, the reaction wasn't so positive in return.

Twitter reacts

In response to Donald Trump Jr's tweet, social media critics of the president were quick to fire back.

"Wrong," CNN host Jake Tapper tweeted back, before adding, "It's almost as these critics didn't even want to spend 5 seconds on google."

"But the empty gap between Donny's ears has been there forever," one tweet read.

"Wasn't this raised by @HillaryClinton during the campaign? Like...a lot?" another Twitter user pointed out.

"Don't you have a job you should be doing????" another tweet wondered. "Really amazing a guy who's never had to work a day in his life weighs in on wage gaps uday," a follow-up tweet added. As the backlash poured in over Donald Jr's remarks, it was clear that the rift between the political left and the right was not going to end anytime soon.
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