Eric Trump erupts during interview when discussing the Democrats’ policies

A furious Eric Trump lashed out at Democrats over their redistricting maneuvers in Virginia, which could see them win four extra seats in the House of Representatives, claiming the opposition “cheats like hell.”

In an appearance on Newsmax’s Carl Higbie Frontline late Wednesday, the middle son of President Donald Trump tore into his family’s political enemies with a familiar list of grievances about the supposed political persecution of his father.

“They’ve cheated the entire time,” Trump told Higbie. “You know, they started by making up the Russia hoax. They made up the dirty dossier. They were storming our house; they were raiding Mar-a-Lago.

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“They indicted my father 91 times. They threw him off of Twitter. They threw him off of Facebook. They threw him off of Instagram. They threw him off of YouTube. You know why? Because they didn’t want the man to have a voice. They wanted him to be in jail.”

He continued: “Do the games that they play in Virginia, do they shock you at all? I can tell you as a person who was on the receiving end of all of this, none of this comes as a shock. You know, the Democrats have policies that are horrible. They can’t win on their policies. So what do they do? They cheat like hell.

“They go after the family of their political opponents. They try and throw their political opponents in jail. They try and remove the First Amendment right of their political opponents. They try and bankrupt their political opponents... Maximum leverage, maximum fight, all the time. However it takes to stay in power.”

The incensed younger Trump was largely referring to the aftermath of the Capitol riot of January 6, 2021, which saw his father impeached for an unprecedented second time and made the subject of several state and federal indictments following his exit from power.

The president’s removal from social media platforms had nothing to do with congressional Democrats and was carried out at the discretion of the tech companies, whose CEOs have since changed tack and made friendly overtures towards Trump, lining up to attend his second inauguration.

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Eric Trump subsequently pivoted back to events in Virginia, the latest blue state to redraw its electoral map to benefit the opposition, a move that found public approval in Tuesday’s referendum.

The president himself started the gerrymandering merry-go-round last year by urging deep-red Texas to give Republicans a national advantage, prompting a retaliatory move from California to cancel out the play.

“The reason they redrew lines in Texas is because 2.6 million people left California,” the Trump Organization executive fumed in defense of his father’s backfiring call.

“And you know where the vast majority of them went? They went to Texas to get the hell away from [California Governor] Gavin Newsom’s ridiculous policies. But yet, they’ll rig Virginia as a way to offset those votes, even though you have a state that's incredibly purple.”

From there, Eric turned to his hometown, New York City, claiming that its supposed decline began with former mayor Bill de Blasio.

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“Crime went through the roof,” he screeched. “Look at their tax policy. The greatest exodus in world history was the flight from New York to Florida and New York to North Carolina and so many other states because people couldn’t take it anymore.

“You have these ridiculous things, all buses are going to be free and then you see that plan collapse this week because they can’t afford it,” he added, taking a swipe at Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who, until recently, his father spoke of warmly.

“Every single one of their bad ideas fails and people are sick and tired of it,” Eric resumed. “While streets are dirty and crime runs rampant... parents can’t walk their kids to school without smelling pot in the streets and seeing illicit drug use.”

He ended his rant with a flourish: “This is the Democratic Party in the United States of America. It is horrible. It’s un-American. But it comes as no surprise to me anymore. They know they have to cheat. They can’t win on policy. They do what they did last night, and that’s how they gain their advantage.”

Steve Bannon also went into a tailspin over Virginia on Wednesday, but he blamed the Republican “consulting class” for letting it happen, not Democrats, accusing his own side’s party strategists of being complacent and failing to animate voters, warning of severe consequences come November’s midterms.

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