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# Donald Trump Jr. Linked a Trump-Themed 'Julius Caesar' Play to Steve Scalise's Shooting

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## Mahita Gajanan


Gajanan is an editor at TIME.

Jun 14, 2017 2:38 PM UTC

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Donald Trump, Jr. attends the 139th White House Easter Egg Roll at The White House on April 17, 2017 in Washington, DC.

Donald Trump, Jr. attends the 139th White House Easter Egg Roll at The White House on April 17, 2017 in Washington, DC. Leigh Vogel—WireImage

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[Mahita Gajanan](https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/)


## Mahita Gajanan


Gajanan is an editor at TIME.

Jun 14, 2017 2:38 PM UTC

President Donald Trump’s eldest son, [Donald Trump Jr](http://time.com/4710166/donald-trump-jr-london-mayor-sadiq-khan-terror-attack-parliament/)., linked [the shooting](http://time.com/4817818/steve-scalise-alexandria-shooting/) on Wednesday of [House Majority Whip Steve Scalise](http://time.com/4817777/alexandria-shooting-steve-scalise/) and others with a [New York production of “Julius Caesar”](http://time.com/4815178/julius-caesar-trump-shakespeare-play/) that depicted a look-a-like of the President being assassinated.

Although [Trump offered a measured response](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/874971795362897921) to the news that Scalise and others had been shot during practice for a congressional baseball game, his son leapt into the political fray on Twitter. Trump Jr. quoted a tweet from a conservative commentator who said the shooting was why he “took issue with NY elites glorifying the assassination of our President.”

Trump Jr. had little to say about the tweet, other than to indicate that he approved of it.

> [](https://twitter.com/DonaldJTrumpJr/status/874978675556593664)

> [](https://twitter.com/harlan/status/874975233421303808)

New York Public Theater’s production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar” has sparked controversy for portraying the assassination of a very Trumpian Caesar. Earlier this week, both Delta Airlines and Bank of America [withdrew financial support](http://time.com/4814538/bank-of-america-julius-caesar-play/) to the theater over the depiction.


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