Picture of a man with his three HAPPY children on Father's Day!

[George II]

Link to tweet

[Sanity Claws]

1. The children look so troubled

I wonder if Jr's girlfriend took the photo. She makes me feel the way those kids do.

[TheBlackAdder]

44. Dang! Imaging their thoughts of having a gargoyle as a quasi step-mom.

[lpbk2713]

2. "Do we really have to?"

Poor kids. You can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family.

[montanacowboy]

3. What's that thing in his mouth?

an orange peel?

Jesus H Christ, this picture makes me sick. I feel badly for those kids.

[MontanaMama]

4. I'm no pediatric mental health expert...

but the looks on those kiddo’s faces tells it like it is.

[Hav]

5. Looks like he had to discipline them for them to take the pic

No idea whether these are his kids or of some random Trumper.
It's sort of hilarious and telling that some idiot still put the pic out there without realizing the obvious discomfort.

[George II]

7. They look like they're his and Vanessa's. They have five altogether.

[kimbutgar]

31. Looks like the two oldest passed on that photo op

[flibbitygiblets]

34. Jr. apparently gets his shittily-fitted suits the same place as his dad.

Men's what-the-fuck-are-you-wearing house. "You're gonna loathe how you look, I garran-tee it"

[SleeplessinSoCal]

49. Too true

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Did they go to IKEA to take that? NT

[Srkdqltr]

8. Good actors

[Bettie]

9. They look like they aren't really very fond of him

but then, would any of us be?

[NameAlreadyTaken]

10. Reminds me of Kentucky:

[Budi]

11. Nice father's day pic. 😕

[Hortensis]

25. Cute picture. Easy to imagine the children in both

returning to noisy play as soon as the strangers go away.

[sarchasm]

46. Stereotype much?

FYI It's illegal to marry your 1st cousin in KY but not in CA.

[NameAlreadyTaken]

53. No, Kentucky does have glamour

[smirkymonkey]

12. That is really sad.

Those kids look so unhappy and troubled. Especially the one in the middle.

Honestly, none of the Trumps should have ever reproduced. They have no business bringing children into the world. They are incapable of loving or caring about anyone but themselves. Children are just extensions of their egos and nothing more to them.

I honestly wish someone would take those kids away from him.

[LizBeth]

14. Right.

[LizBeth]

13. The middle one especially, looks distraught. Why would any parent put this out instead of addressing

what ever it is that is causing this angst. Or put out a picture of this period. Wow.

[lunatica]

15. Those kids were just scolded

They look hurt. It pisses me off. They’re parented by a person who’s father is Donald Trump, the malignant narcissist. As far as he’s concerned his kids are there for the sole purpose of making him look good, and it gets passed down to the next generation. They never got a chance. That is nothing more than a photo op for Don Jr.

[PatSeg]

20. Yeah

That is definitely the look of children who have either been scolded or are disappointed because their plans for the day were not what they'd expected or promised. It is really a pretty common and universal look. I wouldn't read that much into it. I've seen it on my kids when they were young, as well as many others. I feel badly that their father is using them for a tacky photo op.

[Rorey]

32. MAYBE they were hoping to spend their day not seeing their jerk of a dad

And then he showed up.

[snowybirdie]

16. Where are the other two?

Doesn't he have five? Refused to see him?

[Solly Mack]

17. Traumatized

[MaryMagdaline]

18. This is typical of kids anywhere

What isn’t typical is a dad who posts pictures when his kids don’t want to be seen. He didn’t even look at their faces before posting/allowing this to be posted. They are props to him.

[Boomer]

41. This!!

What stands out the most to me is that anyone in their right mind would post such an unhappy photo, apparently oblivious to how uneasy it makes their audience feel.

Who advertises a bad moment with their kids? It may only be momentary sulking or it could be outright trauma -- we'll never know -- but either way it's not a moment to be shared with the world.

[StarryNite]

19. They look like captives.

The little girl looks like she's pleading for somebody to help her.

[denvine]

21. He's as creepy as his father!

[Johnny2X2X]

22. Ah, so innocent

The oldest there is almost to the age when all Trump children are required to kill, dismember and bury their first homeless person. Such an innocent time in a Trump's life.

[Traildogbob]

23. Not happy

That their mother was trashed like Sr did his wives. Also, trumps certainly make a good argument for abortion. Sorry, just a joke, tongue in cheek, Navarro knows what I’m talking about. Joking about death (121,000 and counting) is a thing in trump circles.

[dflprincess]

24. Why would anyone post a picture of their kids looking so miserable?

Hard to believe but Junior may be even more clueless than Pops.

And I have to wonder if he leaves his daughters alone with Grandpa.

[MLAA]

28. Agree.

Super sad the kids look so miserable. So tone blind(?) that he thought this picture should be used.

[Aerator]

26. NDA

They kids thought they were signing a Father’s Day card and just found out they actually just signed a NDA from grandpa

[classof56]

30. +1

Thanks for the chuckle!

