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Eric Trump Says Hot-Mic Offer From President Involved Indonesia Business Deals

His remarks answer questions about whether official diplomacy intersected with the family business.

Overview

  • A hot mic at the Gaza peace summit captured Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto asking to meet Eric Trump as President Trump replied he would have Eric call.
  • Eric Trump said in interviews that the exchange likely concerned two Trump Organization projects in Indonesia signed in 2014–2015 and said he has never met Subianto.
  • He highlighted the Trump-branded golf course in Lido near Jakarta, which opened in March, and a company-promoted luxury resort planned for Bali.
  • CNN’s Kaitlan Collins pressed him on conflicts between the presidency and the family business as he insisted there is a “huge wall” separating them.
  • Watchdog CREW criticized the optics of the president facilitating contact for a business he still owns, and no government inquiry has been reported.