She followed Donald Trump like his shadow during his first presidential term. But that was before. Ivanka Trump has distanced herself politically from her father since his resounding departure from the White House in January 2021. The businesswoman and her husband, Jared Kushner, who both worked as special advisers to the president, have taken their cliques and their slaps and moved to Florida, far from Washington and its ruthless world.
His sister having thrown in the towel, Donald Trump Jr. entered the scene. Already very involved with his father during his three presidential campaigns, the billionaire’s eldest son seems this time to have gained ground. According to several sources consulted by Reuters, the businessman played a leading role in the formation of Donald Trump’s government. He is already behind the nomination of JD Vance, one of his friends, as the billionaire’s running mate. But it is also he who would have prevented the return to the government of the former Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo.
According to Reuters, Donald Trump Jr. is also one of the main architects of the controversial appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to the Department of Health, and that of Tulsi Gabbard to director of national intelligence. The Republican’s eldest son, however, did not succeed on all counts: while he wanted to see his friend Ric Grenell, former United States ambassador to Germany, obtain the post of secretary of state, his father designated Senator Marco Rubio.
And now? Donald Trump Jr. is expected to join the conservative venture capital fund 1789 Capital, but has no plans to drop his podcast “Triggered with Don Jr.” focused on politics. He should continue to advise his father in the White House, although to a lesser degree than what Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner did: the Republican’s eldest son should not be involved in daily meetings.
