Eric Trump Dehumanizes Dad’s Critics, Twitter Calls It A Nazi Tactic
Eric Trump Image by Getty Images
By Josh Nathan-Kazis June 7, 2017
Twitter pundits are slamming Trump scion Eric for saying that critics of his father are “not even people.”
The comments came in an interview with Fox News personality Sean Hannity, and quickly drew criticism from the left.
Below, a selection of online burns.
Joking aside, you know who were known to dehumanize the “enemy” so people felt ok with discriminating against them? Nazis.
— OhNoSheTwitnt (@OhNoSheTwitnt) June 7, 2017
How the Nazis described the “untermensch” (cc: @EricTrump) pic.twitter.com/Iyhz2Y886A
— Hilary Sargent (@lilsarg) June 7, 2017
Hey, Eric Trump, you know what’s really inhuman? Stealing money from kids’ cancer charity.
— Tippi Blevins (@TippiB) June 7, 2017
When Eric Trump says “They’re not even people,” run. pic.twitter.com/myneaWpNni
— Schooley (@Rschooley) June 7, 2017
Eric Trump, the son of the President of the United States, says Democrats aren’t even people. pic.twitter.com/2uhP8o8579
— Yashar Ali (@yashar) June 7, 2017
Contact Josh Nathan-Kazis at [email protected] or on Twitter, @joshnathankazis.
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