President Trump calls Iran war ‘a little trip’
President Donald Trump has brought up war with Iran as a “bit of a trip” during the Republican retreat.
Kai Trump, the granddaughter of President Donald Trump, is facing social media backlash after releasing a video showing her shopping at a Southern California market with Secret Service agents.
The video, posted to Kai Trump’s YouTube channel on March 8, shows her browsing Erewhon Market in Santa Monica, California, and purchasing items that she will later review. The title of the video was originally “We brought a secret agent to Erewhon,” but it was changed to “We Tried the World’s Most Expensive Grocery Store.”
At one point, Kai Trump said he had to “file for bankruptcy” after learning about the store’s $165 branded sweater. This ultra-premium grocery chain in the Los Angeles area is known for its extremely expensive items, like $22 smoothies and $13 Medjool dates.
The video briefly shows Secret Service agents as Kai Trump exits the store and enters the motorcade. In what appeared to be a hotel room, Kai Trump revealed that his bill for the market trip totaled $233.
Multiple comments on the YouTube video referenced Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution. Some comments called for drafting Kai Trump and Barron Trump to fight in the war against Iran.
In a March 9 post about X, Democratic strategist Mike Nellis called the video “a modern-day ‘let them eat cake’ moment.”
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Kai Trump, the daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and ex-wife Vanessa Trump, is active on social media, with nearly 1.5 million subscribers on her YouTube channel and 2.7 million followers on Instagram.
Her video was released as her grandfather dismissed concerns that oil and gas prices would rise as the war in Iran escalates.
“Once Iran’s nuclear threat is destroyed, near-term oil prices will fall rapidly, but it will be a very small price to pay for America, the world, security and peace,” the president said in a March 8 social media post. “Only a fool would think otherwise!”
Oil prices rose about 7% on March 9, settling at their highest since 2022. The average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline is $3.478, up nearly 50 cents from a week ago, according to AAA data.
In a February survey by The Economist and YouGov, 53% of respondents said they thought the economy was getting worse. Public opinion polls taken before the war showed that the president’s net approval rating for the economy was at its lowest level in both terms.
Contributors: Zach Anderson and Eileen Wright, America today. Reuters
