Donald Trump Jr.
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“”The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. It's pretty clear now that Trump Jr. lies just about as much as his father.
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—Rep. Ted Lieu describing Junior. |
Donald John Trump Jr. (1977–) is the eldest son of disgraced former president Donald Trump, piece of shit person and sorry excuse of a human being. Much like his father, he is a conspiracy theorist and an extraordinary wingnut. He has also hinted he will run for office in the future, just to have 'pwned the libs'.[1] That he is relevant at all, despite never having held office, only being wealthy by dint of nepotism, and barely even qualifying as a talking head, is a sad display of what a personality cult the GOP has become. He is important to conservatives simply by being the son of Donald Trump.
White nationalism[edit]
Junior has been known for pushing the white genocide conspiracy theories. He retweeted a post on Twitter about white genocide.[2] He also said that Mike Cernovich, who supports the theory, should get a Pulitzer Prize.[3] Another strong indicator of racism is his willingness to appear in a public event with somebody like neo-Nazi Jack Posobiec.[4] Trump Jr. supported a birther conspiracy on 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.[5]
Russigate[edit]
He was investigated by Robert Mueller for his role in getting his father elected in a highly contentious and controversial 2016 U.S. presidential election.[6] On November 6, 2019, Trump Jr. tweeted the name on his official Twitter account of the alleged Trump-Ukraine whistleblower and publicized the name of a CIA agent, thus putting the lives of them and their family at risk.[7]
More miscellaneous awfulness[edit]
“”But I was like, ‘Well, why aren’t they talking about deaths?’ Oh, oh, because the number is almost nothing. Because we’ve gotten control of this, and we understand how it works.
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—Around a thousand Americans a day were dying when he said this.[8] |
Another conspiracy theory that he spread was engaging in holocaust denial by falsely smearing George Soros as a Nazi collaborator.[9] In February 2018, after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting, he pushed a conspiracy theory about a survivor's father, who served in the FBI.[10] He also called for "total war" after it started to look like his father lost the 2020 election,[11] and threatened some of the more reluctant Republicans in Congress.[12] As you might expect from those comments, he is a person of interest in the capitol riot investigation,[13] to the point of texting ideas for overturning the results of the 2020 US presidential election to then-White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows.[14]
See also[edit]
- Hillary Clinton — He actually donated to her 2008 presidential run.[15] RINO SCUM!!
- George W. Bush — Controversial son of a GOP president who lost re-election… let's hope history doesn't repeat itself in this case.
- Robert Hunter Biden — Controversial son of Trump's successor.
References[edit]
- ↑ 'This will make lib heads explode': Donald Trump Jr posts 2024 picture
- ↑ Donald Trump retweets ‘White Genocide’ Twitter user by Tal Kopan (Updated 12:40 PM EST, Fri January 22, 2016) CNN.
- ↑ Trump Jr. Wants 'Alt-right' Personality Mike Cernovich to Win Pulitzer (Apr. 5, 2017) Haaretz.
- ↑ Donald Trump Jr. Pictured at 'We Build the Wall' Event With Neo-Nazi Collaborator Jack Posobiec by Michael Edison Hayden (August 24, 2020) The Southern Poverty Law Center.
- ↑ Trump Jr. sparks 'birther conspiracy' of Kamala Harris (June 30, 2019) CNN.
- ↑ Donald Trump Jr. says he's not afraid of going to jail in Russia investigation by Erin Kelly (Published 4:41 p.m. ET Sept. 11, 2018; Updated 2:28 a.m. ET Sept. 12, 2018) USA Today.
- ↑ Trump’s allies turned to online campaign in quest to unmask Ukraine whistleblower by Isaac Stanley-Becker & Craig Timberg (November 7, 2019) The Washington Post.
- ↑ Don Jr. dismisses coronavirus deaths: ‘The number is almost nothing’: Roughly 1,000 Americans died from Covid-19 on the day the president’s son appeared on Fox News to downplay the U.S. death toll. by Quint Forgey (10/30/2020) Politico.
- ↑ [The Trump repeats a George Soros conspiracy theory right before Kavanaugh vote] by Jane Coaston (Oct 5, 2018, 10:20am EDT) Vox.
- ↑ Donald Trump Jr. ‘Likes’ Conspiracy Theory About Florida Shooting Survivor’s Ex-FBI Dad by Andrew Kirell (Feb. 20, 2018) Daily Beast.
- ↑ Trump, on cusp of defeat to Biden, says ‘they’re trying to steal an election’ after son calls for ‘total war’ by Todd J. Gillman (6:27 PM on Nov 5, 2020 CST — Updated at 2:59 PM on Nov 6, 2020 CST) The Dallas Morning News.
- ↑ 'I’m going to be in your backyard': Trump sons threaten primaries for GOP lawmakers by Quint Forgey (01/06/2021 11:48 AM EST) Politico.
- ↑ DC attorney general considers riot incitement charges against Donald Trump Jr., Giuliani, GOP Rep. Brooks by Dan Mangan (Jan 11 2021) CNBC.
- ↑ CNN Exclusive: 'We control them all': Donald Trump Jr. texted Meadows ideas for overturning 2020 election before it was called by Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Annie Grayer (9 April 2022) CNN.
- ↑ Celebrities ante up for Democratic campaigns by Robert Yoon (April 23, 2007) CNN.