Eric Trump Hangs Out on a Boat with Dion Cini, a Known Associate of Neo-Nazis
On October 15, 2020, Eric Trump gathered with Trump supporters in Miami for a boat rally. In attendance was Dion Cini, a New York far-right activist with a history of making antisemitic and racist comments. Cini has been known to engage in violence, and is an associate of former Proud Boy and current neo-Nazi Jovi Val. (Val attended an event and posed for photos with Trump campaign senior advisor Kimberly Guilfoyle in 2019).
Dion Cini, left, with Eric Trump, right
Dion Cini, top left, standing behind neo-Nazi Jovi Val, bottom left. Also pictured: neo-Confederate Billy Sessions (wearing the red hat) and Lauren White (wearing the striped shirt), a fascist who once threatened to burn down a Berkeley book store.
Cini has used the phrase “white lives matter” on multiple occasions. Five days after hanging out with Eric Trump, he posted on Facebook that he was “Chairman, President & CEO of White Lives Matter.” He mass produces pro-Trump merchandise and distributes items to people across the country. Past recipients include white supremacist (and current Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Delaware) Lauren Witzke.
Cini shard a photo on Facebook of a group of people in MAGA hats standing on a boat with Eric Trump. In the photo, Cini is standing behind Trump and holidng a sign that reads “Trump: Law and Order.”
Cini shared a photo on Facebook of himself hugging Eric Trump, captioning it “Bros.”
Cini has found ways to rub elbows with members of the Trump family and administration on numerous occasions. He was photographed with Donald Trump, Jr. at an August 8, 2020, boat rally in Montauk, NY. On November 8, 2019, Cini posted a photo on Facebook of himself with Trump ally and White House staffer Sebastian Gorka, who is the member of a Hungarian political party associated with neo-Nazis.
An image of Cini with Don Jr.
A photo of Sebastian Gorka with Cini.