Donald Trump Jr. caused a stir after calling his teenage daughter Kai “sexy.”
The former first son made the comments as he and Kai, 17, prepared for the Republican National Convention earlier this week.
In a clip posted to his TikTok page, Don Jr. can be seen in a makeup chair alongside his daughter.
“Kai, what do you think?” she asks as she turns the camera to show her waving. “Does putting makeup on make me look sexy like you?”
Kai gives a small smile and replies, “I think you look very beautiful.”
“Thanks Kai, I’m glad you think I look very handsome,” Don Jr. replies, before breaking into a huge smile.
“I don’t do this very often, but in HD it’s better to do it,” she adds as a makeup artist continues to finish her look.
“I’m so excited for Kai’s first speech, he picked a really big venue to perform in. He’s going to rock it. Love you, Kai.”
His daughter tells him that she loves him too while a makeup artist applies her lipstick.
But the clip, which has been viewed 7.8 million times since it was posted on Thursday, has sparked a backlash.
“We don’t actually want to call our daughters sexy. Hope this helps,” one person wrote.
Donald Trump Jr. caused a stir by calling his teenage daughter Kai “sexy”
The comments came as the father and daughter prepared to appear at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.
TikTok viewers were left disturbed by the comments, which were viewed more than 7.8 million times.
“That sounds a little suspicious,” another added.
“I’m a Trump supporter, but I had to repeat this several times to convince myself it doesn’t sound bad, and I’m still not convinced,” one person said.
The responses also drew comparisons between Donald Trump’s comments about his daughter Ivanka.
He once said, during an appearance on The View in 2006, that he might be dating Ivanka if they weren’t related.
He has also previously called his daughter “voluptuous” and praised her body.
The TikTok was filmed before Kai’s onstage appearance at the Milwaukee event where his grandfather formally accepted the Republican nomination.
Don Jr. was filmed asking the makeup artist if she could make him look “sexy” like his daughter
The high school student made her debut with an emotional speech in which she was the first of the former president’s grandchildren to speak out about the assassination attempt that nearly cost him his life.
Kai was among the family members who supported Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention.
The high school student made her debut with an emotional speech in which she was the first of the former president’s grandchildren to speak out about the assassination attempt that nearly cost him his life.
“A lot of people put my grandfather through hell, and he’s still standing,” she told thousands of cheering Republican delegates. “Grandpa, you are such an inspiration and I love you.”
Her emotional remarks made her an overnight hit, with Google searches for the term “Kai Trump” skyrocketing at 10 p.m. Wednesday, moments after she spoke on the third night of the Republican National Convention.
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