US President Donald Trump’s eldest son, Donald Trump Jnr, said on Wednesday he could maybe run for president one day.
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Trump, 47, was asked by a moderator during an appearance on a panel in Qatar, if he would run and “pick up the reins” after his father leaves office.
“So the answer is I don’t know. Maybe one day, you know, that calling is there. I’ll always be very active in terms of being a vocal proponent of these things,” he said, referring to the ideals of the “Make America Great Again” movement his father has built.
Donald Trump Jnr has emerged as a political force in his own right. Reuters reported in November that he was the most influential Trump family member in the transition as his father built his cabinet and prepared to return to the White House.
The president, who fiercely prizes loyalty, has long relied on family members for political advice, but which relative has his ear is known to vary.
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Don Jnr, as the president’s eldest son is known, helped cabinet contenders sink or rise to the fore – from championing now-US Vice-President J.D. Vance as Trump’s running mate during the election campaign to blocking former secretary of state Mike Pompeo from joining the cabinet, sources have said.
