Trump campaign to underscore 'two-tiered system of justice' on anniversary of Jan. 6: Eric Trump

EXCLUSIVE — Eric Trump previewed his father, former President Donald Trump's approach to the third anniversary of the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol as he campaigns for him in Iowa before the first 2024 Republican primary nominating contest.

"What's he going to say? No, I think we're going to talk about the two-tiered system of justice," Eric Trump told the Washington Examiner Thursday.

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President Joe Biden has seized on the anniversary to underscore the importance of democracy, and is scheduled to deliver a speech on Jan. 5 about what they say are ongoing threats to democracy. However, Eric Trump disagreed that primary and general election voters "are overly sympathetic to that argument."

"I'm not sure if people really buy that talking point anymore given the Left and what the Left has gotten away with," he said.

Eric Trump also took opportunities to criticize former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley for her comments about New Hampshire, where she is performing better than in Iowa, needing to "correct" the primary results of the Hawkeye State, where Donald Trump is tipped to do well on Jan. 15.

"She's dropping like a lead balloon right now and [Gov. Ron] DeSantis has been practically dropping for the last three months and doesn't seem to have a lot of momentum," Eric Trump said.

Haley has experienced a polling surge since the first debate in August, although she is still roughly 30 percentage points behind Donald Trump in Iowa and 20 points behind the former president in New Hampshire.

"The media has a tendency to try and make these things into races," Eric Trump said. "It's not fun if you have a blowout in the eyes of the mainstream media, but, you know, right now, there is no race. There might be a race for second, but the race for second is lagging far behind."

Eric Trump additionally defended his father amid concerns his campaign and supporters could be complacent in the Iowa caucuses, particularly as he prepares for a series of criminal trials, including federal appeals court oral arguments next week for his election interference case. Instead, Eric Trump contended the legal drama makes his father "stronger," dismissing advice from former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to avoid the idea of retribution.

"I call it the law of unintended consequences," Eric Trump said. "I know that's counterintuitive, and he's probably the first person in American history that applies to."

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"I don't think of it as retribution," he added. "I think it's fixing a very corrupt government and I think he would do that very quickly."

Eric Trump is in Iowa Thursday to campaign in Ankeny before his father holds rallies in Mason City and Sioux Center on Friday, in addition to Clinton and Newton on Saturday, before Donald Trump returns for events in Atlantic, Cherokee, Indianola, and Sioux City next weekend.