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Kai Trump's Erewhon Shopping Video Draws Ire Over Pricey Haul and Wasted Sushi

Online reaction centered on waste, privilege, taxpayer-funded protection.

Overview

  • An 18‑minute YouTube clip shows the 18‑year‑old shopping at Erewhon in Los Angeles with visible Secret Service protection.
  • Her purchases totaled $233, including beauty products, supplements, prepared foods, a $44 protein shake, and a $14 bottle of water.
  • In a hotel taste test, she spat out tuna sushi and threw it away after calling it the worst she had eaten.
  • The video amassed thousands of critical comments within two days, with complaints about waste and security costs and some extreme posts such as calls to send her to Iran.
  • Coverage noted many negative comments were removed, a third‑party tool estimated about 15,100 likes versus 49,400 dislikes as of March 11, and no public response from her or her family was reported.