Eric Trump on Monday was slammed for his use of a highly offensive term during an interview.
President Donald Trump’s son ― talking with conservative influencer Benny Johnson - was criticizing people who are protesting the immigration crackdowns by his father’s administration in Los Angeles when he described those who had attacked police cars as “mongoloids.”
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word “mongoloid” as a dated and “now offensive” term to describe “a person affected with Down syndrome.”
Critics on social media slammed Trump as “disgusting” for making the “dehumanizing” comment.
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