Donald Trump Jr. repeated his merciless line of assault on Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) throughout his speech on the Conservative Political Motion Convention in Maryland on Friday.
The eldest son of former President Donald Trump once more described Fetterman as a “vegetable,” echoing an ugly comment he made to far-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) throughout a February episode of his podcast.
Following a stroke final 12 months, Fetterman has an auditory processing dysfunction. He’s at the moment in hospital receiving remedy for medical despair.
To the CPAC viewers, Trump Jr. dismissed accusations that he was being ableist ― then sank even additional when he advised:
“I’d love for John Fetterman to have like good gainful employment. Possibly he might be like a bag man at like a grocery retailer or … however like, is it unreasonable for me to count on, as a citizen of the US of America, to have a United States senator have primary cognitive perform?”
Somebody within the auditorium shouted: “Have a look at the president.”
“Nicely, you make a strong level, sir,” the Trump scion responded. “Why ought to a United States senator be held to a special normal than the president of the US himself? So now we have to repair all of that. Proper?”
