Kai Trump, the granddaughter of President Donald Trump, is facing social media backlash after publishing a video showing her shopping at a Southern California market with her Secret Service detail.
The video, posted to Kai Trump’s YouTube channel on March 8, shows her browsing Erewhon Market in Santa Monica, California, and purchasing items she later reviews. The video was originally titled “I Brought My Secret Service to Erewhon” but has since been changed to “I Tried the World’s Most Expensive Grocery Store.”
In one moment, Kai Trump said that she will have to “file for bankruptcy” after learning about a store-branded sweater that costs $165. The ultra-luxe grocery chain in the Los Angeles area is known for its remarkably high-priced products, such as $22 smoothies and $13 Medjool dates.
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Secret Service agents are briefly seen in the video as Kai Trump exits the store and enters a motorcade. In what appears to be a hotel room, Kai Trump revealed that the bill for the market trip totaled $233.
Multiple comments on the YouTube video referenced Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution. Some comments also called for Kai Trump and Baron Trump to be drafted to fight in the U.S.-Israel war on Iran.
Mike Nellis, a Democratic strategist, called the video a “modern ‘let them eat cake’ moment” in a March 9 post on X.
“Your kids might get drafted to fight in Iran, while the Trump family uses your tax dollars to shop premium, organic, gluten free cake,” The Lincoln Project also said on X.
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The daughter of Donald Trump Jr. and his ex-wife Vanessa Trump, Kai Trump is active on social media, with nearly 1.5 million subscribers on her YouTube channel and 2.7 million Instagram followers.
Her video comes as her grandfather dismissed concerns about rising oil and gas prices as the war in Iran rages on.
“Short term oil prices, which will drop rapidly when the destruction of the Iran nuclear threat is over, is a very small price to pay for U.S.A., and World, Safety and Peace,” the president wrote in a March 8 social media post. “ONLY FOOLS WOULD THINK DIFFERENTLY!”
Oil prices jumped about 7% on March 9, settling at their highest level since 2022. AAA data showed that the average cost for a gallon of regular gas is $3.478, nearly 50 cents more than a week ago.
Fifty-three percent of respondents in a February Economist/YouGov survey said they believe the economy is getting worse. The poll, taken before the war began, showed that the president’s net approval on the economy was at its lowest point in either term.
Contributing: Zac Anderson and Irene Wright, USA TODAY; Reuters
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