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Eric Trump says Donald “built the skyline of New York City” in rant on civil fraud trial penalty

"This is the thanks he gets?"

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Former President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump speaks to media before his father's caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Former President Donald Trump's son Eric Trump speaks to media before his father's caucus night event at the Iowa Events Center on January 15, 2024 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Weighing-in on his father being hit with a $355 million penalty (plus growing interest) at the conclusion of his NY civil fraud trial, Eric Trump lashed out at the state itself during an appearance on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle” Friday night.

Crediting Donald Trump with building the skyline of New York City, he said, "this is the thanks he gets for doing absolutely nothing wrong, not a dollar of financial loss? The exact opposite, hundreds of millions of dollars in financial gain,” mourning the state he believed to have embraced his family.

“New York is a hopeless place at this point. It’s so sad," he furthered. "This judge ruled against my father before we even went to trial. He ruled against our entire family. It was a setup from the very beginning. This was never supposed to be in that court. It was supposed to be in the commercial division. They would never allow it to get there.”

Ordered to pay more than $4 million himself in the ruling, and barred from serving in top business roles in the state for up to two years, Eric went on to caution "anybody even thinking about moving to New York to just be careful."

"This is not the state that my father grew up in. This is not the state that we grew up in."

By Kelly McClure

Kelly McClure is Salon's Senior Culture Editor, where she helps further coverage of TV, film, music, books and culture trends from a unique and thoughtful angle. Her work has also appeared in Vulture, Vanity Fair, Vice and many other outlets that don't start with the letter V. She is the author of one sad book called "Something Is Always Happening Somewhere." Follow her on Bluesky: @WolfieVibes

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