Eric Trump Admits Pressure on Family Maybe Not 'Worth' Winning Presidency

[babylonsister]

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Eric Trump Admits Pressure on Family Maybe Not ‘Worth’ Winning Presidency

‘I mean, this was a billionaire who gave up an unbelievable life to go get punched on the chin every single day,’ Eric Trump told Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade.
Matt Wilstein
03.05.19 3:11 PM ET


In a new radio interview with Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade, Eric Trump admitted that he sometimes thinks his father becoming president was not worth all of the “pressure” on his family.

After giving his guest permission to “punt on this question,” Kilmeade asked, “When you and your dad talk with your family around, do you guys ever look at each other and say, was this worth it? Was it worth it to be—to have the family dynamics be put on this type of pressure?”

While Eric Trump said he has not had those specific discussions with his father, he did admit that it is something that has talked about with his wife, Lara Trump. “Have I thought it in my mind? Have I said it casually at dinner with my wife?” he asked. “A hundred percent.”

At the same time, he insisted that “there is not a day that goes by where people don’t come up to me on the street and say, ‘Hey, thank you for what your family is doing, like, thank you for the sacrifices you’ve made.’” He said he used to “kind of almost roll my eyes at the statement, ‘thank you for the sacrifices,’” especially when “so many people have paid the ultimate sacrifice” for the country. But now, he gets it.

“I mean, this was a billionaire who gave up an unbelievable life to go get punched on the chin every single day,” Eric Trump added. “To get abused, and quite frankly, as a family we’ve done that as well.”

Asked by Kilmeade if everything his family has gone through over the past couple of years makes winning reelection more or less important now, Eric Trump answered, “You know what, in a certain way, I want to win this thing.”

[DonaldsRump]

1. Thoughts and prayers, Eric, thoughts and prayers to you n/t

[MontanaMama]

2. You broke it you bought it

asshole.

[spanone]

3. bullshit eric, your father has thrown punches at everyone he encounters.....karma, dude

A day doesn't go by where someone doesn't say to me, how do we get this fuck out of the white house?

[still_one]

17. Well said

[malaise]

20. And his daddy has robbed and cheated people

all his fucking life

[area51]

4. LOL,

got a real quick cure for your dad ... RESIGN!

[irisblue]

5. So Daddy can resign...

{'Course the legal cases will go on Son of the Yam}

[shanny]

6. awwww

[ismnotwasm]

7. This is bullshit

Trump gave up nothing. He doesn’t care what kind of attention he recieves. As long as he gets to suck all the air out of the room.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

19. he gave up his next bankruptcy

Cheetolini was about to fall down an economic hole. All those RNC dollars let him play billionaire again.

[NCjack]

8. Daddy wrote this BS script. Eric delivered it. nt

[FakeNoose]

9. I forget ... was he the "smart" one or the "cute" one?

[fierywoman]

14. The lighter-haired one.

[NewJeffCT]

15. neither

Tiffany is the smart one - she's kept a low profile

Ivanka is the cute one
Eric is the goofy one
Don Jr is the smarmy one

[SammyWinstonJack]

22. Tiffany is the smart/cute one. Ivanka is the plastic one.

[NewJeffCT]

23. Didn't realize

but, she's at Georgetown Law School.

[Totally Tunsie]

28. Barron is the invisible one.

[Brother Buzz]

21. "And I'm Eric!"

[Totally Tunsie]

32. Careful, he's got a knife.

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[MoonRiver]

10. Be careful what you wish, and cheat, for A-HOLE.

WOMP-WOMP

[moondust]

11. A smarter family,

aware that running for the highest government office in the land would be quite a bit more involved than just another ego trip for daddy, would have known that this time around they would be subjected to intense scrutiny. A smarter family with a history like theirs would have run as fast as they could in the other direction. Too late now, geniuses.

[PJMcK]

25. Family?!

You think Trump gave a shit what his family says? If they ever question his genius, I'm sure he gives them a verbal slashing.

