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Eric Trump, the son of U.S. President Donald Trump, on Wednesday, alleged he was spat on as he visited a popular upscale bar in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Eric, who has been in Chicago and is staying at the Trump Hotel, was spat on by a female employee of the bar (the Aviary).<\/p>\n

The employee was said to have been taken into custody soon after the incidence, according to his Twitter account.<\/p>\n

He confirmed the incident to the conservative website Breitbart, telling the news outlet \u201cit was purely a disgusting act by somebody who clearly has emotional problems\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n

NBC reporter, Mary Ann Ahern, first tweeted about the incident late Tuesday, saying Eric Trump was seen leaving The Aviary.<\/p>\n

The bar is owned in part by the duo behind one of the world\u2019s most influential restaurants, Alinea.<\/p>\n

Co-owner, Nick Kokonas, previously made headlines in another Trump-related matter when he invited the Clemson Tigers football team to a dinner at the restaurant after they were famously served fast food at the White House.<\/p>\n

Secret Service officials did not confirm the incident, but Chicago Police noted an incident at The Aviary and directed inquiries to the Secret Service.<\/p>\n

A representative at the Chicago branch of the Secret Service referred questions to the Washington D.C. based public affairs office of the Secret Service.<\/p>\n

However, the person, who answered the phone there said the office required media inquiries be sent by email.<\/p>\n

A one-sentence response said the Secret Service had no comment.<\/p>\n

Breitbart also reported Eric Trump chose not to press charges against the woman who allegedly spat on him.<\/p>\n

It further quoted Eric Trump as saying: \u201cFor a party that preaches tolerance, this once again demonstrates they have very little civility.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen somebody is sick enough to resort to spitting on someone, it just emphasises a sickness and desperation, and the fact that we are winning.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n

Eric Trump did not take to Twitter about the incident but had tweeted Tuesday about being in Chicago.<\/p>\n

Employees or owners at the Aviary could not immediately be reached on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Kokonas previously said he extended the offer to the Tigers because he wanted them to experience fine dining.<\/p>\n

\u201cBetween the shutdown and the fast food amongst candelabras, I just thought they should get a second chance to doing it the right way,\u2019\u2019 Kokonas told the Tribune at the time.<\/p>\n

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