President Donald Trump’s son, Eric Trump, said businesses cutting ties with their organization are engaging in “cancel culture” to cancel anyone they don’t agree with.
“We live in the age of cancel culture, but this isn’t something that started this week. It is something that they have been doing to us and others for years,” Eric told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “If you disagree with them, if they don’t like you, they try and cancel you.”
Eric, along with his brother Donald Jr., have been heading up the family businesses since Trump senior was elected president.
Since the attack on the U.S. Capital on Jan. 6, businesses have been severing their ties with Trump organizations. Those companies include banks that say they will not lend to him, the PGA (Professional Golf Association) canceling its tournaments at his golf courses, and most recently the New York City mayor saying the city is cutting ties.
“Yet another example of Mayor de Blasio’s incompetence and blatant disregard for the facts,” said the company’s statement. “The City of New York has no legal right to end our contracts and if they elect to proceed, they will owe The Trump Organization over $30 million. This is nothing more than political discrimination and we plan to fight it vigorously.”
Prior to NYC’s decision on Sunday, the PGA cut ties with Trump on Monday.
Meanwhile, Eric told AP that the people who voted for his father will continue their loyalty.
“You have a man who would get followed to the ends of the Earth by a hundred million Americans,” Eric Trump said. “He created the greatest political movement in American history and his opportunities are endless.”
The Trump organization did not immediately respond to The Epoch Times’ request for comment.
After the attack on the Capital, the president condemned the violence, called for peace, and said his comments during the Jan. 6 rally were completely appropriate.
