Unlike the rest of his family, Eric Trump doesn’t do Twitter very well. That was amply demonstrated last week when he tried to defend his older brother, Donald Jr., against the firestorm of criticism he faced for meeting with a Russian lawyer in hopes of getting Kremlin-flavored dirt on Hillary Clinton. He claimed that his family’s critics can’t stand that they always back each other up–and got deservedly shredded on Twitter.
Well, Eric seems to be a slow learner. He thought he could pick a Twitter fight with Keith Olbermann–and quickly learned he’d made a big mistake.
It started early Saturday morning, when Charlie Kirk of the right-leaning college student group Turning Point USA used the furor over Donald Jr.’s meeting at Trump Tower to recycle an old right-wing smear about the Clinton Foundation.
The way the media is reacting you would think Don JR had a foundation that illegally took millions of dollars in exchange for favors
— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) July 15, 2017
White House information minister Kellyanne Conway decided to get in on the act.
That would be something.
Especially if some of those countries repress girls & women. https://t.co/E7LtKjfwuH
— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) July 15, 2017
That prompted Olbermann to weigh in, reminding both Conway and Kirk that Eric is currently under scrutiny for funneling money intended to help kids fight cancer into their real estate empire’s bank account.
I understand your confusion. You're thinking of @EricTrump self-dealing charity cash to himself from golf tournaments. https://t.co/VbymSdWF9G
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 15, 2017
Well, apparently that hurt Eric’s fee-fees. His response would have done his father proud.
You mean the $16.3 million dollars I have raised for dying children (before the age of 33) at a 12% expense ratio. What good have you done? https://t.co/g5fTWLY6OY
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) July 15, 2017
Cliff Notes version: “How dare you criticize me after all the good I’ve done!”
Bad move, Eric. Very bad move. On Sunday morning, Olbermann decided to jog Eric’s memory–and the nation’s as well.
So late last night I found out @erictrump reacted poorly to my Saturday AM tweet about his cut of charity fundraising #Good #QusayNotHappy
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 16, 2017
So 12% is what you skimmed/self-dealt back to Trump Org, Sonny? The $1m+ I've donated to St Jude's, Make-A-Wish etc came out of my pocket https://t.co/vya3gwHY1H
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 16, 2017
Remind everybody again which one of us was taking $1.2m in charity as "payment" for a family golf course? https://t.co/3m7X8o0g7F https://t.co/vya3gwHY1H
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 16, 2017
Charity is when you see people with less or in need, and you give them some of yours, Sonny. It's not "a 12% expense ratio" (i.e. "profit") https://t.co/vya3gwHY1H
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 16, 2017
Lastly, Kid when we put you, your disloyal bro @DonaldJTrumpJr and treasonous @realDonaldTrump in prison we will all have done GREAT good https://t.co/vya3gwHY1H
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 16, 2017
About 15 minutes later, Olbermann checked to see if Eric had responded–and discovered just how much of an adult Eric is.
Awww! @erictrump, really?
Snowflake folds! pic.twitter.com/KDZtOtP6L4
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 16, 2017
Like father, like son, apparently.
Olbermann discovered that Twitter’s software keeps quoted tweets from showing up when the quoted user blocks the user quoting them. Fortunately, he had screenshots, so he was able to reproduce the entire tweetstorm.
So 12% is what you skimmed/dealt back to Trump Org, @erictrump? The $1m+ I've donated to St Jude's, Make-A-Wish etc came out of my pocket pic.twitter.com/wXrd3IvMJ0
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 16, 2017
Remind everybody again @erictrump which one of us was taking $1.2m in charity as "payment" for a family golf course? https://t.co/3m7X8o0g7F pic.twitter.com/hwdw1HsaSY
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 16, 2017
"Charity" is seeing people with less or in need, and giving them some of yours, @erictrump. It's not "a 12% expense ratio" (i.e. "profit") pic.twitter.com/5nCDUPUK5I
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 16, 2017
Lastly, @EricTrump when we put you, disloyal bro @DonaldJTrumpJr and treasonous @realDonaldTrump in prison we will all have done GREAT good pic.twitter.com/AYDjEEzxT2
— Keith Olbermann (@KeithOlbermann) July 16, 2017
Oh, this is rich. Looks like Eric couldn’t stand being confronted with actual facts, rather than alternative facts.
So far, none of Eric’s siblings have risen to his defense, and Eric himself has remained silent about the issue. Hmmm–perhaps they know Olbermann has Eric busted.
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