Eric Trump made his move early in the Trump rise. He was labeled “The Dumb One.”
People who remember my writing here at the time know that I rejected this notion because it seemed as though the Trump rascals, the three adults, aggressively did and said things that gave them the lead every 12 hours. We exclude adult Tiffany who graduated from Georgetown Law, forever forfeiting any shot at the title.
But Eric took a near-biblical attempt at the top recently, one that will withstand at least 48 hours of before Don Jr. or Ivanka will again honk something, perhaps inspired by former Rep. George Santos, that propels them to the top. In other words, this is seriously stupid shit.
Hours after Dad was found liable for hundreds of millions of dollars due to fraud, fraud primarily incurred by building in Manhattan, Eric cried [1] – perhaps literally:
“My father built the skyline of New York City, and this is the thanks he gets?”
Now, because my editor kicks so much ass, I am sure she will put a picture of workers building the Empire State Building, eating sandwiches on scaffolding without anything to prevent their fall.
They didn’t build the New York Skyline, Donald Trump did – and he did it without a harness, either. Without any protection, Trump defrauded the companies that actually did contract to build a few skyscrapers.
It is also deeply offensive. Let’s pretend that Trump did build the NYC skyline. If he did so as a mobbed-up, short-fingered murderer, he could have built New York State, including Niagra Falls, and in this country, you will face the consequences. Eric never sounded more entitled or oblivious. When you take “Entitled” + “Oblivious” = The Champion, at least for 48 hours.
Eric Trump: “My father built the skyline of New York City. And this is the thanks he gets?" 🤡 pic.twitter.com/qp08eAORWf [2]
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) March 19, 2024 [3]
And the internet was more than happy to clue Eric in on just how stupid his statement sounded:
@EricTrump [4] No! Your father DID NOT build NYC’s skyline . You people are delusional. What your father did do is lie on loan applications and tax forms. Refused to pay workers and cheated multiple vendors. And paid hush money to a porn star and Playboy Playmate .
— 𝓝𝓐𝓝𝓒𝓔🌊🌊🌊 (@solusnan1) March 20, 2024 [5]
Trump built the Empire State Building!
Oh, wait.
He built the Chrysler Building!
No, wait.
He built the original World Trade Center!!!
No. Hold up.
He *did* build the Freedom Tower, though!
*SHIT*
He built… wait… he built…
Aw, sh*t.
I got nuthin’.
— 🗳✊🏾Bart N. Luther King 👴🏾🇺🇸 (@BartNLutherKing) March 19, 2024 [6]
Your “billionaire” Dad built the Chrysler Building, Empire State, Trinity Church, One World Trade Center, New York Public Library, St. Pat’s, Plaza Hotel, New York Life Building, Grant’s Tomb, the MET, Woolworth Building, the Guggenheim, MSG, NYSE, Grand Central?I never knew.😆🤣
— Phyllis Stahler (@Phee949) March 20, 2024 [7]
Yes, his 91 felony counts are all for being a minor developer in NYC. That’s why the many bigger developers in NYC aren’t facing 91 felony counts
— 🇺🇦🇮🇱 Steven Walk (@realStevenWalk) March 19, 2024 [8]
“My father raw-dogged a porn star and then he put the blame on Michael Cohen and this is the thanks he gets”.
— CB2024 (@CBtheGreat2024) March 19, 2024 [9]
In no world did your father even build 1/100th of the NY skyline, bro. 🤦♀️
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) March 19, 2024 [10]
Jason Miciak is an editor at large for Occupy Democrats who freelances for friends at Political Flare.