Asked whether there would be an "effort" on the part of the campaign's advisers to clarify Donald Trump's position with Monty and Aguilar, Eric Trump responded, "Listen, I think so." Eric Trump: 'Pretty amazing' that Hispanic surrogates withdrew support after speech

Eric Trump expressed incredulity Friday in reaction to the disavowal of two of the campaign's Hispanic surrogates in the wake of Donald Trump's immigration speech this week, suggesting that the campaign would try to reach back out to them and clarify his father's position on the issue.

Both Jacob Monty, a member of Trump's National Hispanic Advisory Council, and surrogate Alfonso Aguilar, the president of the Latino Partnership for Conservative Principles, said Thursday that they are no longer supporting the Republican nominee. Other members of the council have suggested that they might also pull their support.


"Which is actually pretty amazing, considering the speech. It was actually very consistent and has been very consistent with his plan," Eric Trump remarked during an interview on "Fox & Friends," calling it "really interesting."

Referring to his father's meeting with Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto before the speech, Eric Trump said both men left their first talks "in a very, very good way."

Asked whether there would be an "effort" on the part of the campaign's advisers to clarify Trump's position with Monty and Aguilar, Trump responded, "Listen, I think so."

"You know, it’s very important to us, and if you look at the Hispanic community and the Latino community, they’ve largely been left behind in this country," he continued. "If you look at the African-American community it's the same thing, right? They’ve been left behind by this country in so many places. And it’s a very, very sad thing."