Another day, another vapid, fact-free statement from Eric Frederick Trump.
The ex-president’s son appeared on Fox News this morning to assert that Joe Biden is literally “causing Texas to freeze” with bad energy policies implemented during his first 30 days in office.
“I think every single day, Biden makes people miss Donald Trump more,” he opined. “When you see some of these policies that are literally destroying jobs, that are destroying industries, that are causing Texas to freeze, that are cutting off our power to our energy grids, and all these other nonsensical policies.”
Of course, the real reason Texas lost power has nothing to do with Joe Biden and almost everything to do with frozen natural gas lines that weren’t sufficiently winterized.
How about we take this to the next level?
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The Texas Tribune reported last week:
Texas largely relies on natural gas–especially during times of high demand–to power the state. Experts say natural gas infrastructure, from pumping it out of the ground to the plants in city centers, was unprepared for the plunging temperatures brought by the winter storm.
Not that we’d expect Eric to understand any of that. He’s too busy gushing about how great his dad is and how there are millions and millions of people who would “follow my father to the end of the earth.”
“Listen, I say it every day,” he bragged to Fox News, “but there’s, you know, 75, 80 million people who would follow my father to the end of the earth. They love him.”
Of course, this also isn’t true. While there are certainly a lot of Trump loyalists out there, there are not 75 or 80 million of them.
A recent Suffolk University-USA Today poll found that 46% of Republicans said they would leave the GOP and join the “Trump Party,” if the ex-president decided to create one. Meanwhile, 27% said they would stick with the GOP, and the remaining 27% said they were undecided.
“There’s no question he will play a pivotal role in politics for a very long time to come,” Eric continued. “I really do believe he is the modern Republican Party.”
Watch. Or don’t.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
Heywood Jablowme
I’m surprised Eric didn’t blame the gays for this. We piss off God so that He sends bad weather events. That’s how it works, everyone knows that! Apparently Texas was getting too gay (I was unaware of that, but I’m not omniscient) or too overly-friendly to gays, so God had to teach them a lesson.
TheRedLine
Now that was funny!
Creamsicle
I miss when we caused hurricanes. It was very empowering!
DCFarmboy
Maybe because none of the Trump children have ever been seen in a church or have shown themselves to be in anyway religious, except for Ivanka, who is an ex-Christian.
CityguyUSA
I thought he was the one that came out?
Mister P
I believe that a lot of the followers are stupid enough to follow him until they fall off the earth. Since they probably believe the earth is flat too it should be easy for them to fall off
dhmonarch89
Biden’s over 60% approval rating- Donnie never cracked 50%…somehow, I don’t think we’re missing him.
Max
LOL, Eric said people come up to him and hug him…
woodroad34
Well, he forgot to mention they were actually trying to get him in the rowboat to row out to the middle of the lake.
PrinceofPrussia
75 or 80 Million? I had no idea there were that many followers of Satan in the U.S.
Doug
“My father showed the Republican party how to win again.” Maybe once, but definitely not twice.
I don’t watch Fox News, but whenever I see clips of the guy who’s the third face in the video, he looks alarmed and uncomfortable when Trump’s name is mentioned. Here he looks p.o.’d!
barryaksarben
Under donnie they lost the house, the senate and the white house so hardly a good winning record there
inoroutdoor
I would be happy if the adult trump kids, spouses, lovers, mistresses would follow him to the end of the earth, or at least to a remote island with no internet. I still hope Barron may be a normal adult like his cousin Mary, the author seems to be. For the older ones the ship has sailed. They’ve drunk their dads kool aid. But hey they are probably all still in his will.
Openminded
Sadly, the GOP assumes that the 27% Undecided are undecided whether to follow Trump or the GOP. They need to wake up and realize that at least 27% are undecided about leaving both the party and Trump. I find it unbelievable that there are allegedly 46% of 75-80 Million people out there that can be duped into following Trump himself. I can fathom that many wanting to follow his political ideas, but to follow the man himself is inexcusable.
As for EFT, I’ll quote someone else from this site, “He always looks like he needs a bath”.
Cam
@Openminded
Ohhhh!!! You were so well with this screename troll. You had softened the delivery, trying to hide it more. But then you go and say something like. ” I can fathom that many wanting to follow his political ideas, but to follow the man himself is inexcusable.”
Really? You can fathom people following Trump’s policies?
Awww, Troll, there you go, wrecking this screename.
douglen221
Between he and his brother, I don’t know which one is more pathetic….Both look like they need a good bath, and Donnie Jr., needs to be rushed to drug rehab ASAP! These two and their vapid sister are totally irrelevant to anything political. Time for them to shut up and enjoy what’s left of Daddy’s$$$$….which probably isn’t that much!
Mack
Eric is half of the Dumb and Dumber duo.
ShiningSex
Trump and his KKKult supporters are idiots. ALL OF THEM!!!
geofflink
If I ever want a great laugh all I have to do is listen to one of Trumps idiot children. Biden caused Texas to freeze? How f_cking incredibly stupid you are. Now that the Supreme Court is allowing NY to see your families Tax returns for the past ten hope you look good in orange. We already know how your dad Donny looks in orange and he thinks it’s a good color. Soon America can really enjoy seeing the Trumps in orange as they belong….
I_am_that_guy
Surprised that Ivanka hasn’t turned up to hand out food boxes & free bottles of water in Texas while blasting the recipients with recordings of Eric’s latest inane fake news.
cuteguy
Texas needs their own Stacey Abrams to make them see the light like she did in the Georgia Senate runoff elections. I’m surprised Eric Dumpf didn’t put his idiotic spin on that subject. Prob bc it was his daddy who helped cause that switch. Eric should just stick with N Carolina where his own gold digging ho is looking to run for Senate. She will prob win, or get a reality show. Same difference at this point
sadiedog63
Does this idiot even know texass is on their own power grid? Does the little idiot know that texass doesn’t want to be involved with the national power grid? He needs to take a shower and get back to the classroom, the guy is as dumb as a rock. Typical uneducated rethuglican, party over country there rat boy!!
HenryHawke
Eric Trump makes me think of two sayings. “The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree,” and, “Stupid is as stupid does.” That’s my opinion and I’m sticking to it.
Cozmo2
You can be educated and still be stupid.
Tombear
Eric’s daddy is going down the River!