Flying coach, red meat and trucks: why Donald Trump Jr thinks hes not the elite – The Guardian

It is common knowledge that Donald Trump Jr, the son of the billionaire president, is just a regular guy. But now this truth is indubitable, because it turns out Don Jr flies coach.

I am not an elitist I like fishing, hunting, red meat, trucks and guns.And yes, I usually fly coach, he said in an Instagram post on Sunday.

Don Jr posted the statement alongside a screenshot from someones Twitter feed presumably a fan of Trumps who praised his humble act of flying coach. How cool is this? tweeted Dennis Harms. He posted a photo of Don Jr sitting in the middle seat behind him, saying Dont anyone tell me the Trump family doesnt know how real Americans live, giving an entirely new meaning to the phrase squeezed middle.

In fact, 40% of Americans have never left the country, and a 2017 survey by Airlines for American found that most Americans hadnt flown that year. Twelve per cent of Americans have never flown at all. Don Jr, on the other hand, spent about $125,000 on flights to Dubai in 2017 with his brother Eric. They were visiting a golf course (you know, golf, that notoriously working-class sport that costs over $1,000 on average to start playing?) But it is totally not elitist because he wasnt paying for it the taxpayer was! At least he left the private plane at home. Humble.

Oh, and by the way, about that super non-elitist hunting hobby of his. Don Jrs regular trips to the Yukon mountains to hunt stone sheep are actually kind of pricey one in August 2017 cost the Secret Service $16,600, according to Politico. And it looks like Don Jr didnt even get a discount for staying at his fathers hotel he spent $5,700 at the Trump International Hotel and Tower on that same trip. Which is official proof that Don Jr refuses to use his dads name to get a leg up. Just like all of the other non-elitist Americans who happen to be the presidents son.

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