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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDonald Trump Jr. takes on new role as top adviser inside the Trump family
(CNN)Former President Donald Trump has elevated his son Donald Trump Jr. to an unofficial new role inside his orbit as he weighs the idea of a comeback presidential bid in 2024 that would require him to maintain a vise grip on the Republican base for any chance of success.
Behind the scenes, Trump's eldest son has emerged as one of the former president's chief political advisers, according to multiple sources who are close to Trump or involved with his political operation. Like his brother-in-law Jared Kushner, who spent much of the last four years attempting to steer the Trump show from inside the West Wing, Trump Jr. has been working closely with his father's team to ensure the next iteration of the 45th President's political career is running smoothly and that his father is endorsing reliably conservative candidates.
But his role extends far beyond operational guidance. In the months since Trump left Washington, Trump Jr. -- who never worked in the White House and is undeniably the most conservative member of the Trump family -- has been steadily influencing his father's political instincts. Aides describe their relationship as notably more affable than Trump's ever was with Kushner, who has taken a break from politics.
Trump Jr.'s impact was on full display earlier this month, when Trump caught himself fuming at a televised interview with Gov. Asa Hutchinson over the Arkansas Republican's stance on transgender issues, one that would have previously escaped his attention. Unlike the days when Trump would camp out in an annex off the Oval Office, griping to aides about critical cable coverage he'd seen of himself or his administration, this time he was incensed by Hutchinson's veto of a Republican-backed bill blocking gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth in his state.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/20/politics/donald-trump-jr-adviser/index.html
Behind the scenes, Trump's eldest son has emerged as one of the former president's chief political advisers, according to multiple sources who are close to Trump or involved with his political operation. Like his brother-in-law Jared Kushner, who spent much of the last four years attempting to steer the Trump show from inside the West Wing, Trump Jr. has been working closely with his father's team to ensure the next iteration of the 45th President's political career is running smoothly and that his father is endorsing reliably conservative candidates.
But his role extends far beyond operational guidance. In the months since Trump left Washington, Trump Jr. -- who never worked in the White House and is undeniably the most conservative member of the Trump family -- has been steadily influencing his father's political instincts. Aides describe their relationship as notably more affable than Trump's ever was with Kushner, who has taken a break from politics.
Trump Jr.'s impact was on full display earlier this month, when Trump caught himself fuming at a televised interview with Gov. Asa Hutchinson over the Arkansas Republican's stance on transgender issues, one that would have previously escaped his attention. Unlike the days when Trump would camp out in an annex off the Oval Office, griping to aides about critical cable coverage he'd seen of himself or his administration, this time he was incensed by Hutchinson's veto of a Republican-backed bill blocking gender-affirming treatments for transgender youth in his state.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/20/politics/donald-trump-jr-adviser/index.html
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Donald Trump Jr. takes on new role as top adviser inside the Trump family (Original Post)
demmiblue
Apr 2021
OP
I've never said "I'll leave the US" before, but if this idiot ever gets into a position of power
greenjar_01
Apr 2021
#10
Kid Berwyn
(14,876 posts)1. Great!
Ilsa
(61,694 posts)5. Oh, my. LOL. I guess Ivanka
will be the one to put him on the little fishing boat.
Kid Berwyn
(14,876 posts)7. Guy'd go, too.
Hes that smart.
Dana Milbank did a nice write-up in 2017:
Donald Trump Jr.'s incredible history of dumb decisions
https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-donald-trump-jr-dumb-20171115-story.html
Ilsa
(61,694 posts)9. That was hysterical!
jr. doesn't do much fact-checking, does he? And he failed at big business so he ran to daddy? He'd be better off owning a string of Chik-fil-A or McDonald's franchises.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)19. He looks 2 younger in that tribune pic.
Hell of a drug, coke and greed.
Scrivener7
(50,949 posts)2. .
Boomerproud
(7,951 posts)3. And?
So what?
bluestarone
(16,906 posts)4. Great news
Now the DUMBEST leading the DUMB!
tanyev
(42,550 posts)6. LOL. "First of all, I completely disagree with this Coke boycott."
BoringUsername
(142 posts)16. Lol! 😆
Love that!
hatrack
(59,583 posts)8. Like Tom Hagen, but with more cocaine . . .
Conswillgliere.
underpants
(182,772 posts)12. He tapped into Fredo's intellect.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)10. I've never said "I'll leave the US" before, but if this idiot ever gets into a position of power
We're 100% gone. A dangerous and vicious idiot.
ansible
(1,718 posts)11. LOL bye bye Jarvanka
underpants
(182,772 posts)13. Aw, he likes his son more than his wannabe girlfriend's husband
How sweet.
spanone
(135,823 posts)14. junior is the trump kingmaker? that's the best they could do?
run with that former guy....
PortTack
(32,755 posts)15. Now there's a solid move by a solid business conglomerate
bearsfootball516
(6,377 posts)17. Oh, I'm sure that'll work flawlessly.
Paladin
(28,252 posts)18. Outstanding news!
trump jr. could fuck up a wet dream. Looking forward to a glorious series of humiliations.
IcyPeas
(21,858 posts)20. "Trump Jr. -- ... is undeniably the most conservative member"
"Trump Jr. -- who never worked in the White House and is undeniably the most conservative member of the Trump family -"
what the heck does that even mean anymore? does conservative mean stupid? So I would change this sentence to read....
Trump Jr. -- who never worked in the White House and is undeniably the stupidest member of the Trump family -