Eric Trump, a man born into vast wealth, earned the internet's ire for breaking one of the biggest rules of eating in fast food restaurants: You pay for the soda. You get free, clear cups for water. It's that simple.
Putting a soda/non-free beverage in a clear cup sends the message to your fellow diners that you're a stingy rule breaker. So it was uniquely hilarious that Trump, the real estate mogul's youngest son who's worth an estimated $150 million, pulled this tacky move at a Las Vegas In-N-Out Burger.
As Deadspin first reported, Trump snapped a photo with a fan (?) after the final presidential debate. The image quickly went viral:
this is a photo of my homey grant with trumps kid at in-n-out & trumps kid is drinking lemonade outta the free water cup… pic.twitter.com/Npuqte5e2b
— Kush Vonnegut (@xwnklmnx) October 20, 2016
Another photo, posted on Instagram by Trump's wife Lara, confirms our worst suspicions: She's sipping from the burger chain's trademark, palm tree-emblazoned soda cup even as her husband clutches his stolen lemonade just barely out of frame. For shame.
How do you celebrate after a big @realdonaldtrump win?! #InNOut 😜🍔🍟#teamtrump #MAGA 🇺🇸
A photo posted by Lara Trump (@laraleatrump) on Oct 19, 2016 at 9:53pm PDT
People (rightly so) used the opportunity to drag Trump for being a cheap asshole.
How do you celebrate after a big @realdonaldtrump win?! #InNOut 😜🍔🍟#teamtrump #MAGA 🇺🇸
A photo posted by Lara Trump (@laraleatrump) on Oct 19, 2016 at 9:53pm PDT
Trump has yet to publicly comment on lemonade-gate. But rest assured, we'll update this story when he does.