Eric Trump thought this Roman emperor was fictional and it tells you all you need to know

John Plunkett. Updated October 5th, 2019

It’s safe to say that Eric Trump didn’t fall far from the tree. And he hit a few branches on the way down as well.

Here’s the President’s son paying moving tribute to his father in American newspaper The Hill which, well, see if you can spot the schoolboy error.

“To quote the great Marcus Aurelius from The Gladiator, ‘Your faults as a son are my failures as a father.’

“I owe all of my work ethic, character, integrity, and moral fibre to my father. Hunter Biden can say the same.”

And it’s not just adding a definite article to Gladiator that he’s got wrong.

Marcus Aurelius was a real person – he was Roman emperor between 161 and 180AD – a fictionalised version of whom was played by Richard Harris in the Russell Crowe movie, Gladiator.

And here are our favourite things people said about his unfortunate gaffe.

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— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) 4 October 2019

It’s not Eric’s fault that he’s a moron, genetics play a role.

— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) 4 October 2019

a) eric *absolutely* does not realize that marcus aurelius was a real person b) “the gladiator” c) all that aside, just an incredible, stunning burn on his dad

— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) 4 October 2019

so what’s weird to me is, eric definitely had to look up the quote to copy and paste it, and whatever website he found the quote on must have had the title of the movie, which is simply Gladiator and not The Gladiator, prominently displayed….. how did this happen

— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) 4 October 2019

If I may quote Socrates from "Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure"…

— Trofe Boy 🏆 (@JTrofe) 4 October 2019

THE Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

— Adam P Dead, Details Later (@Prankster36) 4 October 2019

To quote the great Elden Tyrell from The Blade Runner, “[agonized wails as vengeful offspring plunges thumbs into eyeballs]”

— Dracubert Nosferatko (@AlbertBurneko) 4 October 2019

To quote the great Republican Abraham Lincoln from Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter…

— Ben Swift (@beeswift) 4 October 2019

H/T Indy100