Trump sons provoke outrage with baseless attacks on Biden and lockdown

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The interventions by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump fit into a reported Republican ‘smokescreen’ strategy to distract voters from the pandemic and economic crisis.

The interventions by Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump fit into a reported Republican ‘smokescreen’ strategy to distract voters from the pandemic and economic crisis. Photograph: Carlos Barría/Reuters

Martin Pengelly in New York
Published onMon 18 May 2020 11.36 EDT
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Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, the US president’s oldest sons, have attracted fierce criticism for attacking Joe Biden and Democrats in terms most observers considered beyond the pale even in America’s toxic political climate.

Trump Jr posted to Instagram a meme which baselessly insinuated that Biden, his father’s probable opponent at the polls in November, was a pedophile.

Eric Trump claimed Democrats were using the coronavirus pandemic, which has killed nearly 90,000 in America, for political gain.

Both claims were made on Saturday.

In the face of fierce…

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