Former President Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump, did not hold back in his response to his cousin Fred Trump III’s endorsement of Kamala Harris and the accompanying criticisms. In a detailed X post on Tuesday, Eric Trump addressed Fred’s claims, which included accusations that his uncle is “atomic crazy” and allegations of racial slurs made by him decades ago during an ABC interview to hawk a new book.
“And within every family — people know this — families are complicated. Every family has their crazy uncle. My Uncle Donald is atomic crazy. And … he has put his mark on the family history,” said the former president’s nephew. After trashing his uncle at length in the interview with ABC News, Fred Trump conceded that he has “always had a good relationship” with the 45th president. That led to huge pushback from Eric Trump, Donald Trump’s son.
“It’s disappointing that after decades of unwavering love, support, golf memberships, family vacations and millions of dollars in support for his wonderful son, Fred Trump has decided to ‘cash in’ less than a 100 days before an election. I have signed the checks and witnessed first-hand as my father, and our family, has provided endless financial support so that Fred’s son could receive the best possible medical care. To read this garbage and see that he has now followed his troubled sister [to] simply earn a quick buck is disgusting, disheartening and a prime example of ‘no good deed goes unpunished,'” Eric Trump noted on the X platform.
It’s disappointing that after decades of unwavering love, support, golf memberships, family vacations and millions of dollars in support for his wonderful son, Fred Trump has decided to ‘cash in’ less than a 100 days before an election. I have signed the checks and witnessed…
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) July 30, 2024
CNN’s political data analyst, Harry Enten, gave Harris’ fledgling presidential campaign some bad news during a Friday segment amid claims that she’s got a lot of “momentum” after being anointed as the candidate to replace President Joe Biden, who dropped his reelection bid earlier this week. Despite receiving high-profile endorsements from Democratic heavyweights, including former President Barack Obama, Enten suggests that the supposed surge in Harris’s popularity might not be as robust as it seems.
Enten highlighted the subtleties in recent polling data, which could be pivotal as the Democratic Party prepares for what many anticipate will be a Harris nomination. “I think there’s all this talk of all this Harris momentum. Maybe there’s a slight bit of momentum, but I would argue it’s actually a little bit smaller than folks think,” Enten explained on CNN. His analysis arrives at a critical juncture for the Democratic Party, which officially adopted rules on Wednesday paving the way for a probable nomination of Harris. The scrutiny of Harris’s possible running mate is also underway, with an announcement anticipated before August 7.
“So pre-Biden dropping out, look, Trump was up by two over Harris. We look at the polls now this week. What do we see? We see Trump is up by one over Harris,” he said. The minor shift in polling, according to Enten, indicates that the change in candidates might be more influential than any genuine momentum for Harris against Trump.
“The massive change is actually the change of candidates because prior to Biden dropping out, he trailed by six points among these, in these exact same polls that we look at here, where Harris was only trailing by two points. So the movement is actually from Biden to Harris, not actually Harris herself necessarily moving,” Enten explained.