Eric Trump’s ‘Incredible’ New Boast Backfires Spectacularly
Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump, is getting mocked on social media after sharing a photo of the Republican figures who came to see the former president in court on Tuesday during his criminal trial in the Stormy Daniels hush money case.
Trump called the group ― which included House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), GOP House members Byron Donalds and Cory Mills, former GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum ― “incredible patriots.”
Some truly incredible patriots pic.twitter.com/7R0MvVaPam
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) May 14, 2024
They joined the growing list of Republican figures who’ve made the pilgrimage to New York to spend a day with Trump at his trial.
But they may not have been drawn there by any sense of patriotism, as Eric Trump claims.
Many of those who’ve turned up are reportedly under consideration for vice president, and the appearance may help them to curry favor, given how much the former president values loyalty above all else.
Many also support Trump’s lies and conspiracy theories about the 2020 election and have downplayed the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol carried out by the former president’s supporters as they tried to block the certification of the vote.
Given that background, critics tore into Trump’s praise of the group as “patriots”:
Truly an incredible display of cowardice
— Luke Zaleski (@ZaleskiLuke) May 14, 2024
Is Barnum & Bailey having a job fair? https://t.co/0Xx6yTJeJi
— Greta (@GretaGrace20) May 15, 2024
Some truly incredible weak, subservient sycophants supporting the most corrupt and dangerously incompetent president in our country's history. https://t.co/EUdJg2h8kJ
— Inspector Gadget 🏳️🌈 (@Onemoretime2212) May 15, 2024
Eric…that is a photo of criminals.
— Jack Hopkins (@thejackhopkins) May 14, 2024
Patriots, @EricTrump? https://t.co/ynJACb5WBYpic.twitter.com/a3agAdWiQB
— Crusty Is Risen (yet again) 🎌🍣🦂 (@WTFinSoCal) May 14, 2024
Fucking clowns is more like it https://t.co/XW0GDcc870pic.twitter.com/GVom2MrCku
— Teresa GⓂ️Ⓜ️ ☮️🕊️🌎🇺🇸🇺🇦💙 (@1redcupcake) May 14, 2024
Yes. Incredible meaning literally “not believable”. https://t.co/h63q7GZIug
— John Olberding (@jolberding01) May 14, 2024
NEVER FORGET! https://t.co/GpS4JHjzRhpic.twitter.com/0cKAKE1Zmn
— Walter Blake (@WalterBlake1) May 14, 2024
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