Eric Trump Slams Bob Woodward Book as a Way to Make "Three Extra Shekels"

[louis c]

Source: Jewish Telegraph Agency

(JTA) — Eric Trump called journalist Bob Woodward’s new book about the White House “sensational nonsense” that Woodward wrote in order “to make make three extra shekels.”

President Donald Trump’s son made the remarks, which references Israel’s currency, in a Wednesday interview on “Fox & Friends.”

The modern Israeli currency is named after currency referenced in the Bible. Shekels is also an American and Irish term slang for money, showing up in old potboilers like Mickey Spillane’s “I, The Jury”: “Generally a runner made plenty for himself, taking a chance that the dough he clipped wasn’t on the number that pulled in the shekels.”

But on some anti-Semitic corners of the web, like the anti-Semitic site The Daily Stormer, it is often used sarcastically to refer to Jewish greed or influence.


Read more: https://www.jta.org/2018/09/12/top-headlines/eric-trump-slams-bob-woodwards-book-way-make-three-extra-shekels

[George II]

1. And we have a new leader in the race to be the dumbest brother!

[Honeycombe8]

2. I'm glad they were talking about it! More sales! Cha-ching!

The book is selling YUGELY!

[riversedge]

7. good thinking.

[pangaia]

3. Fuck you, you little shit.

Ok now I feel better.

Got all that negativity out...



So, how's everybody doing?

Last week- in the high 80s and 90s. This week 60s and 70s.
Even had the HEAT on for an hour last night!!! NOt a good omen.

[sandensea]

4. Mike Godwin said it best:

Link to tweet

[saidsimplesimon]

5. Thank you for this louis c.

I thought the remark went unnoticed and should not have been.

[miffelplix]

6. Shekels were on his mind

Because he's been converting rubles into various currencies to evade the tracing of its origins.

[AndJusticeForSome]

8. Oh my

That's gonna leave a mark.

[NRaleighLiberal]

9. clear that trump's kids are a subdivision of his own puny IQ. Degredation of an already polluted

gene pool.

[Botany]

19. Eric comes from the no diving end of the gene pool

BTW Wouldn't it be Bernstein who wanted extra shekels?

[lagomorph777]

44. Looks like Eric did dive in to the shallow end; _something_ happened to his brain.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

10. Eric is just jealous....

Eric Trump couldn't even write a decent thank you note.

Even then, he would be trying to sell it on eBay to make a buck.......

[Docreed2003]

11. The sick fruit doesn't fall far from the tree...

Disgusting

[Golden Raisin]

22. It's multi-generational in that family.

Donald's father was a notorious bigot, particularly against blacks, but I'd suspect it would be a safe bet there were other groups Dad didn't care for.

[flibbitygiblets]

32. In this case, "the turd doesn't fall far from the asshole"

seems more appropriate.

[proglib217]

49. Well put!

[Docreed2003]

54. Very true!

[calimary]

56. That would be a diseased tree.

Root rot or bark beetles or some other blight.

[BigmanPigman]

12. That fucking moron is a chip off the bigger fucking moron's block.

He is an idiot and who the Hell listens to anything he says. Fuck that little fool.

[SergeStorms]

30. Is it in Woodward's book....

or is it on one of the Omarosa tapes, that Daddy Donnie referred to his own son, Eric, as the "r" word? He wasn't referring to Republican, either. Really nice when your Dad thinks you're retarded. News flash Eric, your father can't stand you either.

[BigmanPigman]

35. I am sure it isn't the first time.

Besides, their whole life all the heard was how Ivanka is really the one who has her dear daddy's heart (and hands all over her). That is one sick and twisted family unit.

[keithbvadu2]

13. Coincidence that "Three Extra Shekels" sounds anti-Jewish?

Coincidence that "Three Extra Shekels" sounds anti-Jewish?

Even though Woodward is not Jewish.

Eric got his message out.

[MurrayDelph]

20. He was probably confusing Woodward

for Bernstein, who is Jewish.

[flibbitygiblets]

33. it makes me cringe when I find myself agreeing with Bill Kristol, but here you go:

[rpannier]

38. Allow me to try and help make you feel better

You're not agreeing with Kristol, he's agreeing with you

[truthisfreedom]

14. Idiot shows their hand. Daddy didn't run these words past anyone

in charge. Backlash will ensue.

[Ilsa]

15. IWoodward isn't jewish, is he?

Why did creepy Eric (Halloween will be here soon!) use that terminology?

[louis c]

17. No, but I bet Eric didn't know that

Remember when those assholes killed a Sikh because they thought he was a Muslim?

Well, if someone is a racist, it's not a leap of faith to assume they're a fucking moron, too.

[TexasBushwhacker]

55. Even though Ivanka IS Jewish

but I guess Eric forgot that. In any case, Eric wants to perpetrate the "greedy Jew" myth, as if his family knows nothing about greed.

