Eric Trump sent social media users into a frenzy after threatening Republican senators and congressmen for not backing the outgoing President Donald Trump in his fight for alleged voter fraud. Social media users mocked the second son of the president after he said the political career of Republicans who were not "this side" was over and that they would "get primaried."
Trump made the comments on Fox News on late Tuesday — ahead of Wednesday's congressional meeting to count the Electoral College votes. The president's supporters gathered at Washington D.C. for "Stop the Steal" rally to protest the counting of Electoral College and certifying President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election.
"Tomorrow's gonna tell you a lot about the country. Because I can tell you, Sean, any senator or any congressman that does not—meaning on this side—that does not fight tomorrow, their political career is over. Because the MAGA movement is going nowhere," Trump told Fox News host Sean Hannity. "They will get primaried next time around. And they will lose if they don't stand up and show some backbone, and show some conviction."
Eric Trump: Any senator or any congressman on this side that does not fight tomorrow, I’m telling you will not, their political career is over because the MAGA movement is going nowhere pic.twitter.com/Z3oq2tRpCW
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) January 6, 2021
The 37-year-old later took to Twitter to stress on his point to get Republicans who stand up for the president "primaried." He also claimed that these Republicans "will lose" in their next election.
I will personally work to defeat every single Republican Senator / Congressman who doesn’t stand up against this fraud - they will be primaried in their next election and they will lose.
— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) January 6, 2021
Twitter Users Mock Eric Trump
The apparent threats from Eric Trump did not go down well with social media users who took to Twitter to mock him. A video of his comments went viral on Twitter and opened a floodgate of memes and jokes directing at Trump and his supporters.
Imagine becoming a US Senator or a Congressman, spending a life committed to politics, serving the people in your town, community, and state, to reach a prestigious position in the leadership of your country, and then getting threatened by Eric Trump.
— Jeremy Newberger (@jeremynewberger) January 6, 2021
Eric Trump is having a meltdown because he finally realizes that the party’s over!!
— ༺🦋༻ᗰᗩƳᖇᗩ༺🦋༻ (@LepapillonBlu) January 6, 2021
When you think Donald Trump is the worst ....but then meet his kid Eric Trump pic.twitter.com/5dWUsq0Y2b
— Jax75 (@Jax76326266) January 6, 2021
Eric Trump shouldn’t be allowed to speak publicly. Or privately.
— The Notorious BOB (@beantownkid123) January 6, 2021
Senators to Eric Trump tonight pic.twitter.com/k8ORQDd5Go
— Wait_For_it (@BronxBaker82) January 6, 2021
"The MAGA movement is going nowhere." ~Eric Trump pic.twitter.com/EidiiARvzs
— enrich12 (@enrich1212) January 6, 2021
Trump's statement came as Georgia went to vote to for U.S. Senate. Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler one of the two runoffs in Georgia, according to the projections by major U.S. news networks. Democrat Jon Ossoff was narrowly ahead of Republican David Perdue in the second runoff.
In a bid to take the control of the Senate, Democrats must win both the races. However, if Republicans managed to clinch victory on the second seat, they will have veto power over Biden's political and judicial appointees and several of his legislative initiatives.
