Eric Trump said his father is a victim of the “culture of cancellation” after banks, social media companies, the PGA and New York City officials acted against him after Wednesday’s insurrection.
The president’s son told the Associated Press on Tuesday that Trump was being punished by companies and organizations that fear liberals, but defiantly insisted that his father will leave the presidency with a powerful brand supported by millions of voters who will follow him ‘until the end of the Earth. ‘
“We live in the age of cancellation culture, but this is not something that started this week,” said Eric, 37.
“It is something they have been doing to us and to others for years.”
Eric Trump told the crowd: ‘Show some struggle’, urged them to ‘march on the Capitol’
Donald Trump (seen on Tuesday) is a victim of ‘culture cancellation’, said his son Eric
Eric, along with his brother, Donald Jr., has run the family business since his father took office four years ago.
‘If you disagree with them, if they don’t like you, they try to cancel you.’
Amid accusations, Trump urged the crowd on Wednesday, the PGA of America voted to withdraw its eponymous championship from Bedminster, New Jersey, next year.
A British golf organization said the British Open will not be played on a Trump property in the “foreseeable future”.
The e-commerce company Shopify has stopped helping to manage the Trump Store online.
Social media companies blocked it and New York City announced it was looking to cancel contracts with Trump for skating rinks and a golf course in the Bronx.
“The president has incited a rebellion against the United States government, a clearly unconstitutional act,” said Democratic Mayor Bill de Blasio.
‘This is unforgivable.
Deutsche Bank, one of Trump’s biggest creditors, said he will no longer work with Trump
PGA said on Monday that its championship would not be held at Bedminster in May 2022
New York City wants to end its relationship with the president after the unrest
Most worrying of all, several banks, including one of its biggest creditors, Deutsche Bank, said they would no longer lend to Trump’s company, raising the prospect that the president may have to dig into his own pockets to pay his bills. loans if he cannot refinance.
“We witnessed the President of the United States encouraging the troublemakers and refraining from calling the National Guard to protect Congress in the line of duty,” said a bank that cut ties, the Signature Bank of New York – once so close to Trump. who put his daughter Ivanka on his board.
Eric Trump looked calm but combative as he spoke on the phone from his office at Trump Tower, AP reported.
Trump’s golf courses are believed to be in trouble, as his name becomes toxic
He dismissed the scams as no major threat to a company that has minimal debt – $ 400 million against billions in assets – and can always use its vast real estate assets to raise money, not to mention the loyalty of those who defend the president.
“You have a man who would be followed to the ends of the earth by a hundred million Americans,” said Eric Trump.
“He created the greatest political movement in American history and his opportunities are endless.”
Despite this optimistic assessment, the limited data available to its private company suggests that the Trump Organization’s golf properties, as well as other parts of its business, may be experiencing difficulties.
Its two Scottish golf courses have been losing money for years, had to lay off more than 1,000 workers last year due to the coronavirus, prices for condominiums in Trump’s residential buildings have dropped dramatically and the company has been unsuccessful in its plans to sell one of its most famous properties, the Trump International Hotel in Washington DC
A person who does business with members of the Trump golf club in Bedminster said that several members are considering freezing their members after the Capitol riots, and that it will be difficult to get new members.
Eric Trump is photographed with his father and Don Jr in June 2016 on his Scottish golf course
Eric, photographed with his wife Lara and Rudy Giuliani, has been vocal in challenging election results
“They don’t want to be embarrassed publicly for being members of their golf club,” said the person.
– Do you think a guy who works for a financial or pharmaceutical company wants to see his picture in the newspaper?
Along with his father, Eric Trump spoke to the crowd on January 6, before many of them ran to the Capitol, broke down barriers, attacked the police, vandalized the building and left five dead.
– Be brave. Show some struggle. Learn from Donald Trump, ‘said Eric Trump before urging them to’ march on the Capitol ‘.
President Trump said on Tuesday, during a visit to the Texas border wall, that he had no responsibility for fomenting the insurrection and warned that efforts to challenge him because of his comments threatened only to further divide the country, ‘ which is very dangerous’.
Asked directly in his interview whether he felt his father had stirred up the crowd, Eric Trump paused and then the line went dead.
At least 170 cases were opened against Trump supporters who broke into the Capitol
Police try to contain protesters who are pushing the Capitol door on Wednesday
A protester struggles with a riot police officer outside the Capitol building after the 6 pm curfew came into effect