Eric Trump echoed a frequent overstatement imparted by his father—former President Donald Trump—about people's overly emotional response to seeing him.
The internet collectively eye-rolled in response .
The former President often relayed how his fans—often described as "strong" or "tough guys"—cried with "tears streaming down their face" and thanked him effusively for "saving the country." He would add the reaction "happens every time."
While talking to Fox News host Sean Hannity on Tuesday night—Trump's third child from his marriage to former model Ivana Trump—claimed:
"More people have come up to me on the street in the last week and given me hugs and said 'we miss him so much'."
"I mean literally, sometimes Sean, with tears in their eyes."
As with his father's claims of the same phenomenon, no photos or videos exist of the constant occurrence.
You can watch the clip below:
Eric Trump says random people in the street hug him with tears in their eyes and tell him how much they miss his fatherpic.twitter.com/EF8cKSmhmI— Acyn (@Acyn) 1621387524
Twitter relentlessly mocked Trump's pomposity and for parroting his dad's familiar embellishments about meeting many anonymous crying people.
"Big, strong men are always coming up to Eric on the street and saying, 'Sir, Sir, your father was the greatest President ever! My 401K is up 800,000%, my Toilet is flushing again, and he has Bigger Hands than The Rock!' The big, strong men all start crying, and then fainting."— Twice-Impeached, One-Term Trumpy (parody) (@Twice-Impeached, One-Term Trumpy (parody)) 1621388057
Hug him with tears in their eyes?\nNow wherever would the marginally dumber dumb spawn come up with a lie like that?— Jo (@Jo) 1621391560
A) sure\nB) did you check for your wallet afterwards @erictrump?\nC) the fuq you ever walk on the street past random peoplepic.twitter.com/DyjT4nszNE— Keith Olbermann (@Keith Olbermann) 1621390277
I have no doubt that many people go up to Eric Trump and hug him to say they miss his dad. These are usually losers, racists, the ignorant, the poorly educated, and other folks who have nothing interesting going on in their lives.\n\nTo all these people, I say: f**k your feelings.pic.twitter.com/GIHoKiVFGw— Russell Drew (@Russell Drew) 1621391605
@EricTrump \n\nThis is such a blatant lie.\n\n1. The only people missing your deadbeat dad are you, Jr., and Rudy.\n2. NO ONE would hug you....(not even daddy.)https://twitter.com/acyn/status/1394826489833549828\u00a0\u2026— Jefferson\u2019s Ghost (@Jefferson\u2019s Ghost) 1621389524
It sounds far more ridiculous and pathetic when the son does this shtick.https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1394826489833549828\u00a0\u2026— Spiro Agnew\u2019s Ghost (@Spiro Agnew\u2019s Ghost) 1621387928
The effectiveness of his security detail was also questioned—as his father's was before him.
If he\u2019s allowing random people to come up and hug him, then we shouldn\u2019t be paying for the Secret Service.pic.twitter.com/44ZAHIuS7k— Rob Jackson (@Rob Jackson) 1621421469
I don\u2019t know if he needs medication to stop his hallucinations or better security to keep crazy people.— Rachel Vindman (@Rachel Vindman) 1621388135
Eric Trump\u2019s absolutely true story about hugs from random strangers suggests his Secret Service detail has taken a \u201cwait and see\u201d approach— The Doubtful Guest (@The Doubtful Guest) 1621422937
In 2019, then-President Trump claimed a man wept as he supposedly pleaded with him to cut regulations, saying:
"I don't think he cried in his life and I don't think he cried when he was a baby."
Trump added:
"He was crying. He said, 'Sir, you give me back my life and my property'."
Trump Sr. also recalled making a group of men cry after meeting him at a campaign rally held in Evansville, Indiana in 2018.
According to Trump, nine "miners" greeted him backstage who were "tough guys," "seriously tough cookies."
He said, "in fact, I looked at them and I wouldn't want to fight these guys."
"Of the nine, eight of them were crying," he continued.
"Crying out of happiness. Because they're back."
When he spoke at a campaign fundraiser in Fargo, North Dakota, eight days later, Trump claimed:
"A strong man came up to me, tough kind of a guy, and said: 'I want to thank you, Mr. President, for saving our country.' And he had tears coming down his eyes."
"This wasn't just a statement, because he had tears coming down. Unless he was a real wise guy. But he had tears coming down his eyes."
Meanwhile, Twitter remained crying tears of laughter.
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