Forty-one-year-old has stayed away from politics, but says ‘political path would be an easy one’ if he chose to pursue it

Eric Trump has hinted that he or another of the Trump family could run for president when his father’s second term in the White House comes to an end.

Eric, who is co-executive vice-president of the Trump Organization, said, the road to the White House “would be an easy one” if he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps.

In an interview with the Financial Times, he said: “The real question is: ‘Do you want to drag other members of your family into it?… Would I want my kids to live the same experience over the last decade that I’ve lived?

“You know, if the answer was yes, I think the political path would be an easy one, meaning, I think I could do it,” he added. “And by the way, I think other members of our family could do it too.”

    • njm1314@lemmy.world
      11·
      5 hours ago

      Hard to see that happening. What is the loyal opposition Democrats going to really go after him hard? When he’s going to do everything their big donors want him to do? Doubt it. And the republicans? You think they’re going to eat him alive? You think they’re ambition will cause them to topple him? That ambition is a myth. Every Congressional Republican has shown that they have no problem giving up all of their power and authority. Conservatives are an inherently servile people. They exist to be ruled. They like having a daddy.

    • andallthat@lemmy.world
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      10 hours ago

      I don’t know about running for President, but running for his life sounds like a wise choice