[keithbvadu2]

36. Because his message was anti-Jewish.

[ellie]

16. These Trump people

are the worst people.

[DesertRat]

18. I've never met an American who uses the word "shekels"

This wasn't an accident any more than when they put Hillary Clinton's image over a Star of David. Incredibly anti-semitic and intentional!

[Hekate]

26. It's old, out-of-date slang in America; the OP references Mickey Spillane, that's how old...

But obviously our alt-right/homegrown Nazi vermin have dusted it off and repurposed it the way they've repurposed the A-OK gesture into a gang sign.

In this context, anything that references Jews or Judaism is an anti-Semitic slur. My guess is this "shekels" thing is a dog-whistle for "Jews control the media" and "you're being paid by Jews."

[keithbvadu2]

37. Trump confuses his supporters. Pro or anti-Jew?

Last edited Thu Sep 13, 2018, 04:49 PM - Edit history (1)

Trump confuses his supporters. Pro or anti-Jew?

[rpannier]

39. It was a fairly common slang that fell out of use

It was used when I was really young (late 60's and early 70's). By the late 70's it was dying. I don't remember it being used by anyone since then (except the extremely elderly once in a while)
The trump brats have no excuse for using it.

[meadowlander]

21. As opposed to stealing money from a charity for kids with cancer?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2018/01/12/new-filing-shows-eric-trump-raised-millions-lied-about-his-foundations-expenses/#6aa7be3839ed

[iluvtennis]

23. #Shithole just like Trumpty Dumpty.

[jmowreader]

24. Then it should be Eric Trump's cup of tea, eh?

Eric Trump would sell his own mother for three extra shekels. At least Woodward came upon them honestly...by writing a book people are buying the hell out of, about America's worst crime family.

Is it true what I hear that the Five Families are about to become Six Families? You got your Bonanno, Colombo, Gambino, Genovese, Luchese and Trump. And of the six, the Trump family is the worst of them all.

[Xipe Totec]

25. Don't worry, there will be plenty of shackles soon enough for the entire trump brood. nt

[Hekate]

27. Just another clink-clink; should be music to their ears. nt

[Grassy Knoll]

28. Thanks For The Sales Younger Drumpkoff..

Cha-ching$$ Dolla, Dolla , Bills Y'all!!

[TeamPooka]

29. Eric is confused. Woodward has always been a country club Republican WASP.

His former writing partner Carl Bernstein is the liberal Jewish man.
Maybe Eric meant his sister or Jared?

[edbermac]

31. He's making a lot more than three shekels.

Suck it, Eric.

Bob Woodward's 'Fear' Is One of the Top Selling Books of the Year The Washington Post reporter's book on the Trump White House sold over 750,000 copies in its first day on sale. According to Barnes & Noble, it has the fastest sales for an adult title since Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' was released in July 2015. On Amazon, 'Fear' has outsold all but three books so far this year, almost entirely thanks to pre-orders. Publisher Simon & Schuester said Wednesday it has ordered a ninth printing of the book. This brings the total number of hard copies in print to 1,150,000. In addition to the United States, 'Fear' is also No. 1 on online charts in Canada, the UK and Germany.

http://video.usnews.com/Bob-Woodwards-Fear-Is-One-of-the-Top-Selling-Books-of-the-Year-34105739?playlistId=994

[dhill926]

34. oh Eric, you are so out of your league....

just shut the fuck up and go hide somewhere...trust me, your life will be better that way...

[duforsure]

40. At least he's making money legally

And not using a fake foundation to draw from for yourself , or from illegally laundering monies for russian mobsters, or cheating others out of their labor for work done. He also has pulitzer prizes for his great work exposing criminals in politics. We'll see soon how he feels when he gets indicted and charged for HIS crimes. Keep talking eric, don't stop.

[Nitram]

42. Don't kid yourself, he profits from ALL of daddy's scams.

Oh, you were kidding. Silly me.

[louis c]

47. I think the poster meant Woodward was making money legally...

...not Eric the fool

[Nitram]

48. LOL, I guess you're right. I assumed he was talking about Eric. Thanks for setting me straight.

[SWBTATTReg]

45. Absolutely, and eric rump is a hypocrite considering that his daddy made the money and ...

not him or his brother...must be nice to be born w/ a silver spoon in your mouth, eh? It obviously poisoned your mind eric...

[Nitram]

41. Nice. What a class act the Dump family are. Anti-semitic, racist, greedy, amoral, ignorant, crude,

misogynistic, ill-mannered barbarians.

[Nitram]

43. Has Eric worked an honest day in his entire life to earn the shekels he spends?

[Stuart G]

46. Like his father, Erick is much too stupid to know that he is "stupid"

[tclambert]

50. John Cleese explains it:

[regnaD kciN]

51. Gee, how very subtle...

...I’m surprised Donnie’s second-least-favorite offspring didn’t refer to “thirty pieces of silver” instead.

[Demonaut]

52. Bob is not jewish

[louis c]

53. See Reply #17