Eric Trump's attempt to discredit the Washington Post and Jeff Bezos backfired spectacularly

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'Hey @Fahrenthold: You mind if I borrow this for cold introductions to sources?' a reporter tweeted in Washington Post David Fahrenthold's defense. 'It's pretty, pretty good.'

and Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the newspaper's owner, by sharing an email a reporter sent to a Trump Organization employee offering to take off-the-record information.reporter David Fahrenthold received support from fellow journalists, who bashed Trump. The first son attacked the newspaper for calling out his father, President Donald Trump's false claim that Hurricane Dorian would hit Alabama.

"These are the tactics used by the @WashingtonPost. @JeffBezos - you should be very proud..." the Eric Trump tweeted Friday afternoon with a rolling eyes emoji implying sarcasm. Fahrenthold, in his email to"Mr. Mull—," as shared by Eric Trump, writes:"I'm very sorry to bother. I'm a reporter for the, and I cover the Trump Organization as a business. As part of that, I try to make sure every Trump Org employee has my contact information. You know the company so much better than I ever could. I'd like your help to make sure I don't miss something important.

The reporter continues:"If you ever want to get in touch with me, I'd be glad to talk 'on background,' meaning I'd never use your name in any story, or tell anyone else that we spoke."'s encrypted site and by no-return-address physical mail sent to a street address.Eric Trump arrives at Trump Tower, December 8, 2016, in New York City.

"Hey @Fahrenthold: You mind if I borrow this for cold introductions to sources? It's pretty, pretty good. Signed, A fan," wrote

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