The second son of the President of the United States of America has set off a baffled social media reaction with a bizarre Chelsea claim.
Chelsea netted a huge financial windfall by winning Gianni Infantino's Club World Cup in the United States and the Blues' celebrations went viral after Donald Trump invaded the stage.
Trump, who is a terrific golfer, was seldom far from the scene as Infantino turned football into a chance to get close to power.
And the leader of the free world sparked a confused response from Chelsea players, with Cole Palmer visibly perplexed and captain Reece James apparently taking it upon himself to try and talk Trump down.
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Now Eric Trump, the third child of the Commander in Chief, has issued a version of events that's almost as odd as his being platformed by BBC Sport in the first place.
"The winning team invited [Trump] to the stage because they said it would be the greatest honour of their life if the President of the United States could present the Club World Cup trophy to the team," claimed the 41-year-old in an interview with Dan Roan.
"And by the way, I was there. I was watching it. The place went crazy and there's no one that's done more for sport than him.
"I think in time that will be rewarded. I truly do."
Unsurprisingly, Chelsea fans are dumbfounded by the ability of Trump's son to cram such a phenomenal quantity of nonsense into so few words.
An assortment of Blues took to X, formerly Twitter, to put him right.
"How do people say stuff like this with a straight face?" asked one user.
"They did not say that and he was booed quite loudly in NYC any time he appeared," pointed out another.
"They all said this in unison. Just won a major international tournament no but this, this is the greatest honour of their life," zinged a fan.
"Hilarious!" exclaimed another.
Of course, there's a serious undercurrent when political figures sow tiny seeds of unreality into the culture.
"You must find lies like this unbearable," noted a user, unwittingly addressing a nation. "Too insignificant that it’s not worth challenging but when combined with many others paints such a false narrative. Deluded."
"My name is Eric Trump," read one especially pointed response. "And I eat crayons."
Topics: Football, Chelsea, Premier League, Donald Trump
Chris Nee