Eric Trump, angry young man, unleashes tooth, fang and claw against the WaPo. Hilarity ensues.

[Miles Archer]

Eric Trump, the son of President Donald Trump, attempted to humiliate Washington Post journalist David Farenthold for sending a letter to the Trump Organization that — despite his disparaging characterization — was in fact standard journalistic procedure.

On Friday the president’s son tweeted “These are the tactics used by the @WashingtonPost. @JeffBezos – you should be very proud… ?” He also included a copy of a letter ostensibly written by Farenthold in which the journalist offered members of the Trump Organization his contact information, offered to speak with potential sources on background and provided them with an encrypted link where they could send documents anonymously.

“Ummm, Eric. This is called journalism,” Ahmed Baba, the editor-in-chief of Rantt Media, tweeted in response to the supposed outrage expressed by the president’s son. “Speaking to sources on background and anonymously sourcing documents to expose corruption is par for the course. I think you should learn how to use this other neat thing called Google before you tweet.”

Frank Figliuzzi, a national security contributor at NBC News, tweeted that it “sounds like journalism to me. Are you concerned about what people are hiding about you?”

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/09/eric-trump-blasts-washington-post-over-letter/

[snort]

1. Canned ham.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Poor fool, he's surrounded by "I'm with Stupid" shirts.

No wonder he's a mess.

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Non-Rawstory link:

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a28948782/eric-trump-washington-post-fahrenthold-journalism-email-twitter/

The Trumps aren’t the biggest fans of the press—these days, the president has soured on even his once-beloved Fox News. But his son Eric, who serves as Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization, took things a step further Friday when he revealed not only his antipathy towards journalism, but a complete confusion over how the job works in the first place.

Trump took to Twitter to share an email Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold, who covers the president’s businesses, sent to a Trump Organization employee. "These are the tactics used by the Washington Post," wrote Trump, tagging the paper and its owner. "Jeff Bezos—you should be very proud." Yes, these are Fahrenthold’s insidious tactics—introducing himself and sharing his contact information.

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Sorry, but RawStory's website is broken.

[Mersky]

5. +1...and thank you for posting the link nt

[SeattleVet]

9. Thank you!

RawStory has become unusable for the most part. I'd much rather go to the original sources that they aggregate from.

[marble falls]

4. Can you even imagine the confluence of genetic mishaps it took to make him even more stupid than ...

the rest of the Trump litter?

I wonder who read the letter to him and explained it?

[Laura PourMeADrink]

8. I actually read not too long ago he is the smartest?

Don't know where I read that, but on paper, he actually looks pretty good. His failure? Not following a different path? SNL and others portray him as utterly dunce-y.

Wiki..

Eric Trump was born in Manhattan, New York City and attended Trinity School. His parents divorced in 1992, when he was eight years old. As a young boy, Trump spent his summers in the Czech countryside near Zlin with his maternal grandparents. His grandfather, Milos Zelnicek, who died in 1990, was an engineer; his grandmother, Maria, was a worker in a shoe factory. His grandfather taught Trump how to hunt and fish.[6]

In 2002, he graduated from The Hill School and subsequently served on its board until 2013.[7] He graduated with a degree in finance and management, with honors, from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.[8][9]

Trump started accompanying his father to job sites and negotiations from a very young age. Later in his youth he spent summers mowing lawns, laying tile, cutting rebar, hanging chandeliers, and performing various other work at his father's properties. Trump briefly considered other careers but decided to join the family business while he was a high school student.[9]

[William Seger]

6. It's not hard to imagine a reason that Trumps are alarmed about "spying"

[bringthePaine]

7. hmmmmmn, that pic...

pretty sure that's the Wiki-(something) illustration for the term
"dumber than the original fuck no one gives"

[SergeStorms]

10. Trumps always seem to be behind the door.

Daddy Donnie was behind the door when they handed out brains. And penises. And morals. And just about everything but bullshit.

Donnie Jr. definitely was behind the door when they handed out brains, morals, and taste.

Ivanka was behind the door when they handed out brains, taste, and good judgment.

Eric........... is still behind the door. He missed everything.

[TygrBright]

11. "Somethin' ain't right with that boy"... n/t

[Demovictory9]

12. not too bright

[Tanuki]

13. As others have pointed out, Eric's tweeting of Farenthold's e-mail inadvertently

gave young reporters and investigators a helpful template of a polite, professional way to approach potential sources. Let the unintended consequences roll down like rain.

[Paladin]

14. Blow it out your ass, Gummy.

Eric "Fredo" Trump vs. David Farenthold?


HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[SWBTATTReg]

15. Ahhhh...just making himself even dumber than we all thought! Sad! NT