Eric Trump Caught Asking People To Buy 100 Copies Of Don Jr.'s Book 'Triggered'

Seems The New York Times was right to append a dagger (†) after the title of "Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us," written by Donald Trump Jr.

The book is now on its second week as Number One on the Times' nonfiction list. The Times describes Triggered as "Forays into politics and views on liberals from the executive vice president of the Trump Organization." Triggered is the only top 10 nonfiction book degraded by a dagger (†), also called a "deadly dagger" because of what it implies.

The dagger symbol next to the book's title traditionally suggests suspicious bulk sales are driving a book's high sales, which could be tantamount to sales manipulation. In case of Don Jr.'s book, the Times said the dagger indicates "institutional, special interest, group or bulk purchases" comprise a significant part of its sales.

The book was released Nov. 5 and sources close to Don Jr. claim the book sold 70,000 copies in its first week alone. How many of these were bulk sales? We don't know. But bulk sales seem to comprise more than half the book's sales, if the Times is to be believed.

Second place on the nonfiction list, “Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers” by Fox News host Brian Kilmeade, is said to have sold 33,000 copies in its first week. Since this book isn't "daggered," we can surmise most of its sales are non-bulk. This book is into its second week as Number 2.

Eric Trump, the second of three Trump sons, has entered the dagger fray by urging people to buy "Triggered" -- in bulk, nonetheless. First Son Number 2 is said to have made this unabashed sales pitch at a Trump Tower party for “Triggered.”

A source at the party said Eric took to the stage to shout, "Who will buy 100 books?” Anywhere from 10 and 15 guests volunteered, said the Page Six source. At which Don Jr. was overheard saying to his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle: “You’ll remember who raised their hands, right?”

Not true, claims the Trump camp.

“Eric said it in jest, and there was no follow-up," claims a representative from Center Street, a division of Hachette Book Group, which published the book. This person added Eric "simply joked about people buying 100 books, which never happened." However, another person at the party was confident "It definitely wasn’t a joke."

Joke or not, Eric's sales pitch comes at the wrong time and questions the "sales" of his brother's book.