Under Siege: My Family's Fight to Save Our Nation

In Under Siege, Eric Trump lays out the various campaigns he believes have been waged against his family because of his father’s political beliefs. While he believes that this campaign of lawfare is unjust, Eric relies on faith—in religion, in his family, and in the conservative movement—as the foundation of his opposition to what he views as unfair treatment. 

Throughout the book, Eric reiterates his faith in his family. In a structural sense, the cohesion of the family is evident in the choice of author for the two forewords. Donald Trump and Lara Trump are members of the Trump family as well as political figures in their own right. Their presence in the book—structurally placed so that they speak before Eric begins his narration—means that the audience is introduced to Eric’s story via his family. Family becomes the conduit for the book, the reason for its existence, and—as Eric makes clear—the means by which he and his family will fight back against what he perceives to be unjust treatment. Family is a core principal of Eric Trump’s ethos; at the same time, it is one of his key defenses against the forces which seek to undermine his family.