Donald Trump may have been in the presence of his fans while commentating the Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort match at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Florida, but it wasn’t before Donald Trump Jr. caused an uproar on Twitter. When the former president’s son requested fans send in some questions to ask his dad, social media users called out the politicians for spending the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks at the sporting event.
“The biggest fight of the year this Saturday. My Dad – President Trump- & I, are commentating and we’re going to have some fun,” Donald Jr. tweeted on September 10. “I’ll finally [be] pushing him on the burning question. Are aliens real and what’s up with Area 51? Shoot me some other questions here!” Though some users obeyed in his request, some took the opportunity to call out the insensitivity. “How is this event in any way appropriate on the 20th anniversary of 9/11?” tweeted one user.
Other Twitter accounts made a joke of the ordeal, replying with messages like, “Ask him about his taxes…” and “What is the quid pro quo on this latest scam?” One person teasingly referenced Donald’s ongoing claims that he won the 2020 presidential election, tweeting, “Is he going to advise the dude who gets knocked out to call the fight rigged?”