No one was going to talk Trump out of running for president. Wiser counsel would have told Trump that this was the most dangerous thing he could do to himself. But Trump is too stupid to get it. The scrutiny he's going to be subjected to will expose much of his criminality. He's toast.

[happybird]

38. +1

That's what has stumped me: why on Earth would anyone with that many poorly hidden skeletons run for national office?
What a dumbass.

I think Melania knew what was up, if the reports of her crying on election night are true. She's likely the smartest of the bunch- not blood related.

[GoCubsGo]

12. Not "worth it"? More like "The biggest mistake we ever made in our lives."

Their greed is finally catching up with them, and it's looking more and more like it is going to finally land the whole lot of them in prison, hopefully for a good, long time.

[NewJeffCT]

13. If he thinks the pressure is too big now

He'll be the first one to flip on daddy when the going really gets tough

[democratisphere]

16. It certainly hasn't been worth it for US either.

Jeebus H.

[The Genealogist]

18. This made me throw up in my mouth a little

I guess the FAUX audience will fall for the bullshit that Trump selflessly gave up his glorious life in order to serve his beloved country. Then the rest of us will guffaw til we are rolling on the floor laughing at this ridiculous bullshit. All Trump and his grifting family want is money, power and adulation.

[Journeyman]

24. Said Eric: "You know what, in a certain way, I want to win this thing." . . .

Of course he does. It's the only thing between he and a seeming eternity in prison.

[Firestorm49]

26. I feel so sad for the wretched little prick.

[onetexan]

27. What this Idiot Jr. Doesn't get is his Idiot sr. Father

Punches all of us, metaphorically speaking, on the chin everyday having to be subjected to his lies and rages on tweets and in the daily news cycle.

[Totally Tunsie]

29. The Golden Rule...just sayin'.

[TeamPooka]

30. You think this is pressure eric? You ain't seen nothing yet. nt

[Dave Starsky]

31. I think Eric, Barron, and Tiffany might come out okay.

In the vast scheme of things.

The rest of the Trump kids are active, willing participants in their dad's crimes, and they will serve serious time, in some fashion.

[FakeNoose]

34. They might end up with all the money

[crazycatlady]

37. Tiffany and Barron yes

But Eric no.

[Dave Starsky]

42. I really think Eric is a complete dullard.

He may be able to use that as a defense. He was just too stupid to understand what his dad and his other siblings were doing to break the law.

[crazycatlady]

44. I don't disagree that he's a dullard

But he's still got his hands in the administration. Per Google, he's the executive VP of the Trump organization. His wife Lara is working on the 2020 campaign.

Tiffany's living her own life and Barron is in middle school. Their hands are completely clean (I want a tell-all from both or either of these two).

[louis-t]

33. Not when you are a criminal.

Asshole.

[skypilot]

35. So people would (allegedly)...

...thank him for the "sacrifices" and he would roll his eyes. Douche.

[crazycatlady]

36. Hey Butthead-- go buy a farm in the middle of nowhere

Retire from public life and go to that farm. Take your family with you.

Best case scenario-- the farm does not have cell phone service therefore Twitter can't be used.

[Vinca]

39. Especially when one of the penalties for the Trump Organization if found guilty of insurance fraud

could be seizure of assets. Buh-bye, golf courses.

[Gothmog]

40. Boo Hoo

[lindysalsagal]

41. Proving that even those at the end of the intelligence bell curve can occasionally learn something..

There's hope for turkeys.

[Ilsa]

43. I don't think donald had a choice.

Putin made certain he won so he could get favors, get sanctions lifted, not have the US challenge him on controlling eastern Europe eventually, and to get his billionaires repaid. This was all about Putin, power, money, deals, etc. My guess is that Putin will get MBS to rig 2020.

[IcyPeas]

45. they can't really be enjoying this

but to them it's all about perception. .... never let 'em see you sweat.

[Talitha]

46. "Billionaire" my foot...

[LuckyCharms]

47. Eric Trump then continued: I AM CORNHOLIO!