{"id":216337,"date":"2026-09-05T15:11:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/216337\/"},"modified":"2026-09-05T15:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:11:22","slug":"eric-trump-shows-off-his-new-passport-featuring-dads-glowering-image-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/216337\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Trump shows off his new passport featuring dad\u2019s glowering image"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/eric-trump-photo-editing-fail-grandkids-b3031189.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Eric Trump <\/a>has shown off his new U.S. <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/passport\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">passport<\/a> \u2013 which features a portrait of his glowering father.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bDubbed the \u201cpatriot passport,\u201d the document features<a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/donald-trump-passports-america-250-b3024986.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> President Trump\u2019s own signature<\/a>. It is also stamped with \u201c250\u201d to mark the <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/united-states\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">United States<\/a>\u2019 Semiquincentennial, which was celebrated on July 4 this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bIn a <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricTrump\/status\/2095156063041372598\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a> posted to X, Eric, Trump\u2019s third child, holds the image of his father up to the camera.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u201cLook what just came in the mail,\u201d Eric gloated. \u201cNew passport. I absolutely love it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In response, New York Governor Kathy Hochul\u2019s press office posted an <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NYGovPress\/status\/2095202458293178621\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">image<\/a> of Brian Cox\u2019s character, Logan Roy, from the HBO show <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/reviews\/succession-season-4-episode-review-hbo-b2309026.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Succession<\/a>. The screenshot is from a now-infamous scene where the billionaire tells his children: \u201cYou are not serious people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-passport-design-independence-reactions-b3004326.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">picture of Trump in the document<\/a> is imprinted over the Declaration of Independence, with the passport also featuring an image of the founding fathers gathering to sign the historic document.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe State Department previously <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/travel.state.gov\/en\/passports\/apply\/help\/security-design\/passport-250.html#accordion-340be96f7c-item-aa81b7ffe4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">confirmed<\/a> that those hoping to be issued with one of the passports will need to apply in person at a passport center or agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bTrump\u2019s<a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-passport-face-america-250-b2966905.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> portrait being imprinted onto the passports<\/a> marks the first time that any living, current president has been featured on a U.S. passport.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bJust this month, Trump also became the<a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-coin-mint-treasury-b3043754.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> first president to be printed on American currency<\/a> in over a century. Trump\u2019s face appears on a $1 coin, along with the words \u201cLIBERTY\u201d and \u201cIN GOD WE TRUST.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe gold-colored coins do not contain any gold, though, being made of copper along with zinc, manganese and nickel, according to the <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmint.gov\/campaigns\/donald-trump-coin?srsltid=AfmBOopADsuUVKOLFYo35iqmSACphTuDVibbwT8HCWA-kH_3ChQX9QgH#accordion-5b47c82418-item-7c5a2fc48f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Mint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/eric-trump-newsmax-democrats-b2963594.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Eric<\/a>, the executive vice president of the Trump Organization, is one of his father\u2019s <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/eric-trump-ms-now-china-trip-b2977685.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">most vociferous defenders and supporters<\/a>. He regularly uploads posts praising his father on X, while also hitting out at those who criticize the commander-in-chief.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8433a234-b22c-4e55-9b1c-75eb3ea19ac7.jpg\"><img alt=\"Eric Trump (left) is one of his father's most vociferous supporters (Reuters)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8433a234-b22c-4e55-9b1c-75eb3ea19ac7.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump (left) is one of his father&#8217;s most vociferous supporters (Reuters)<\/p>\n<p>\u200bWhen MapQuest posted that it would not be <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/apple-maps-lake-ontario-trump-b3043140.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America<\/a> &#8211; after <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/trump-rename-lake-ontario-america-canada-b3040577.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Trump signed an executive order<\/a> to that effect &#8211; <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/eric-trump-war-oval-office-b2833663.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Eric<\/a> took a swipe at the firm.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b\u201cShocking to see you\u2019re still alive\u2026I thought the iPhone 3 took you out 15 years ago,\u201d he <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricTrump\/status\/2093119020245393619\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bThe Trump scion went viral late last year when <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/americas\/us-politics\/eric-trump-indonesia-kaitlan-collins-b2847485.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">his father was heard describing him<\/a> as a \u201cgood boy\u201d while organizing a meeting between his son and <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/prabowo-subianto-jakarta-indonesia-southeast-asia-parliament-b3032990.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bSpeaking on CNN\u2019s <a data-ylk=\"elmt:article-inline-link;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cnn\/videos\/cnns-kaitlan-collins-interviews-eric-trump-about-the-hot-mic-moment-between-pres\/2218671671942534\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">The Source<\/a>, Eric said that his father had not called him about the meeting. He said: \u201cBut I\u2019m glad he acknowledges that I\u2019m a good boy. I am a good boy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Eric Trump has shown off his new U.S. passport \u2013 which features a portrait of his glowering father.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216338,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[4],"tags":[81,74],"class_list":["post-216337","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-eric-trump","tag-eric-trump","tag-trump"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@people\/117219078092886103","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216337","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216337"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216337\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216337"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216337"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216337"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}