'Get Over Yourselves': Lara Trump Fires Back at Critics After Receiving Backlash Over Her Behavior at Lindsey Graham's Funeral
Lara Trump fired back at critics after a short moment led to cotroversy.
Aug. 7 2026, Published 8:21 a.m. ET
Lara Trump has fired back at critics who called her out for her questionable behavior at Lindsey Graham's funeral, RadarOnline.com can report.
The president's daughter-in-law, and wife of his son Eric, received backlash after she was caught on camera checking her watch during the solemn service.
Lara Trump Went Viral for her Perceived Behavior at Lindsey Graham's Funeral
Lara joined the rest of the Trump family at the funeral service for Lindsey Graham.
As Radar reported, Lara, 43, was spotted glancing at her smartwatch mid-funeral. Her 42-year-old husband appeared to notice, but immediately turned his attention back to the service.
Lara's look-down quickly went viral, with many wondering what could have been more important than paying attention to the memorial service.
On Thursday, August 6, she let everyone know, addressing the growing controversy on her YouTube podcast The Right View with Lara Trump.
Lara Trump Explains Her Distraction
A camera caught Lara checking her watch during the service.
Lara explained that her two children with Eric, Luke, 8, and Carolina, 6, were at a camp in New York while she was at Graham's funeral in Washington, D.C., when she suddenly received "several" phone calls from the camp.
"Any parent knows that that is not good," she shared. "That means there's a problem. "That means they may need to reach me. That means someone is hurt or something.
"So I did what any parent would do and I tried to very discreetly inquire as to what was going on so that I could at least know that I had the ability to stay seated in the funeral."
She continued, "But the only thing you'll see is Laura Trump checks her watch like I'm checking the time," before finally scolding, "Get over yourselves."
Lara Trump Admits to 'Mistakes'
Lara laughed off the haters on her YouTube show.
Lara then targeted her and her famous family's haters, ranting, "And this just shows you, by the way, how manipulated so much of what you see out there truly is."
She lamented that the service lasted more than two hours, yet that one moment is all anyone has focused on.
"The only mistake anybody made in our family, and of course we'll always make mistakes for all the lunatics out there, was that I happened to glance down and try to like figure out what's going on with my kids," she continued. "Fortunately, both of my kids are okay, but there was a situation. Hence the need to contact me in the middle of this.
"Any parent knows how that feels and you [would] do the same thing."
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Donald Trump was Accused of Falling Asleep
President Trump was accused of falling asleep during the funeral service.
At least she was able to keep her eyes open during the ceremony. Her father-in-law, Donald, was blasted once again for seeming to fall asleep during a major moment.
While seated in the front row of the packed cathedral, television cameras captured Trump appearing at times to be on the verge of nodding off, with the president closing his eyes for extended periods of time throughout the day.
White House spokesperson Davis Ingle hit back at the sleeping accusation, saying: "President Trump was reflecting on the loss of his dear friend Lindsey Graham, who [sic] he just delivered a beautiful eulogy to.
"Anyone suggesting otherwise is a depraved moron."
