Donald Trump’s son made the controversial comments in support of the views his daddy recently expressed on the issue.

Trump junior added more fuel to the fire speaking to interviewer John Harwood on US television channel CNBC, where he mentioned that a “strong, powerful woman” like his sister wouldn’t allow such harassment to occur in the first place.

Both men have been criticised for victim blaming: in the first case for insinuating that it is up to the victim to end workplace harassment, and secondly that victims of workplace sexual harassment are, not strong or powerful, or somehow “allow” themselves to be subjected to harassment.

Eric Trump took to twitter to pacify the backlash:

I said sexual harassment is a “no go” and should be addressed by Human Resources. It’s totally unacceptable behavior https://t.co/nttmptuc4M

— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) August 2, 2016

Ivanka, who is yet to comment on the Trump frenzy, discussed the issue in her 2009 book, The Trump Card, where she wrote that “sexual harassment is never acceptable, and we must stand against it.”

However, she continues in the book that “at the same time, we must recognise that our co-workers come in all shapes, stripes, and sizes. What might be offensive to one person might appear harmless to another.”

She also encouraged readers to “learn to figure out when a hoot or a holler is indeed a form of harassment and when it’s merely a good-natured tease that you can give back in kind.”

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