J.K. Rowling perfectly explains why the Trumps wouldn't be in Slytherin

No Slytherin for you, Eric.
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Sam Haysom
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Another day, another classic example of J.K. Rowling shutting down the Trump administration through the sweet medium of Harry Potter.

On Monday, journalist Oliver Willis shared the following tweet about "Slytherin Alumni".

It only took 10 minutes for Rowling's response to come through.

For anyone not super familiar with the delightful world of Hogwarts, Rowling is basically saying that Kushner, Eric and Donald Jr. wouldn't even make it into the wizarding school in the first place.

Sorry, Trumps: you're clearly not magical enough.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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