Donald Trump Jr has posted his approval on social media of the American flag make-up smock he was given to wear ahead of an appearance on Fox News.

President Trump's eldest child, 40, said that he was pleased to be given the smock as his 'war paint' was applied.

His comments have divided social media, with some commentators accusing him of disrespecting the American flag.

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President Trump's eldest child, 40, posted on Instagram that he was pleased to be given the smock as his 'war paint' was applied

Donald Trump, Jr (left) greets his father Donald during a town hall Presidential nominee debate at Washington University on October 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri

Donald Trump Jr has often leaped to his father'd defense on social media - especially in the battle against 'fake news'

'Putting on the war paint before my @foxandfriends interview this morning,' Mr Trump Jr posted on Instagram.

'It's not easy to make me look pretty but we are trying hard... I bet @foxnews is the only network out there with American flag smock in their makeup rooms.'

Fox and Friends has been described as having a direct line to the White House even before Mr Trump Jr's praise.

The program is reputed to be one of the President's favorites and has often been accused of unquestioningly spouting his line.

Mr Trump has mentioned 'Fox & Friends' on Twitter nearly three times as often as he has tweeted about the border wall along Mexico that he passionately promised to erect on the campaign trail, according to a Washington Post analysis last month.

On 'Fox & Friends' Tuesday, Mr Trump Jr. criticized the House Intelligence Committee's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, accusing it of 'literally looking for a soundbite'.

But the program does not have the undivided loyalty of everyone in the Trump clan - his daughter Ivanka, a former Democratic donor, has appeared on it and frequently retweets stories from a variety of other media outlets including CNN, which her father has called '#fraudnewsCNN' on social media, Newsweek reported.

Mr Trump Jr's comments have divided social media users - some have accused him of disrespecting the American flag which they argue should not be used as a smock.

'American flag as a smock?' one online commentator asked. 'If some Democrat did that, there would be a huge rant among conservatives about [how] only the military is aloud [sic] to wear a flag as a patch on clothing.

'And that your [sic] disrespecting the people who died that represent[ed] the red stripes.'

Others however have argued that Mr Trump Jr's remarks are a reflection of his patriotism.



