Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump, is getting a blunt fact-check on social media after bragging about the former presidentβs energy levels.
βHis stamina, Maria, Iβve never seen anything like it in my life,β he told Fox News host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday. βIβve just never seen it.β
The elder Trump has been on trial in New York in the Stormy Daniels hush money case, the first of four criminal trials heβs facing, and observers say he keeps falling asleep.
Eric Trump: His stamina, I've never seen anything like it in my life. He'll be in trial all day long only to step out and do events at bodegas and go to Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. The whole world knows his toughness pic.twitter.com/kcLgxCdpaa
— Acyn (@Acyn) April 28, 2024
Yet the son of the former president claimed those snoozy courtroom appearances are proof of his βstamina,β adding that some days after the trial he also does events, such as an appearance at a bodega across town.
βThe guy is really a remarkable human being and I love him to death and Iβm proud of him and I think the whole world knows his backbone and his toughness,β Eric Trump said.
Critics on X (formerly Twitter) were standing by with a fact-check:
After a long napβ I also have great stamina. pic.twitter.com/oB66KG69HS
— CBβ (@ConservBlue2020) April 28, 2024
Stamina? Trump is sleeping in court. π
— Art Candee πΏπ₯€ (@ArtCandee) April 28, 2024
The whole world knows he napped during his own criminal trial.
— Machine Pun Kelly πΊπ¦ (@KellyScaletta) April 28, 2024
He fell asleep in the courtroom the first 4 days out of 5. https://t.co/FEmMYDkVgT
— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) April 29, 2024
He naps daily in court. And now visiting a bodega is considered an event ? Alternate reality
— REDDOG (Mrs.) ππ· πΊπ¦π» (@ReddogOHIO) April 28, 2024
New Yorkers will be amused that nepo-kid's idea of stamina is stopping by a Bodega after a 7 hour day sitting on your ass and a USSS escort drive across town. https://t.co/BdceHkfjc7
— emptywheel edit name to remove checkmark (@emptywheel) April 28, 2024
He cried the whole time about how hard it was to sit in court, he fell asleep repeatedly, complained how cold it was constantly, played golf last Sunday, played golf last Wednesday, played golf yesterday, and will play golf today. https://t.co/oQiIDhNS8G
— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 28, 2024
He played golf on the day court wasnβt in session. https://t.co/xKF6IhjHEd
— Michael Freeman (@michaelpfreeman) April 28, 2024
Is he talking about the same guy who sleeps in court during his criminal trial?
— ππ‘π’ππ’ (@ChidiNwatu) April 28, 2024
Oh, please.
— Roshan Rinaldi (@Roshan_Rinaldi) April 28, 2024
He complained every day about how hard it was for him to sit in a chair, fell asleep every day, complained he was cold every day- and then every day he wasn't in court,... he went golfing. https://t.co/uXnNqFmoUk
His stamina? He falls asleep in court and cancelled a campaign event because of a little rain the whole world knows what a little weak man he is. https://t.co/B2Aw9CWNzo
— Sky π (@skylikeajedi) April 28, 2024
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