Eric Trump slammed for Memorial Day social media posts

>>> DONALD TRUMP'S SON, ERIC TRUMP, IS FACING BACKLASH THIS MORNING AFTER SOME RECENT SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS. AFTER ONE USER POSTED A PHOTO OF THE TRUMP FAMILY WITH THE CAPTION "THE FAMILY THAT GAVE UP EVERYTHING TO SAVE AMERICA THANK YOU," ERIC TRUMP REPOSTED IT WRITING, AND WE WILL DO IT AGAIN. THAT WAS MET WITH A PRET SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE RESPONSE INCLUDING FORMER GOP ADAM KINZINGER IN ILLINOIS WHO REPLIED THIS WAY, YOUR FAMILY HAS SACRIFICED NOTHING. YOUR NAME WILL BECOME SYNONYMOUS WITH BENEDICT ARNOLD, AND HOW DARE YOU TWEET THIS THIS WEEKEND. YOU DON'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT SERVICE, YOU CHILD. IT COMES AFTER ERIC TRUMP POSTED A MEMORIAL DAY PROMOTION FOR THE TRUMP STORE ON INSTAGRAM THAT READ WE ARE HONORING THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN THIS WEEKEND. AFTER BEING CRITICIZED FOR THAT ADVERTISEMENT, ERIC DELETED THE POST BUT THE TRUMP WEBSITE IS STILL VERY MUCH PROMOTING THE SALE. JOINING US NOW REPORTER FOR THE NEW WASHINGTON NEWS OUTLET "NOTICE," EVAN, GOOD TO SEE YOU THIS MORNING. THE SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGN ITS FOOTPRINT GROWS LARGER. YOU'VE GOT NEW REPORTING ABOUT HOW TIKTOK AND PEOPLE ARE USING TIKTOK TO WATCH NOT JUST THE CAMPAIGN BUT THE TRUMP TRIAL. TELL US ABOUT IT. >> YEAH, I WANTED TO EXPLORE THIS UNPRECEDENTED ELECTION AND WHAT'S GOING ON THIS TIME. THINGS ARE SO DIFFERENT THAN USUAL, RIGHT? AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE WATCHING POLITICS THESE DAYS ARE NOT WATCHING YOU FOR THE THESE OR YOU FOR THE NEWS, THEY'RE WATCHING THESE FOR THE NEWS AND THE APPS THAT ARE ON THESE. I CALLED UP ONE OF THE TOP REPORTERS ON TIKTOK. THEIR NAME IS VI. THEY HAVE A MILLION FOLLOWERS. THEY FOLLOW A LOT OF TOPICS IN THE NEWS INCLUDING POLITICS TOPICS, AND THEY TOLD ME THE TRUMP TRIAL ISN'T BREAKING THROUGH WITH VIEWERS ON THAT PLATFERRAL. TODAY IS THE DAY OF THE CLOSING ARGUMENTS. WE'LL ALL BE TALKING ABOUT THE TRIAL HERE IN THE MAIN STREAM MEDIA FOR PROBABLY THE NEXT WEEK AND A HALF IF NOT MORE UNTIL THE VERDICT COMES IN. VI SAID TO ME THE CHALLENGE FOR TIKTOK IS THAT VIEWERS ON THAT PLATFORM ARE JUST NOT FEELING THE TRIAL IS REALLY APPROACHING LIKE ANY OF THEIR LIVES. THEY FEEL LIKE IF THEY SUPPORT TRUMP, TRUMP WILL JUST SORT OF, YOU KNOW, BE FINE, THIS IS TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE. IF THEY DON'T LIKE TRUMP, THEY DON'T BELIEVE HE'S GOING TO BE PUNISHED AWAY AND THEY DON'T REALLY CARE. JUST TO SEE HOW SOME OF THESE THINGS ARE ACTUALLY PLAYING IN AUDIENCES THAT WE MAYBE DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT MUCH BUT ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE ELECTION. VOTERS DON'T PAY ATTENTION AS MUCH. >> THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN HAS MADE CLEAR THEY DON'T THINK PEOPLE OUTSIDE THIS COURT ARE FOLLOWING THIS TRIAL AT ALL. THEY DON'T ANTICIPATE IT'S GOING TO MOVE THE NEEDLE THAT MUCH. STILL A CONVICTION. THIS YEAR IN PARTICULAR WITH TIKTOK, ET CETERA, WE'RE IN UNCHARTED TERRITORY. HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS HOW THE TWO CAMPAIGNS ARE USING THESE NEW MEDIUMS TO TRY TO REACH VOTERS PARTICULARLY YOUNG VOTERS WHO THEY'RE BOTH COURTING? >> I'LL SAY THEY'RE BOTH ON TIKTOK, WHICH IS A CHANGE WE EXPECTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CYCLE BECAUSE BOTH CANDIDATES HAVE AT TIMES BEEN CRITICAL OF IT. THE BIDEN CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN A HUGE EFFORT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK TO TRY AND BUILD UP SUPPORT WITH YOUNG PEOPLE ON SOCIAL MEDIA. TRUMP OBVIOUSLY A NATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA USER, HIS LOOKING AT AS THINGS GO FORWARD TO FIGURE OUT HOW MUCH IMPACT THIS HAS HAD. THE ATTENTION PAID THIS TIME -- AND YOU AND I COVERED A LOT OF ELECTIONS BEFORE AND SEEN THIS STUFF BEFORE -- BUT THE ATTENTION PAID TO THIS THIS TIME, VERSUS TRADITIONAL OUTLETS AND INTERVIEWS, IS ABSOLUTELY OFF THE SCALE. I MEAN, IT FEELS LIKE PEOPLE WHO ARE RUNNING THESE CAMPAIGNS FEEL LIKE A HUGE AMOUNT OF WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN NOVEMBER WILL BE WHAT HAPPENS ON SOCIAL MEDIA. THEY ARE PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION ON HOW TO DO IT AND WHAT IS GOING ON ON IT. >> WITH A FRAGMENTED MEDIA CYCLE, IT IS HARDER FOR A CAMPAIGN TO BREAK THROUGH WITH THE

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Length: 4min 40sec (280 seconds)

Published: Tue May 28 2024