Eric Trump Makes Delusional Claim About Dad’s Popularity, And Twitter Users Pounce
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Eric Trump attempted to defend his father Tuesday night on Sean Hannity’s show by making a claim that just might be his most delusional.
The second-born son of former President Donald Trump dubiously suggested that his twice-impeached pop is massively popular with Americans.
Eric Trump was griping that his dad is facing a trial in the Senate after the House impeached him for inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection, even though he is no longer president.
“They wanna tar and feather the man,” the former president’s son lamented. “They know he did a great job for this nation. They know that there’s never been a more beloved political figure in our country’s history.”
“There are 75 million Americans who would follow him to the end of Earth. I mean, they love the man, they love what he stands for.”
Although the 74 million people who voted for Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election marks the highest vote total an incumbent U.S. president has ever received, it ignores the fact that far more people — 81 million — voted for now-President Joe Biden.
In addition, Trump’s approval rating during his four years in office averaged a measly 41%, four points lower than any other president, according to Gallup. Trump is also one of only 10 U.S. presidents who ran for reelection and lost.
this is the most massive whopper Eric Trump has ever told pic.twitter.com/fggXAPb0oq
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 3, 2021
Naturally, Twitter users had lots of thoughts about Eric Trump’s claim.
Eric Trump: "There's never been a more beloved political figure in our country's history" than Donald Trump.
Maybe someone should inform @EricTrump that his father is the only president in our country's history to a) lose the popular vote twice and b) be impeached twice. https://t.co/RW0AOjccHv— Neal Rogers (@nealrogers) February 3, 2021
Imagine the insecurity that makes someone have the people around them say this stuff, again and again and again and https://t.co/hgwFWElRym
— Adam Reilly (@reillyadam) February 3, 2021
In 2021, Trumps are still saying unbelievably batshit things https://t.co/G6sDvHMhsV
— Mike P Williams (@Mike_P_Williams) February 3, 2021
"There's never been a more beloved president in American history."
Save all the others. https://t.co/87f9RZkKis— Steve Metz (@steven_metz) February 3, 2021
At every party, there are the guys who drink too much and stay too long and don't know when to stop talking because they're too drunk to know the party is over.
Meanwhile, Officer Brian Sicknick lies in honor in the Capitol. https://t.co/9TB2u7aapV— Billy Ray (@BillyRay5229) February 3, 2021
But some people were justifiably confused by Trump's statement.
How can trump be both “The most beloved political figure in history” and horribly mistreated?
pic.twitter.com/Jtlw243ebu— Molly Jong-Fast🏡 (@MollyJongFast) February 3, 2021
This article originally appeared on HuffPost and has been updated.