'It wasn't enough?' Donald Trump Jr calls MSNBC 'asinine' for questioning dad Donald's assassination attempt

Donald Trump's ear bandage, since his first appearance after the assassination attempt, became a point of contention
'He wasn't shot in the face enough for them,' Donald Trump Jr said of MSNBC hosts who have raise suspicion over ex-POTUS Donald Trump's murder attempt (Getty Images)
'He wasn't shot in the face enough for them,' Donald Trump Jr said of MSNBC hosts who have raise suspicion over ex-POTUS Donald Trump's murder attempt (Getty Images)

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WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE: Donald Trump Jr fired at MSNBC saying, "they can't help themselves" after the network allegedly downplayed former President Donald Trump's injury.

Following his first appearance since an assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, Trump's ear bandage from the incident became a point of contention.

Journalists Michael Steele and Ari Melber questioned Donald Trump's injury

MSNBC host Ari Melber called Donald Trump's ear bandage a "spectacle" and questioned its validity.

"A spectacle for this candidate who we know is, by his own admission, obsessed with assorted spectacles," Melber said on the show, the clips of which were played on Fox News as Donald Trump Jr sat for an interview.

MSNBC political analyst Michael Steele also questioned the seriousness of Trump's wound, arguing there are lingering "questions" surrounding the bandage.

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MSNBC host Ari Melber called Trump's ear bandage a "spectacle" and questioned its validity. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

"There are a lot of questions around that ear, and yet there's been no response to that," he said. "Instead, just showing the image of the man coming into into the hall with the wounded ear."

Donald Trump Jr fires back at MSNBC

Donald Trump Jr responded to the criticism on Fox News, saying, "He wasn't shot in the face enough for them, it wasn't enough?"

"That's the point. They can't help themselves. The Trump Derangement Syndrome is real. It's so asinine that they could say that… You see the photograph at the time. There's blood everywhere," he added.

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Donald Trump Jr questioned if dad getting shot in the face 'wasn't enough' (@donaldjtrumpjr/Instagram)

Trump Jr's remarks come after he had a tense exchange on-air with MSNBC reporter Jacob Soboroff during the Republican National Convention on Monday, July 15.

Soboroff asked Trump Jr about the former president's immigration policies, leading to a heated exchange.

"It’s MSDNC, so I expect nothing less from you clowns, even today," Trump Jr said during the interview.



 

"Even 48 hours later, you couldn’t wait, you couldn’t wait with your lies and with your nonsense, so just get out of here," he continued, waving away the reporter while turning his attention back to the convention stage.

Internet reactions to Donald Trump Jr's comments for MSNBC

Netizens reacted with mixed responses. Some supported Donald Trump Jr's assertions about the network while others argued about the whole event.

"Don calling them clowns the other night... PRICELESS!" wrote one, referring to the exchange, Trump Jr had with the reporter at the convention the other day.

"Noticed he didn't answer the question," noted another user.

"UM BUDDY the world is questioning the entire event. just another Trump Stunt gone sideways!" wrote one more.

"They are pathetic at best. He’s right… They can’t help themselves," wrote another in support.

"Understandable!" wrote one more. "Donald had a scratch. It was fine on Sunday, but you all want to ignore that." wrote another.



 



 



 



 



 



 

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