'Unify, My Ass': Critics Slam Eric Trump Over Comment About Assassination Attempt
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Donald Trump's son was criticized for his rhetoric amid calls to lower the political temperature.
Eric Trump was accused of amping up the divisive rhetoric again just days after an assassination attempt on his father sparked widespread calls for Americans to cool down the political climate.
“Since when he went down to that escalator, they tried to impeach him, they’ve gone after us, they’ve gone after me,” Eric Trump said of Donald Trump to Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Monday night.
“They’ve done everything to try and strip him of his wealth and of his fame. They’ve tried to break up our family. They’ve done everything possible to try and get him and kill him, and they literally tried to kill him this week,” he added.
People on social media took issue with the use of “they,” ostensibly implying Democrats, who impeached the former president twice. (He was acquitted both times by the Senate).
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