Donald Trump Jr. spawned some outrage over the weekend after posting a series of photos with two of his kids.
The president-elect’s eldest son published the pictures to Instagram, where he has more than 7.9million followers.
‘Games night and indoor s’mores!’ the 47-year-old executive vice president of the Trump Organization captioned the set, days after debuting new girlfriend Bettina Anderson in Mar-a-Lago for a New Year’s Eve celebration.
The 38-year-old was nowhere to be seen in the photos published Saturday, with them instead showing Trump Jr with his two youngest, Spencer, 12, and 10-year-old Chloe.
Neither was Trump Jr.’s 55-year-old former fiancée Kimberly Guilfoyle, whom he began dating in 2018 and got engaged to in 2020.
Despite being somewhat benign, the posts quickly inspired pushback from onlookers, perturbed not by the presence of junk food, but a single cannister of Zyn.
Zyn is a brand of nicotine pouch that is placed between the gums and lip, which has grown in popularity among conservatives. The container was seen on the table where the family were snacking and playing board games.
The kids – who come from Trump Jr’s relationship with his ex-wife Vanessa Trump – did not appear to partake. They were seen enjoying s’mores and throwing axes with their dad, as onlookers found issue with the tobacco product.
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Donald Trump Jr. spawned some outrage over the weekend after posting a series of photos with two of his kids, Spencer, 12, and 10-year-old Chloe
Onlookers found issue with a single cannister of Zyn on the table near his youngest, days after he debuted his new girlfriend at his dad’s New Year’s celebration in Mar-a-Lago
‘Not the [Z]yn next to the child!’ wrote one top commenter, as Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host, preps for her new role as ambassador to Greece.
‘You probably shouldn’t let you daughter [Z]yn at that age,’ added another, in apparent jest.
‘It’s the [Z]yn for me,’ sniped someone else, capping the comment with a laughing emoji.
‘S’mores and [Z]nns,’ proclaimed another, airing emojis that indicated they too found the situation humorous.
Others pointed out the product’s proximity to the children while not taking issue, as the cannister was closed and the children did not even acknowledge its presence.
‘The joy and happiness in [this] family,’ wrote one such onlooker, as others begged him the poster get back together with Guilfoyle.
‘And I see the Zyn. Spittin while huntin,’ the person joked.
The post and subsequent response comes after Zyn surfaced as an unlikely symbol for conservative masculinity over the past year, thanks in part to promotions from figures ranging from Tucker Carslon and the founders of the Full Send podcast.
Some of the criticisms were made in jest, while others were more serious – as the tobacco product is not intended for minors
The trio also appeared to engage in some ax-throwing, though it was the Zyn that set onlookers off
The product made headlines in November when Fox News’ Tucker Carlson ditched it to launch his on competitor, after finding issue with Democratic donations made by employees at Philip Morris
The Fox News host is seen with a pack of the pouches during preparations for the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 18, 2024 in Milwaukee
The product made headlines in November when Carlson decided to ditch it to launch a competitor, called ALP, due to discontent with alleged Democratic political donations made by employees of prominent tobacco firm Philip Morris.
It also comes weeks after reports suggested Trump Jr and his then-fiancée had been arguing publicly at various events, all after buying a $9.7million home in Admirals Cove, 20 miles north of Mar-a-Lago, over the summer.
The couple’s relationship has since soured, with insiders last month telling the Daily News that he has been involved with Anderson, a model from a well-heeled family in Palm Beach, for at least six months.
As such reports emerged, Trump Jr. was forced to issue a statement, breaking his silence on the split to say the two are handling it amicably.
‘Kimberly and I will never stop caring for each other and will always keep a special bond,’ the then 46-year-old said, before celebrating his birthday with Anderson last week while ringing in the New Year. Trump Jr’s birthday was on December 31.
He told Page Six: ‘I could not be more proud of her and the important role she’ll continue to play [as US ambassador to Greece]’, after his dad weeks ago gave her the nod to take the position.
Trump Jr added of the former California attorney, ‘She’s been an undefeated prosecutor, national TV news star, a leader of the MAGA movement and close advisor to the president.
It also comes weeks after reports suggested Trump Jr and his then-fiancée had been arguing publicly at various events, all after buying a $9.7million home 20 miles north of Mar-a-Lago over the summer
On New Year’s Eve, Trump’s debuted his new girlfriend, Palm Beach socialite Bettina Anderson
Anderson, 38, stunned in a fierce red dress at the Trump family Christmas at Mar-a-Lago. She was not seen in her beau’s snaps Saturday
‘The people of Greece are getting an absolute star and now the whole world will see it more than ever,’ he finished.
Guilfoyle, who also led fundraising for Trump’s 2020 campaign, was previously married to Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California.
The two split after staying together for five years, from 2001 to 2006. Guilfoyle would then wed businessman Eric Villency, before their divorce in 2009.
Trump Jr, meanwhile, was married to his ex-wife between 2005 and 2018, and fathered five children. They are Kai, 17, Donald, 15, Tristan, 13, and Spencer and Chloe.
As for his newfound relationship with Anderson, it was solidified last week in Mar-a-Lago, three months after DailyMail.com revealed the pair were canoodling at another Palm Beach restaurant, locking lips in front of incredulous diners.
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