Kai Trump's grocery vlog sparks outrage
Plus: Marco Rubio's oversized shoes.
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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
Kai Trump is back in the news after posting a YouTube video titled “I Brought My Secret Service To Erewhon.”
An American Airlines passenger was kicked off a flight for playing videos without headphones.
What’s the deal with Marco Rubio’s gigantic shoes?
Til next time!
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Critics say Kai Trump’s Erewhon vlog featuring Secret Service is “modern-day ‘let them eat cake’”
Kai Trump, the 18-year-old granddaughter of President Donald Trump, is facing criticism online after posting a YouTube vlog titled “I Brought My Secret Service To Erewhon.”
In the video, she shops at the upscale Los Angeles grocery chain while seemingly accompanied by Secret Service agents. The clip quickly spread on social media, where critics accused her of flaunting taxpayer-funded security during a luxury grocery run.
“Sounds like a you problem”: American Airlines passenger has a meltdown as she’s booted from plane for watching videos without headphones
An American Airlines passenger had a meltdown after being told she would be removed from her flight for repeatedly listening to videos without using headphones, and video of the incident is now going viral.
After being asked by a flight attendant to use headphones before they left the gate, and seemingly at least one additional time, the flight crew decided enough was enough. “I played a video for 30 [expletive] seconds at 50% sound!” the woman protests at the start of the first clip. “And that’s the [expletive] reason you’re kicking me off?”
Marco Rubio’s giant shoes have people asking one question: Who bought them?
Photos of Secretary of State Marco Rubio wearing what appear to be comically oversized dress shoes are going viral. As Rubio leaned over to say something to a man at the Capitol Visitor Center on Wednesday, a photographer caught an unfortunate angle on his Florsheim shoe.
The rumor, fueled by a recent report that President Donald Trump enjoys publicly guessing aides’ shoe sizes before ordering them his preferred brand, has led commentators to joke that the ill-fitting shoes look less like a fashion choice and more like a loyalty test.
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