Donald Trump Jr. Responds To Report He’s Considering 2028 Presidential Bid
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Donald Trump Jr. on Friday responded quickly to a report published online claiming that he was considering a run for president in 2028 to follow in the footsteps of his term-limited father, President Donald Trump.
Citing unnamed sources, Mediaite reported that Don Jr. was actively considering vying for the GOP nomination after noting that last month his father pointedly did not endorse his vice president, JD Vance, as his successor, saying that it was “too early” to do so.
“No, but he’s very capable,” the president said at the time. “I mean, I don’t think that it, you know, I think you have a lot of very capable people. So far, I think he’s doing a fantastic job. It’s too early, we’re just starting.”
Trump’s willingness to distance himself from his vice president so easily surprised many observers who had expected Vance to be the heir to the MAGA movement after Trump leaves office in about four years, Mediaite reported.
However, several members of Trump’s inner circle, speaking to Mediaite on condition of anonymity, said the remarks were unsurprising and reflected the president’s intent to keep his political dynasty alive beyond his own second term.
Three high-level sources told Mediaite that Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son and a prominent MAGA figure online, is seriously considering a run for the White House in 2028.
“Don has been the most politically involved of all the Trump kids and has always kept the lanes open for a presidential run,” one White House insider and close friend of the Trump family said. “He is a valued voice for his father, and a real possibility to be a contender in 2028.”
“Don Jr. has long been a key voice in influencing cabinet picks, policy, and potential endorsements,” the Trump insider added. “He has also consistently been the most active on the campaign trail for the president as well as his endorsed candidates.”
The site went on to quote “another Trump family friend.”
“One hundred percent he will run, but only for president not VP,” they said. “He is older and more experienced than JD. In about a year, real conversations will start about him running. At this point, it’s too soon, and he doesn’t want to start a battle with JD, especially since they are friends.”
But Don Jr. quickly dispelled the report and chastised Mediaite for apparently being duped.
“I accurately predicted that my buddy JD would be an instant power player in national GOP politics, so your theory is that I worked my ass off to help get him the VP nomination because I want to run for president in 2028?” he said in a statement to the site.
“Are you f**king retarded? I’m actually glad you’re printing this bullshit though because at least now the rest of the press corps will see how shitty your ‘sources’ are and how easily you’re played by them. Congrats, moron,” he added, per Mediaite.
In January, Donald Trump Jr. traveled to Greenland with Sergio Gor, now the director of the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, shortly after President Trump expressed his desire for the United States to annex the autonomous territory.
Last week, he hosted Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado on his Rumble show, Triggered, just as President Trump tightened restrictions on the Nicolás Maduro regime’s oil production.
A source also told Mediaite that additional major international trips are being planned for Trump Jr. in the near future.
Don Jr. also mocked the outline in an X post.
“LOL A lot of fake stories have been written about me over the years, but this might be the most obviously fake one yet. Congrats to @dianafalzone & @Mediaite for embarrassing themselves. You guys got played and now all your friends in the press are mocking you behind your back,” he wrote.
LOL A lot of fake stories have been written about me over the years, but this might be the most obviously fake one yet. Congrats to @dianafalzone & @Mediaite for embarrassing themselves. You guys got played and now all your friends in the press are mocking you behind your back.🤡 pic.twitter.com/nHaTqLo8Ap
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) March 7, 2025
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