Eric Trump was trending on Twitter today for opening his mouth again. This time, his mouth was on Wednesday’s episode of Fox & Friends defending Donald Trump’s tweets about how the four congresswomen most threatening to him should go back to where they came from, which the House of Representatives officially voted to call racist yesterday.
Eric doubled down on his dad’s assertion that the four women and “haters” should just leave the country, calling The Squad a “clown show.”
But perhaps the most ridiculous thing he said was to claim that 95% of people living in the U.S. are behind the President in terms of his “message.”
"He's fighting every single day. And he has to fight against the media. He has to fight against these lunatics. And guys, I'm telling you, 95% of this country is behind him in this message. I mean, people love this nation." — Eric Trump on his dadhttps://t.co/ykI1UaB8JK
— Chris Cillizza (@CillizzaCNN) July 17, 2019
To be completely fair, Eric was probably referring to “American pride” when he said 95% of Americans agree with Donald, but even on that subject, the number seems high. Especially when Fox News was freaking out over a poll that found U.S. patriotism is at an all-time low right now just two weeks ago. Either way, Eric’s statements are contradictory and absurd.
“No one’s been fighting for American pride,” Eric said in the lead-up to the 95 percent comment. “And standing up for the national anthem and standing up for our flag. And not allowing our flag to be burned in the streets. No one’s been fighting for these things. My father is in there and he is fighting every single day.”
No one stands up for the national anthem? Has Eric never been to a sporting event in this country?
Whatever Eric meant, it doesn’t much matter, because if there’s anything 95% of Americans can agree on, it’s that Eric is only good for being mocked on Twitter. Here is a sampling of today’s best jokes:
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Eric Trump: 95% of Americans agree with my father's message
Trump's current approval rating: 41% pic.twitter.com/K0l3OrAfhh
— The Betches Sup (@Betches_Sup) July 17, 2019
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95% of the country probably believes that Eric Trump is the least smart person in his family. https://t.co/UqOkVsFq9C
— Adam Best (@adamcbest) July 17, 2019
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Eric Trump is trending, is it because he accidentally locked himself inside the refrigerator again
— Jeff Tiedrich (@itsJeffTiedrich) July 17, 2019
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95% of Americans should know that Eric Trump stole charity money from kids with cancer.
— Eugene Gu, MD (@eugenegu) July 17, 2019
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95% of Americans agree that Eric Trump is trash. pic.twitter.com/5m7ieQZww3
— 🏝Kim Sherrell (@kim) July 17, 2019
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Eric Trump is trending.. pic.twitter.com/e61eFfEZSo
— Kenn O'bé ® (@HipHop_Titan) July 17, 2019
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Where Eric Trump learned math pic.twitter.com/wqfCBIjW8Q
— Scott Williams (@jswilliams1962) July 17, 2019
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More Dysfunction: The Secret Service Just Accidentally Shot Eric Trump After Catching Him Trying On His Dad’s Swim Trunks And Mistaking Him For An Intruder https://t.co/XE4HuEbBXV pic.twitter.com/yV9APhvRXp
— ClickHole (@ClickHole) July 17, 2019
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95% of Americans feel like they’ve seen this Eric Trump character before…#Fredo pic.twitter.com/ehuxy7SiPF
— Bob Marsdale (@BobMarsdale) July 17, 2019
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I think this estimate was tabulated by experts at Trump University.https://t.co/vP2ynntXFE
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. (@BillPascrell) July 17, 2019
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Eric Trump claims 95% of Americans are behind Trump's message.
Eric Trump is bad at math. This is shocking. pic.twitter.com/Q91IhW4AJp— May Brian (@mabri1741) July 17, 2019
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This photo is unusual as it is both a photo Eric Trump and the look on the face of any woman who gets hit on by Eric Trump.#TrumpIsARacist pic.twitter.com/evc0aL54Oj
— Joe Hansbarger (@Joe_Hansbarger) July 17, 2019
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I'd say Eric Trump was a racist like his dad, but I don't think he and Half-Scoop have thoughts more complicated than "Pizza Party", etc. pic.twitter.com/kZHpvAtUXx
— Matt Johnson (@HotPockets4All) July 17, 2019
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https://twitter.com/meghankraus3/status/1151504165765435393
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Eric Trump the world would concur with this. pic.twitter.com/vRV02CFCOQ
— SAM6 (@travelong6) July 17, 2019
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https://twitter.com/misslaneym/status/1151496370865475589
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Eric Trump: “I’m helping”
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) July 17, 2019
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https://twitter.com/Negroologist/status/1151518730108702720
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I believe Eric Trump meant 95% of these guys pic.twitter.com/TqZVLquIcj
— JDP (@petee224) July 17, 2019
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#EricTrump
I'm sorry but I believe 95% of Americans are going to go with the ear of corn here. pic.twitter.com/S0UsnGiKEB— William Patton (@William19910578) July 17, 2019
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95% of the country thinks Eric Trump is an opossum in a suit.
— Thor Benson (@thor_benson) July 17, 2019
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Eric Trump thinks 95% of Americans agree with his father. Listen, the only thing 95% of Americans can agree on is that @EricTrump is a dumber version of Beavis. pic.twitter.com/nMf7vvlKGi
— Stephanie (@Steph_squared) July 17, 2019
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95% of the country believes Eric Trump is trending because he couldn't get the straw in his juice box again. https://t.co/qlMecTJwz9
— LaurenBaratzLogsted (@LaurenBaratzL) July 17, 2019
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https://twitter.com/maydaymindy9/status/1151517589039964161
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Eric Trump breathes 95% of the air with his mouth. pic.twitter.com/ZYhccxmRRi
— Bryan Harnsberger Psy.D (@PSYCH_HYPE) July 17, 2019
Daddy will never love you, Eric.
