President Trump’s oldest son, Don Jr., mentioned Wednesday he may run for president “maybe one day,” after beforehand denying he was contemplating a White Home bid.
Requested throughout an financial discussion board in Doha, the capital of Qatar, if he would take into account coming into a presidential race to succeed his father, Don Jr. first chuckled earlier than suggesting it was doable.
Donald Trump Jr. talking throughout a session of the Qatar Financial Discussion board in Doha on Could 21, 2025.
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“It’s an honor to be asked and an honor to see that some people are OK with it,” he mentioned throughout a panel dialogue at Bloomberg’s Qatar Financial Discussion board as some within the viewers applauded. “You never know,” he added.
Donald Trump Jr, 47, is an government vp at The Trump Group, his household’s luxurious actual property conglomerate, and a vocal proponent of his father’s right-wing MAGA political agenda.
In March, left-leaning web site Mediate reported that Don Jr. was “seriously considering a run for president in 2028,” which he denied on the time.
However on Wednesday, Don Jr. didn’t rule out a White Home run. “I don’t know, maybe one day, you know — that calling is there,” he instructed the discussion board.
“I think my father has truly changed the Republican Party. I think it’s the America First party now, the MAGA party, however you want to look at it,” he added.
The Trump Group has been run by the president’s two eldest sons, Don Jr. and Eric, since his 2016 election win.
Whereas the president now not holds an government title, he’s retained his stake within the household enterprise by way of a belief.