Crucial Quote
“That is absolutely not me. I didn’t even know who the guy was . . . this is some kind of AI spoof. This is crazy,” Eric Trump told the Wall Street Journal.
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Chief Critic
Trump Organization spokesperson Kimberly Benza said “these screenshots are fake” in a post on X, adding, “They were fabricated and do not reflect reality. This is one of the dangers of AI-generated content: false information can spread quickly when people don’t verify what they’re seeing. Please do better before sharing misinformation.”
Key Background
Eric Trump was among several Trump family members in attendance at Sunday’s UFC fight on the White House lawn. First Lady Melania Trump, Trump sons Donald Trump Jr. and Barron Trump, his son-in-law Jared Kushner and granddaughter Kai Trump were also there. Trump’s family business apparatus has a stake in prediction markets. Donald Trump Jr. is a paid adviser to Kalshi and investor in Polymarket. President Trump’s social media company also announced last year it would launch its own prediction market, Truth Predict, in partnership with Crypto.com to allow Truth Social users to make trades.
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further reading
UFC At White House: Fighter Makes Crude Remarks About Michelle Obama After Win (Forbes)
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