On X, formerly known as Twitter, videos of Eric Trump’s speech on Tuesday afternoon are circulating, claiming that he believes his father, the former president, will win his “we are white” silence case. Other testimonies claim that he said, “We are right. “
On Tuesday, Donald Trump Jr. , Eric Trump and his wife and Republican National Convention co-chair Lara Trump spoke outdoors in the courtroom after the conclusion of Donald Trump’s trial in New York.
This high-profile case is the first time in U. S. history that a former president has been tried in a criminal case. Following an investigation through the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, Alvin Bragg, Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, was indicted in March 2023 on 34 counts of tampering with business records.
He was accused of trying to cover up money paid to adult film star Stormy Daniels through Michael Cohen, then Trump’s lawyer and “fixer” in the 2016 presidential campaign.
Daniels had alleged that she had an affair with Trump in 2006, which he denied. The former president pleaded guilty to all charges and said the charges against him were politically motivated.
In his speech, Eric Trump reiterated the Trump family’s position, as well as that of many Republican leaders, calling the process a “sham trial” and saying that “the whole country knows it doesn’t make sense, they don’t. “””
Toward the end of his speech, Eric Trump said, “I can’t wait for the day when we win, we’re going to win it,” followed by the debatable word “we’re white,” emphasized by many X users, or “we’re white. “they are right. ” He later added, “I think we’re going to win. “
In an email sent to Newsweek on Wednesday afternoon, Eric Trump clarified his comments by writing, “I can’t wait for the day to come when we win, we will, we’re right. “
He further wrote, “I would honestly take legal action against anyone who advised otherwise because 1) it doesn’t make sense and 2) it would be blatant slander. “
The video of the speech is available on C-SPAN, but the phrase does not appear in the transcript.
Trump’s Fever Dream, a political, sci-fi and satirical blog that criticizes the former president, posted a video on X on Wednesday that slowed down Eric Trump’s speech to argue that he says “we’re white. “Trump says out loud the silent component in today’s Trump trial. ‘We’re white,’ Dad’s going to be a jerk. “
Ron Filipkowski, a criminal lawyer and editor of MeidasTouch Network, a liberal news site, posted a video of Eric Trump’s speech on X, with the caption: “Did Eric just say he’s convinced they’re going to win because they’re white?”His message has been shared more than 5,000 times.
Randy Bryce, a veteran and former Democratic Party candidate, reposted the video with the caption: “Eric Trump is confident they will win because ‘we are white. ‘”
The lawyer and Amee Vanderpool also reposted the video on X, describing Eric Trump’s comments with the word “yes. “
Several other users commented on posts rejecting those who say they heard “we’re white,” insisting that he said “we’re right” and that the scenario is racist for no reason.
@Abruce13Walker commented on Filipkowski’s video and said, “OH FOR. . . He said, ‘We’re right. ‘”
X user Snarkzilla responded to Filipkowski’s video by saying he “hates” the Trump family, but “I think he’s telling the truth. “
Another user, Dane Garcia, to Bryce’s post: “We’re right. “
The jury in the secret trial began its deliberations on Wednesday around noon, after receiving orders from the president to sentence Juan Merchán.
Updated on 05/29/2024 at 3:00 a. m. p. m. ET: Includes Eric Trump’s reaction to Newsweek.
Correction of 5/29/24 at 18:15 ET: Fixed a typo related to the date of the alleged Daniels-Trump affair.
Mandy Taheri is a reporter for Newsweek in Connecticut and Brooklyn. She joined Newsweek as a journalist in 2024. Se graduated from New York University’s Joint Master’s Program in Global Journalism and Near Eastern Studies and Yale University’s Undergraduate Program in Ethnicity, Race, and Migration. Mandy can be reached by email: m. taheri@newsweek. com.
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