{"id":2328912,"date":"2024-08-22T00:47:53","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T04:47:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-trump-says-dnc-pro-palestinian-protesters-represent-modern-day-democratic-party-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T00:51:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T04:51:41","slug":"eric-trump-says-dnc-pro-palestinian-protesters-represent-modern-day-democratic-party-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-trump-says-dnc-pro-palestinian-protesters-represent-modern-day-democratic-party-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Trump says DNC pro-Palestinian protesters represent \u2018modern-day Democratic Party\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feric-trump-says-dnc-pro-palestinian-protesters-represent-modern-day-democratic-party-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2328912&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Eric Trump has critiqued\u200b the pro-Palestinian protests\u200c occurring near the Democratic\u200b National Convention \u200cin Chicago, \u200dsuggesting that they reflect the current state of the \u2063Democratic Party. He described the \u2063protests\u2064 as chaotic and\u2063 disrespectful, highlighting instances \u200dof demonstrators \u2062allegedly spitting on police officers\u200c and burning the U.S. flag while still\u200c benefiting from police\u200c protection. Trump drew a contrast between \u2062these protests and \u2062his own party&#8217;s previous convention, which\u2062 he characterized as filled with\u200d patriotism and love for America. He also criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jennifer-rubin-should-be-the-next-fake-conservative-fired-at-washington-post\/\" title=\"Jennifer Rubin should be the next to be let go as a faux conservative at the Washington Post\">changing political views<\/a>, questioning the authenticity of her recent shifts\u2062 in policy as she campaigns for the 2024 presidential nomination. Donald Trump \u200cfurther supported this critique \u2063by suggesting legal\u200b consequences \u200dfor \u200bflag burning.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Eric Trump says DNC pro-Palestinian protesters represent &lsquo;modern-day Democratic Party&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1735567\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eric Trump<\/a> condemned the pro-Palestinian protests taking place outside the Democratic National Convention in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chicago\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Chicago<\/a>, arguing they represent the &ldquo;modern Democratic Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>DNC<\/a> has been plagued by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/irans-parliament-votes-to-execute-15000-protestors-to-teach-hard-lesson\/\" title=\"Iran&#039;s Parliament Votes to Execute 15,000 Protestors to Teach \u201cHard Lesson\u201d\">protesters voicing<\/a> their opposition to the United States&rsquo;s support for Israel amid the ongoing conflict in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gaza<\/a>, who have been spotted burning the U.S. flag as part of their protests. The son of former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a> spoke very harshly against these protesters and their treatment of law enforcement, citing how he has seen images of them &ldquo;spitting on cops&rdquo; and &ldquo;calling them pigs.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ironic. Masked cowards burning American flags while benefitting from police protection. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8OjUvwa0gy\">pic.twitter.com\/8OjUvwa0gy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (@SenBillCassidy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenBillCassidy\/status\/1826300406378738087?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;This is the modern-day Democratic Party,&rdquo; Trump said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Hannity<\/em>. &ldquo;You went back to Milwaukee, look at the convention that we had. We didn&rsquo;t have anything other than love. We had American flags. We had people singing &lsquo;God bless America.&rsquo; We had people with tears in their eyes when my father came out. They love this country. They love our nation. They love our Constitution. They love everything that makes America great. And then look at the parallel that you&rsquo;re seeing right up there on the screen where, again, cops are getting abused, people are rioting in the streets, there&rsquo;s disorder. I mean, this isn&rsquo;t America. We&rsquo;re so much better than this!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2558718&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=41223d0188b0a2db956e8873b446bddc\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Donald Trump himself has taken to social media to criticize the protests, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3098867\/trump-jail-time-burning-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reiterating his suggestion<\/a> to give anyone who burns the U.S. flag one year in jail.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/113000792560874171\/embed\" class=\"truthsocial-embed\" style=\"max-width: 100%; border: 0\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><script src=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/embed.js\" async=\"async\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump also criticized Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Kamala Harris<\/a> for the rebranding she and the media are giving her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/neil-patel-the-left-is-about-to-pay-for-their-energy-insanity\/\" title=\"Neil Patel: The Left Is About to Pay for Their Energy Insanity\">political ideals<\/a>, citing how she recently flipped on a number of policies since filling President Joe Biden&rsquo;s spot as the Democratic Party&rsquo;s 2024 presidential nominee. He contended that Harris&rsquo;s flip is &ldquo;not believable&rdquo; due to how Harris has not used her political power to enact the policies on which she is campaigning.<\/p>\n<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s son also knocked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3124255\/harris-goes-populist-on-economy-in-bid-for-votes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Harris<\/a> for copying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3044545\/waitress-gave-trump-idea-exempt-tips-taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>his father&rsquo;s promise to not tax service workers&rsquo; tips<\/a>, calling it &ldquo;really embarrassing&rdquo; that the press is assisting in her attempted rebrand.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The DNC is continuing through Thursday, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3129465\/who-is-speaking-third-day-dnc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Wednesday night&rsquo;s speakers<\/a> consisting of Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN), former President Bill Clinton, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Former President Donald Trump has spent the week of the DNC visiting key battleground states, most of which he won in 2016 but lost in 2020 to Biden. Prior to Wednesday, Trump had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3125128\/watch-live-trump-speaks-at-pennsylvania-rally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>visited Pennsylvania<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3127926\/trump-team-rips-kkk-criticism-campaign-stop-howell-michigan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>  and Michigan.<\/a> On Wednesday afternoon, the former president visited North Carolina.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1735567\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1735567\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Trump criticized the pro-Palestinian demonstrations occurring outside the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, claiming they embody the &#8220;modern Democratic Party.&#8221; The DNC has faced protests from individuals opposing U.S. support for Israel during the ongoing Gaza conflict, with some demonstrators seen burning American flags. Trump expressed strong disapproval of these protesters and their treatment of law enforcement, mentioning instances where he observed them &#8220;spitting on cops&#8221; and referring to officers as &#8220;pigs.&#8221; He remarked on social media about the irony of masked individuals burning flags while receiving police protection.<\/p>\n<p>On Fox News&#8217;s Hannity, Trump stated, \u201cThis is what today\u2019s Democratic Party looks like.\u201d He contrasted it with his own party&#8217;s convention in Milwaukee, which he described as filled with patriotism\u2014American flags were present, people sang \u201cGod Bless America,\u201d and there were emotional moments when his father appeared. He lamented that such disorder and abuse towards police are not representative of America\u2019s true values.<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump also took to social media to denounce the protests further and reiterated his stance that anyone who burns an American flag should face a year in jail. Additionally, Eric Trump criticized Vice President Kamala Harris for her shifting political positions since becoming President Biden&#8217;s running mate for 2024. He argued that her changes are unconvincing because she hasn&#8217;t used her influence to implement those policies. Furthermore, he called out Harris for adopting his father&#8217;s pledge not to tax service workers&#8217; tips as &#8220;really embarrassing,&#8221; suggesting that the media is aiding her rebranding efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The DNC continues through Thursday with notable speakers scheduled for Wednesday night including Governor Tim Walz (D-MN), former President Bill Clinton, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA). Meanwhile, Donald Trump has been campaigning in key battleground states this week\u2014states he won in 2016 but lost to Biden in 2020\u2014having visited Pennsylvania and Michigan before heading to North Carolina on Wednesday afternoon<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2328913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Eric-Trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[32923,7705,32336,32179,32076],"class_list":["post-2328912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democratic-party","tag-dnc","tag-eric-trump","tag-pro-palestinian","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Eric-Trump-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2328912"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2328912\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2328913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2328912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2328912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2328912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}