Donald Trump Jr. will speak at a campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on November 5th, 2024.
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ROMA – Donald Trump Jr. has angered Italian politicians who accused the hunting crew of killing a rare duck.
The president’s eldest son appeared in a video posted on the website of the outdoor ethos (the outdoor adventure brand he co-founded) hunting in the wetlands adjacent to Venice Ragoon, Italy. The footage shows Trump wearing camouflage, shooting birds from the air, appearing near a mountain of dead birds. Experts have identified one of the birds as Ruddy Shelduck, a protected species in Europe.
Though not clear from the video removed from the site, which allegedly killed a hunting party-protected bird, the Saga sparked an Italian newspaper called the “Donald Duck Crisis.”
A Green Party politician in Italy’s Veneto region is seeking an investigation into Trump and his hunting party, saying that killing a random Shelduck is a crime.
“Before attending a meeting of the Venice Regional Council yesterday morning, I complained to the Mestre Venice Forest Police about Donald Trump Jr.’s controversial hunting trip in Venice Ragoon, protected by the European Union. I filed it,” said Zanoni of the European Green Party in a Facebook post Wednesday.
Another party member in the Italian House of Representatives also raised issues with the country’s environment minister, according to the Associated Press.
Donald Trump Jr. did not reply to NPR’s request for comment. However, his spokesperson Andy Slavian said in response to the Associated Press, “Don takes all the rules, regulations and conservation of the hunt very seriously and plans to fully cooperate with any investigation.” He spoke.
Hunting is legal, but is strictly regulated in Italy. Slavian said the group is hunting with permits in legally permitted areas.
