Justin Sun’s WLFI Lawsuit Gets Mocked by Eric Trump, the Second Son of Donald Trump: This Lawsuit Is Even More Absurd Than “Spending $6 Million to Buy a Banana Taped to a Wall”

Trump Family Clashes with Son! Tron Founder Justin Sun Officially Sues DeFi Project Supported by Trump Family

Yesterday, Justin Sun, founder of Tron, filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project supported by the Trump family, accusing it of freezing tokens through a “backdoor blacklist.” In response, Trump’s second son, Eric Trump, strongly defended his team today (22nd), not only retweeting the CEO’s rebuttal post but also mocking Sun’s lawsuit as “more absurd than spending 6 million dollars to buy a banana taped to a wall.”
(Background: Justin Sun officially sues World Liberty Financial: Unjustified freeze of 595 million WLFI tokens, governance proposal is a trap)
(Additional background: Sun vs. Trump’s DeFi: WLFI is a centralized black box for governance, $75M tokens frozen and unvotable)

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• Eric Trump Enters the Fray: Lawsuit as “More Absurd Than a $6 Million Banana”
• $75 Million Outrage: Why Did Justin Sun Sue?
• WLFI Strikes Back Hard: See You in Court

The two most eye-catching figures in the crypto world — Justin Sun and the Trump family — have evolved from initial high-investment honeymoon to a titanic legal battle.

On April 21, 2026, U.S. time, Justin Sun, founder of Tron, officially filed a lawsuit in a California federal court against the Trump-supported DeFi platform World Liberty Financial (WLFI). Facing the legal move from his former “biggest backer,” WLFI’s team responded not with retreat but with full-force mockery.

Eric Trump Enters the Fray: Lawsuit as “More Absurd Than a $6 Million Banana”

After Sun’s lawsuit, WLFI co-founder and CEO Zach Witkoff was the first to respond on X (formerly Twitter), dismissing Sun’s accusations as baseless and merely a distraction from his own “misconduct,” emphasizing that the team will fully protect users.

Later, Trump’s second son Eric Trump quoted Zach’s tweet today (22nd), mocking Sun:

“The only thing more ridiculous than this lawsuit is spending 6M on a banana duct-taped to a wall. We are incredibly proud of the @worldlibertyfi team…”

The only thing more ridiculous than this lawsuit is spending $6 million on a banana duct-taped to a wall. We are incredibly proud of the @worldlibertyfi team… https://t.co/ahfBKvCdwN

— Eric Trump (@EricTrump) April 22, 2026

$75 Million Outrage: Why Did Justin Sun Sue?

The seeds of this conflict were planted as early as late last year. As an early and major external investor in WLFI, Sun had committed around $75 million in funding. However, he accused that after the tokens gained trading functionality in September 2025, his holdings of WLFI were suddenly “frozen” by the project team without warning.

According to the lawsuit, Sun made several serious allegations:

• Backdoor in Smart Contract: Accused WLFI of secretly embedding a “blacklist function” in the contract, allowing the project to unilaterally freeze or even permanently burn investors’ tokens, fundamentally violating the decentralization spirit of Web3.
• Loss of Governance Voting Rights: Token freeze resulted in him losing his rightful governance rights.
• Extortion and Pressure: Claimed the project team exerted improper pressure, even demanding he promote WLFI’s stablecoin USD1 on the Tron network.
• Token Misappropriation and Cash-Out: Criticized the project for using large amounts of WLFI tokens as collateral to borrow about $75 million in stablecoins on DeFi platform Dolomite, turning investors into a “personal ATM,” and proposing unreasonable token unlock plans.

WLFI Strikes Back Hard: See You in Court

Faced with Sun’s barrage of accusations, WLFI’s team demonstrated strong confidence. They claimed that freezing Sun’s tokens was a legitimate defense to “protect the project and users,” implying Sun’s actions have already harmed the project.

Recently, the project publicly responded in the community: “We have contracts, evidence, and the truth. See you in court, pal.”

This lawsuit, involving huge funds, the political influence of the Trump family, and the conflict between “decentralization and actual control,” has become one of the most watched legal battles in the crypto market this year. Both sides currently stand firm, and future court revelations are expected to stir even greater waves.