[Ford_Prefect]

27. Blink twice if you're being held against your will by an asshole.

[kimbutgar]

29. As a teacher I've seen that look on children when they are dropped off in the morning after

Being in trouble with their parents. They are so sullen it takes a while to get them back on track. When I see that I let them be for awhile and let them take a break.

I feel so sad seeing this picture especially for that kid in the middle. He looks like his shoulder got hurt by his Dad. That is why he is covering it up like that.

[Botany]

40. Dad why did you leave mommy for that Kimberly thing?

From wiki:
ProPublica revealed on December 11, 2019, that the government of Mongolia retroactively granted Donald Trump Jr. a hunting permit for the endangered Argali mountain sheep. The sheep hunt and travel to Ulaanbaatar for a private meeting with Mongolian president Khaltmaagiin Battulga cost US taxpayers $76,859.36 for United States Secret Service protection, according to two Freedom of Information Act requests by the Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). The opportunity to go hunting in Alaska with Trump Jr. was a prize at a fundraising auction for Safari Club International in 2020.

*****

These type of sheep are now endangered and Trump Jr. shot "his one" (no doubt they had a local watching and tracking
a ram with the biggest horns) as it was sleeping but he did not let his hunting guides carry it out till the morning so as
not to hurt the big trophy horns. The man owns a winery in VA and he can kill all the White Tailed Deer he wants but he
had to fly half way around the world to kill a ram with what is supposed to be the biggest horns in the world.

I have hunted, fished, done back country stuff, and worked outdoors for years and that kind of thrill killing pisses me off.
I hope Don Jr's gun jams as he is hunting a grizzly in Alaska and the bear chase him into an ice cold river where he dies
a nasty death.

[SunSeeker]

33. LOL

[flibbitygiblets]

35. That's exactly what my face would look like if I had to pose with that douche

Poor kids.

[PWPippinesq]

36. Money can't buy you love.

So sad and disturbing.

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

38. "Please tell us we're adopted."

[BobTheSubgenius]

39. I thought the Stockholm Syndrome was a thing.

Maybe it just takes more time to fully develop.

[Tipperary]

42. Looks like the middle kid got grabbed by his shirt, does it not?

The stretched out shirt and he looks close to tears.

[LuckyCharms]

52. Yep, good catch.

What an odd picture!

[cwydro]

54. I see that too.

That kid got grabbed right before the pic was taken, and it looks like by his shirt.

Absolutely wrong. He looks like he's about to cry.

[LuckyCharms]

55. The more I look at those children,

the more worried for them I get. To me (not an expert), those children look like they are suffering abuse.

[cwydro]

56. It's an upsetting picture. Anyone can see that shirt is stretched out.

It's like the kid is trying to hide that it's been ruined.

Not to mention his day.

[LuckyCharms]

57. And also, we have the fact that Don Jr.

somehow thought that this was an appropriate picture to post.

Wouldn't most people look at that pic and say "let's not use this one"?

[cwydro]

58. Yeah, no shit.

Wrong on so many levels and questions we'll never have answered.

[Paladin]

43. I can't help it: I feel sorrow and pity for those children.

They'll probably turn out to be additional members of the trump crime family when they grow up. But in that picture, they look like victims of something genuinely horrible.

[BlueDawn]

45. Troubling.

I have been in those children's shoes. My three siblings and I have photos with very similar and troubling expressions. So much sadness and hurt in their eyes. My heart is breaking. I just want to hug each one of them and tell them how special and precious they are.

I do not post often, but I am on Democratic Underground every day. You guys have been my lifeline during these past traumatizing Trump years.

I posted once about having grown up in a severely abusive home. Our father was controlling, harsh, cold, critical, judgmental, mean-spirited, rage-filled, and sadistic. To say that he was "unloving" is a gross understatement.

To be clear, I am not attributing those same characteristics to Donald, Jr., though I do believe he has revealed in various ways that he lacks insight and seems devoid of common sense. To post a photo like this is reprehensible. It shows the world that he has little, if no, empathy for his children, who all exhibit blatant signs of emotional distress in this photo.

What disturbs me so is the stupid grin on his face. He is obviously looking for his photo op, "come hell or high water." He may even view his children as his possessions, which is common with narcissistic parents. Though I have no way of knowing if Donald, Jr. is a bona fide narcissist, I would not be surprised if he were since his father is such a cruel, damaged, sociopathic man.

I am hoping that other family members shower these sweet babies with love and attention.

This photo makes me feel very sad.

[sarchasm]

47. Thank you.

...for your eloquent perspective.

[Mosby]

50. +1, thanks for sharing.

[Lucinda]

62. ...

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[DesertRat]

48. Those are 3 of his 5 children

He probably couldn't force the other 2 to take a picture with him.

[LuckyCharms]

51. I feel bad for the kids. n/t

[live love laugh]

59. Do they even know him? It's like they're strangers. The Trumps love a photo op. nt

[ecstatic]

60. Yikes, especially considering this pic was probably the best of the bunch

after God knows how many takes.

[Azathoth]

61. It's not easy being four years old and realizing you're smarter than your dad

nt