Eric Trump says a cable TV segment crossed a legal line, and he's now heading to court over it. The president's son announced on Friday that he plans to sue MS NOW (the rebranded MSNBC) and host Jen Psaki over a monologue suggesting his business ties may pose a conflict of interest as he accompanies his father on a high-profile trip to China, reports the Hill. On her show The Briefing, Psaki referenced Financial Times reporting that fintech firm ALT5 Sigma, where Eric Trump was described as a "board observer," is pursuing a deal with a Chinese chipmaker tied to government-related AI projects.
Trump fired back on X, insisting he has "never been on the board of ALT5—not now, not ever" and adding that he has "zero business interests in China." His name recently vanished from ALT5's leadership page, Bloomberg reported last month. Trump said he joined the China trip simply as a "loving" son supporting his father, noting that he and wife Lara Trump visited the Great Wall during bilateral talks.
The Trump Organization's business dealings have faced sustained scrutiny throughout Donald Trump's presidency, with critics alleging the commander in chief leveraged public office for private gain, per the Hill. Psaki, for her part, hit back at Eric Trump's accusations on her Friday show, per Newsweek, including by airing a clip of Trump being introduced last summer at a Nasdaq opening-bell ceremony as "ALT5 board member Eric Trump." Psaki noted that the most "important thing" was that ALT5 is "deeply intertwined with the Trump family cryptocurrency company that Eric Trump co-founded, World Liberty Financial."
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