Donald Trump Jr.'s 'I Am Not An Elitist' Brag Didn't Go So Well
Donald Trump Jr.’s attempt to paint himself as a man of the American people backfired on Monday.
The eldest son of billionaire President Donald Trump shared on Instagram a photo that someone had taken of him traveling in coach class Wednesday on a flight from Las Vegas to Phoenix ahead of his father’s campaign rally.
Trump Jr. went to great lengths with his caption to explain why he is “not an elitist.”
“Never have been never wanted to be and certainly never tried to get on the BS rubber chicken dinner circuit,” wrote Trump Jr.
“I like fishing, hunting, red meat, trucks and guns,” he added. “And yes, I usually fly coach, but preferably not Int’l middle seat!”
Critics on Twitter, however, accused Trump Jr. (who has actually tweeted about flying coach before) of false modesty:
A) The average American hasn’t even flown in the last year.
B) I saw Beto flying SW coach last year.
C) When you post a picture of yourself in coach to point out how much of a regular guy you are, it suggests that this is not typically how you travel. https://t.co/rSGG3h6ejt— Seth Masket (@smotus) February 24, 2020
"Look at me! I'm just like the poors!"
— RebelMel #IvansArmy #GunReformNow (@mimicreature) February 24, 2020
Also: it’s Southwest. He couldn’t even fly first class on that flight even if he wanted to - they don’t have first class. https://t.co/EyD8EXJzgO
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) February 24, 2020
Don Jr wants a round of applause for not flying first class pic.twitter.com/Ao1MytPmDg
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 24, 2020
And Southwest, which he was flying on, has no options other than the same seats for everyone!
— Ohm (Unit of Resistance)🆘️ (@HereToResist) February 24, 2020
"Bet you won't be seeing any Democratic presidential hopefuls flying like this" https://t.co/Oun58tCGPN pic.twitter.com/1YAeefWUSW
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) February 24, 2020
This is funny. It's like those "US Weekly" features that the gullible lap up of "Celebs,they're just like us!" (no, they're not and they wouldn't p*ss on u if were on fire) where the elites try to convince you that a $$$ actress is JUST LIKE YOU (!) bc she took a taxi somewhere. https://t.co/Ar8LM1PcjT
— A.J. Delgado (@AJDelgado13) February 24, 2020
Everyone goes coach on Southwest 🤦🏽♀️ https://t.co/tXUgkFQF4h
— Zahra Billoo (@ZahraBilloo) February 24, 2020
Incredible! He is actually bragging about flying coach from Vegas to Phoenix! Wow! Jr. you really are a “drop off the old block”! https://t.co/rEQq87Q4WL
— Tommy Chong (@tommychong) February 24, 2020
Southwest Airlines doesn't offer first class seating and there are not a lot of fight offerings for that long 45 min trek from Las Vegas to Phoenix... so... https://t.co/PPAWREsx1v
— Dusty (@DustinGiebel) February 24, 2020
Vegas to Phoenix flight is equivalent to an elevator ride up 5 floors.
— Jeff (@ZBlime) February 24, 2020
An hour in coach. The tragedy of it all! https://t.co/n6c7NL3YfO
— Women Are The Majority (@G1G1Byers) February 24, 2020
LMAO - Like this?https://t.co/YjBRprEVsq
— S̾u̾r̾e̾R̾e̾a̾l̾i̾t̾y̾ 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇳🇿 (@SureReality) February 24, 2020
1 hour 15 minutes flight - what a hero. Let's see him do Sydney to London.
— MickMack (@MickMac61975410) February 24, 2020
Dude really spent an hour on a coach flight and thinks he knows what it’s like to be an average American 😂 https://t.co/t9jgNTqQYJ
— 🚗 😡👁☀️ (@jeep1422) February 24, 2020
It's Southwest Airlines. Do they even have first class for that short of a flight? https://t.co/kzfX1RwS7P
— 𝘿𝙪𝙢𝙥 𝙇𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙨𝙚𝙮 𝙂𝙧𝙖𝙝𝙖𝙢 (@dumptrump33) February 24, 2020
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