The wife of Eric Trump is being raked over the coals for posting a picture with, and thanking, ICE agents, of herself at Newark Liberty International Airport, without a word about the TSA agents who are not being paid.
On X, Lara Trump paid tribute to the ICE agents, who have been criticized for getting paid to do nothing that helps alleviate the chaos at the nation’s airports due to a TSA worker shortage.
Commenters on X said Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law should have been thanking those working without paychecks.
Posing with the four armed agents, she wrote, “Just landed in Newark and stopped to thank some ICE agents thanks [sic] you, gentlemen,” accompanied by two approving emojis.
According to one critic, “Neat that you found someone even more useless than you.”
Crypto fan Max Ilham wrote, “You forgot to Thanks TSA agents who are still working without pay,” which was echoed by A Friend who suggested, “It would be nice if you would hand $100 to each TSA agent you see today as a thank you. ICE is getting paid, TSA is taking care of you for free, selling blood to pay for gas.”
“Maybe thank the TSA workers who are working while not getting paid, you tone deaf b----,” offered roxygirl7985.
Editor Ricky Chu asked, “Is everything just a social media photo op?”
“Why don’t you thank the TSA agents who are working without pay? Oh that’s right, it’s because you’re pushing some weird agenda in place of actually caring about struggling American workers,” accused Patrick Razzi.
“Where’s the photo of you with TSA agents who are working without pay, unlike the well-paid ICE bubbas you’re with? Not cool enough without the tactical vests?” asked Jazzmom 2.0.
Gina 660 dryly observed, “So I guess you had no problem at the airport.”
Taison Graves summed up most comments with, “Posing with paid federal employees (ICE) and not the unpaid federal employees (TSA) who are there at the airport is certainly a choice…”