Donald Trump Jr. poked fun at his dad by sharing a meme depicting him as a giant balloon baby – saying it was “funny”.
The 45-year-old retweeted the picture of the Trump baby blimp after someone joked it was to be flown over Beijing after US authorities shot down China’s spy balloon.
On Saturday, a suspected “spy balloon” was shot down by US warplanes off the coast of South Carolina after it flew over several US states.
Trump Jr. previously tweeted that Americans should just be allowed to “do their thing” and launch the balloon themselves.
After the Chinese balloon was felled, he retweeted a picture of his dad as an angry baby – complete with a cellphone.
Donald Jr. retweeted the image of the Trump Baby Blimp after someone joked that it was to be flown over Beijing after US authorities shot down China’s spy balloon
The 45th President later compared the incident to the spy balloon and ensuing diplomatic crisis to the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan that his successor, President Joe Biden, oversaw in August 2021
He captioned the picture of the balloon, which was designed to troll Trump during a visit to London, “not gonna lie…”. This is funny’.
It’s not clear if his father knows the picture or his son’s amusement about the baby airship, as he was previously banned from Twitter.
The balloon rose into the air over Parliament Square during protests against Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom in June 2018.
It has been sent to its final resting place at the Museum of London, which is displaying the 20ft Orange Effigy as part of its protest collection.
The 45th President later compared the incident to the spy balloon and ensuing diplomatic crisis to the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan that his successor, President Joe Biden, oversaw in August 2021.
On his Truth Social app, he wrote, “The Chinese balloon situation is a disgrace, as is the Afghanistan horror show and everything else surrounding the grossly incompetent Biden administration,” the former president wrote on his Truth Social app.
“They’re only good at election cheating and disinformation — and now they’re announcing that China deployed a balloon during the Trump administration to take the ‘heat’ off the slow-moving Biden fools.
President Biden told reporters he wanted the balloon down last Wednesday but was cautioned against giving the order due to the risk of civilians being injured by falling debris.
Trump Jr. previously tweeted that Americans should just be allowed to “do their thing” and launch the balloon themselves
The White House did not inform Americans about the Chinese spy balloon hovering over the country until the US military shot it down
Beijing warned it “reserves the right to use any means necessary to deal with similar situations.”
The Department of Defense said Saturday that “Chinese balloons made brief transits of the continental United States at least three times during the previous administration.”
Former President Trump hit back, saying, “China had too much respect for ‘TRUMP’ for this to happen, and it NEVER did. FALSE DISINFORMATION ONLY!’
And on Sunday, Fox News reported that at least one balloon flew over parts of Texas and Florida while Trump was in office.
In addition to the former president, several Trump officials have also disputed the Pentagon’s assessment and related media reports.
Meanwhile, the Chinese government has criticized the US launch of the balloon as an “overreaction”.
China’s Foreign Ministry said: “The US used force to attack our civilian UAV, which is an apparent overreaction.
“We solemnly protest against this step by the US side.”
Beijing warned it “reserves the right to use any means necessary to deal with similar situations.”
The balloon rose into the air over Parliament Square during protests against Trump’s state visit to the United Kingdom in June 2018
It has been sent to its final resting place at the Museum of London, which is displaying the 20ft Orange Effigy as part of its protest collection