Eric Trump on Tuesday morning was forced to defend his father’s 5 a.m. tweet accusing Alicia Machado of having a sex tape, and he turned to the same defense his father’s used last week — at least he’ll be awake to answer those 3 .am. phone calls!
“At least my father’s up at 3 o’clock in the morning, right? Which, you know, is great,” Eric Trump said when asked about his father’s early-morning tweetstorm last week.
Though Eric Trump also admitted that his father’s “energy” can sometimes hurt him.
“Maybe that energy is sometimes a little bit of a downfall of his, but he’s an amazing guy and he’ll be there to answer the call, you know, when things go bad,” he said. “And, you know, I think people appreciate that.”
Eric Trump emphasized that his father works very hard.
He also addressed the New York Times report revealing that Donald Trump claimed a $915 billion loss in 1995, which may have let Trump avoid paying taxes for up to 18 years. Eric Trump said, “If you have a legal tax deduction, you should take it.” And he also attacked Hillary Clinton, claiming that as a career politician, she has lived off of taxpayer dollars her whole life.
“She’s lived off of the United States government. She’s lived off of your tax dollars and my tax dollars and every hard-working American’s tax dollars her entire life,” he said, adding that his father built a company and created jobs.
