Donald Trump Jr., an embarrassing eldest son for the president
In the spotlight, the eldest son of Donald Trump shares with his father the taste for provocation on social networks.
Since the presidential campaign, Donald Trump Jr. has been given an unflattering nickname. Some close to the US president call him Fredo, as the Daily Beast explains. To understand where this nickname comes from, you have to turn to the “Godfather”. In the Coppola trilogy, Fredo is one of the sons of don Vito Corleone. The most vulnerable of the siblings, Fredo ends up being the source of much misfortune for the clan.
Given the news of the last few days, the comparison seems all the more relevant. On Tuesday, he admitted to having met a Russian lawyer in June 2016 with the sole aim of obtaining compromising information on Hillary Clinton, his father's opponent in the race for the White House. Donald Trump Jr even went so far as to tweet incriminating emails.
Arrested in the middle of Mardi Gras
Like Fredo Corleone, Donald Trump Jr., now at the head of the Trump Organization with his brother Eric, has long sought a place in the family. Raised in Trump Tower, he was only 12 when Donald Trump and his mother Ivana divorced. For a year, he doesn't say a word to his father. Yet he follows in his footsteps by studying at the same school, even if he does not immediately immerse himself in the business world. For a while, he even worked as a bartender in Colorado. A few months later, in February 2001, Trump Jr. was arrested for drunkenness on the public highway in the middle of Mardi Gras in New Orleans and spent eleven hours in cell. “Like everyone else, I made mistakes,” he told The New York Times in March. When it comes to moderation, I'm not very good. "
He could not say so well. Besides having the same name and being married to a former model, Donald Jr. also shares a Twitter addiction with the president. And just like his father, he is rarely in lace. The Patriarch publishes a montage showing him in the middle of a wrestling fight with CNN? The son continues the offensive by sharing with his subscribers a hijacked excerpt from "Top Gun" in which his father shoots down a fighter plane with the logo of the news channel.
One of the best I've seen. 😂🇺🇸😂🇺🇸 https://t.co/rqCplijJ57
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 8, 2017
During the hearing of the former director of the FBI James Comey before the Senat, Donald Trump decides to be discreet on social networks. Junior, on the other hand, is doing everything in its power, defending his father and attacking the media. Donald Trump Jr. can even go even further. For example, he does not hesitate to compare the reception of Syrian refugees with poisoned candy. "If I had a bowl of Skittles and told you three of them were going to kill you, would you take a handful?" It's our problem with refugees, ”he tweeted in September 2016.
Very hunting, very fishing
Beyond these digital brilliance, Donald Trump Jr. has nevertheless managed to pull out of the game on several occasions during the presidential campaign. His muscular speech during the Republican convention in Cleveland serves as the main feat of arms. At 39, this lover of the great outdoors and father of five has also managed to forge a link between the Trumps and rural America. Donald Trump Jr. is a member of the National Rifle Association (NRA), the powerful gun lobby. He himself owns several dozen firearms.
Donald Trump Jr.'s speech at the Cleveland convention
Donald Trump Jr. also does not hide his love for fishing and hunting, which he began to practice as a child with his maternal grandmother in Czechoslovakia. A passion that has also earned him many reviews since 2012, when photos of his safaris emerge on social networks.
The GOP. Here's Donald Trump Jr. holding the tail of an elephant (party symbol) that he killed. #TrumpSacrifices pic.twitter.com/FIGkcH2F0t
— Jane (@Poodle__Mama) July 31, 2016
On one of them, Donald Jr. strikes a pose holding the tail of a dead elephant. During the presidential campaign, the cliché is circulating again on social networks. The elephant, let us remember, is the animal symbolizing the Republican Party.
