A heated battle erupted on social media in Egypt after Egyptian MP Mahmoud Badr posted a tweet on "X" mocking the grandson of the late President Hosni Mubarak. Badr wrote: "What Omar, the son of Alaa Mubarak, is doing cannot be called nostalgia for his grandfather's days because Omar was born in 2000, meaning when his grandfather left power in January, he had only been out of diapers for about two months. What he is doing is called gloating over the state of his country; I won't call it ignorance nor will I delve into the story that the majority of our crises come from the heavy legacy of corruption that his father knows well."
He continued his attack, saying, "But what he must know is that gloating about this country is not politics at all, nor is it courage; this is called a lack of upbringing, my dear. So, it's a shame, Omar, it’s a shame, my dear. Be ashamed, and as long as your house is made of glass, don’t throw stones at people, my dear."
Following this response, social media exploded in Egypt with two opposing camps: one supporting Mubarak's grandson, arguing that Omar Alaa is not responsible for his grandfather's era, while others tried to compare the economic situation before 2011 to the current living conditions, especially the decline in currency value. Meanwhile, some criticized the late president's grandson and placed the blame for Egypt's current economic difficulties on his family.
