Eric Trump: Dad motivated to run because Christmas tree was called ‘Holiday Tree’
Eric Trump claims one of the big motivations for his father to run for president was that the Christmas tree on the National Mall in Washington, DC was now known as a “holiday tree.” Only, it’s not true.
Click here for reuse options!While listing the reasons why his father ran for president in an interview published Thursday, Eric Trump pointed to the tree on the White House lawn and claimed it was renamed the “Holiday tree.”
However, in his attempt to explain his father’s commitment to combating political correctness and the “War on Christmas,” Eric Trump incorrectly accused the White House of renaming the Christmas tree.
“He opens up the paper each morning and sees our nation’s leaders giving a hundred billion dollars to Iran, or he opens the paper and some new school district has just eliminated the ability for its students to say the pledge of allegiance, or some fire department in some town is ordered by the mayor to no longer fly the American flag on the back of a fire truck,” Eric Trump told The Stream’s James Robinson. “Or, he sees the tree on the White House lawn has been renamed ‘Holiday tree’ instead of ‘Christmas tree.’ I could go on and on for hours. Those are the very things that made my father run, and those are the very things he cares about.”
The tree that stands near the White House (on the Ellipse) each winter is still called the National Christmas Tree and has never been renamed, as Buzzfeed News noted.
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22 responses to Eric Trump: Dad motivated to run because Christmas tree was called ‘Holiday Tree’
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Larry Schmitt August 26th, 2016 at 16:59
Even if it were true, that’s not much of a reason to run for president. This is the idiot that said he would make everyone say “Merry Christmas.” Direct quote, courtesy of CNN: “I’m a good Christian,” the Republican presidential front-runner said. “If I become president, we’re gonna be saying Merry Christmas at every store … You can leave happy holidays at the corner.”
Two things wrong with this statement. First, there is no evidence at all that he is a “good Christian” as he claims. He doesn’t attend church regularly, he doesn’t know the bible, he talks sh*t about people all the time (definitely not something a “good Christian” would do). Second, the president doesn’t concern himself (or herself) with minutiae like that, and he doesn’t have the power to do that.
Suzanne McFly August 26th, 2016 at 17:10
Here you go sparky, a little advice for you from a great man….
Gary Parillo August 26th, 2016 at 17:29
To late for donny.All doubt was removed long ago.
Larry Schmitt August 26th, 2016 at 17:31
Only the first time he opened his orange mouth.
Roctuna August 26th, 2016 at 18:00
And the kids, especially that oldest son.
fredoandme August 26th, 2016 at 17:14
well, of course it’s a christmas tree. we were just using different words to give that message.
Roctuna August 26th, 2016 at 18:00
Zing!
lolana August 26th, 2016 at 17:21
Cthulhu for President.
Gary Parillo August 26th, 2016 at 17:33
Under a donny administation possession of a greeting card that reads,Merry xmas,will be a felony punishable by imprisonment in an Alex Jones fema concentration camp.
Larry Schmitt August 26th, 2016 at 17:36
I’ve heard “Christians” tell me that they object to “Xmas” because it takes Christ out of Christmas. What they don’t know is that in the early days of the church, they used “X” as an abbreviation for Christ because it’s the Greek letter chi, the first letter in the Greek translation of Christ. So when they object, they are only showing their ignorance.
Gary Parillo August 26th, 2016 at 17:38
Just about anytime they open their mouths these days they show their ignorance.
eyelashviper August 26th, 2016 at 17:35
Hanukah Bush
Kwanza Shrub
Festivus Pole
Allah’s Plant
etc…
All the reasons Trumplethinskin is out to save Murika and Christmas.
Larry Schmitt August 26th, 2016 at 17:37
Don’t forget Yule log.
anothertoothpick August 26th, 2016 at 18:21
Joy to the world.
Suzanne McFly August 26th, 2016 at 18:31
I wish we could get rump to touch that plug.
crc3 August 26th, 2016 at 20:39
Shock treatments might actually help him…
Suzanne McFly August 26th, 2016 at 20:48
I know if he got them, it would help me.
anothertoothpick August 27th, 2016 at 07:24
Hahanahahahana too funny..
Obewon August 26th, 2016 at 20:22
“He opens up the paper each morning and sees our nation’s leaders giving a hundred billion dollars to Iran-Really? Rupert’s NY Post is a tabloid. Not a newspaper!
crc3 August 26th, 2016 at 20:38
Being misinformed is the norm for the Rumps. That and just plain ignorance…
whatthe46 August 26th, 2016 at 21:22
just plain lying is the norm for their entire base.
mistlesuede August 26th, 2016 at 23:15
Congratulations. You’re an idiot.