Generally speaking, I feel like we have enough disgust to go around with regards to Bigly Trump, Empress Bigly (Melania), Precious Ivanka and Jared Kushner. Jared, Bigly and Precious Ivanka are the ones in DC. They’re the ones making all of these awful choices. So I tend to ignore the Trump sons, Eric and Don Jr. They also seem like awful people, of course, but they’re in New York, allegedly “running” the Trump empire. But Eric and Don Jr. are also jelly of all of the attention Precious Ivanka and Jared get, which is why they give interviews about their father and politics in general. They seem to be asking: Daddy, do you still love me? The answer is no. Daddy never loved you. Anyway, Eric spoke to the Telegraph and his comments are going viral. Some highlights:

Eric on his father’s belief in the military: Mr Trump’s son Eric, 33, who has taken over the running of his father’s property empire with his brother, Donald Jnr, warned Mr Putin his father was “deeply committed” to building what could be the world’s largest ever peacetime military force as he is a “big believer” in Ronald Reagan’s philosophy of achieving peace through strength.

Eric on his father’s previous statements about being friendly with Putin: Eric Trump said his father was merely arguing that the US should try to be “best friends with other superpowers” if that was possible and described allegations of links with the Russian regime as “ridiculous”. He said: “If there was anything that Syria did, it was to validate the fact that there is no Russia tie. If they disrespect us and if they cross us, fine. There will be no one harder – he has got more backbone than anybody. We’re no worse off than we were before. Maybe we’re finding that we can’t be.”

On Putin’s threats of escalating the Syrian conflict: “[My father] is not a guy who gets intimidated. I can tell you he is tough and he won’t be pushed around. The cards will shake out the way they do but he’s tough.”

On the Syrian chemical attack: Mr Trump said his father was “deeply affected” by the television images in the aftermath of the Syrian chemical attack of children being “sprayed down by hoses to keep their skin from burning.” The businessman, whose wife is pregnant with their first child, said: “It was horrible. These guys are savages and I’m glad he responded the way he responded.”

On Ivanka’s influence: “Ivanka is a mother of three kids and she has influence. I’m sure she said ‘listen, this is horrible stuff.’ My father will act in times like that.

His dad wasn’t “anti-intervention”: “And by the way, he was anti doing anything with Syria two years ago. Then a leader gasses their own people, women and children, at some point America is the global leader and the world’s superpower has to come forward and act and they did with a lot of support of our allies and I think that’s a great thing.” Mr Trump rejected claims his father had acted impulsively after seeing the images, saying the President was “a great thinker, practical not impulsive.” He added: “I’m proud he took that action and believe me he thinks things through.”

[From The Telegraph]

“If there was anything that Syria did, it was to validate the fact that there is no Russia tie.” The Trump family is so subtle, right? YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO SAY THAT OUT LOUD. You’re not supposed to come right out and say that your daddy launched 60 Tomahawk missiles into a country just to prove that he’s not Putin’s puppet. And you’re especially not supposed to say that considering that the Trump administration GAVE RUSSIA A HEADS UP ahead of the missile strike!! Putin literally knew about Bigly’s missile strike before CONGRESS. If anything, Trump’s reaction to the Syrian conflict has ended up proving that Donald Trump is scared sh-tless of his puppet-master Putin.

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