Donald Trump Jr.

Donald John "Stank"Trump's sons' high school nicknames were "stank" and "choad". by Rob Beschizza (7:17 am Mon Nov 30, 2020) Boing Boing. Trump Jr. is the eldest failsonTrump's Failspawns Take a Turn at the January 6 Hearings, And it has been embarrassing for Donald’s kids by Molly Jong-Fast (June 15, 2022) The Atlantic. of disgraceful current president Donald Trump, who like his father, is a conspiracy theorist and an extreme wingnut. He has also hinted he will run for office in the future, just to have 'pwned the libs'.'This will make lib heads explode': Donald Trump Jr posts 2024 picture 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.
==Racism==
Junior has been known for pushing the white genocide conspiracy theories. He retweeted a post on Twitter about white genocide.Donald Trump retweets ‘White Genocide’ Twitter user by Tal Kopan (Updated 12:40 PM EST, January 22, 2016) CNN. He also said that Mike Cernovich, who supports the theory, should get a Pulitzer Prize.Trump Jr. Wants 'Alt-right' Personality Mike Cernovich to Win Pulitzer (Apr. 5, 2017) Haaretz. Another strong indicator of racism is his willingness to appear in a public event with somebody like the alt-right figure Jack Posobiec.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. In 2019, Trump Jr. supported a birther conspiracy on then 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris.Trump Jr. sparks 'birther conspiracy' of Kamala Harris (June 30, 2019) CNN.
==Russiagate==
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.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. 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.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.
==Fascism==
Trump, along with some other MAGA leaders, wrote an endorsement for the book written by noted fascist Jack Posobiec titled Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them) by Jack Posobiec & Joshua Lisec (2024) War Room Books. The title would seem to be an only slightly-veiled reference to Nazi Germany's term for people deemed as undesirable by the regime, Untermensch (or "subhuman").These People are Nazis by John Ganz (Aug 06, 2024) Unpopular FrontThe Weird Authoritarian Book Blurbed by JD Vance by Michelle Goldberg (Aug. 5, 2024, 7:00 p.m. ET) The New York Times. Trump's book endorsement states:Unhumans: The Secret History of Communist Revolutions (and How to Crush Them) by Jack Posobiec & Joshua Lisec (2024) Amazon (archived from July 9, 2024).
==More miscellaneous awfulness==
Another conspiracy theory that he spread was engaging in holocaust denial by falsely smearing George Soros as a Nazi collaborator.[The Trump repeats a George Soros conspiracy theory right before Kavanaugh vote] by Jane Coaston (Oct 5, 2018, 10:20am EDT) Vox. In February 2018, after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas shooting, he pushed a conspiracy theory about a survivor's father, who served in the FBI.Donald Trump Jr. ‘Likes’ Conspiracy Theory About Florida Shooting Survivor’s Ex-FBI Dad by Andrew Kirell (Feb. 20, 2018) Daily Beast. He also called for "total war" after it started to look like his father lost the 2020 election,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. and threatened some of the more reluctant Republicans in Congress.'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. As you might expect from those comments, he is a person of interest in the capitol riot investigation,DC attorney general considers riot incitement charges against Donald Trump Jr., Giuliani, GOP Rep. Brooks by Dan Mangan (Jan 11 2021) CNBC. 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.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.
==See also==
*Hillary Clinton — He actually donated to her 2008 presidential run.Celebrities ante up for Democratic campaigns by Robert Yoon (April 23, 2007) CNN. 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 and predecessor.
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