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Don Jr. Moves to Be MAGA’s New Kingmaker

June 12, 2024 · 7:38 am ET · Leave a Comment

“His father gets most of the headlines. But Donald Trump Jr. has become a behind-the-scenes power broker in GOP politics — a guy whose endorsements are coveted as much as anyone except the former president’s,” Axios reports.

“Trump Jr., 46 — and friends including Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), 39 — have emerged as the next-generation Republicans who are the most eager, and best positioned, to carry on the elder Trump’s MAGA legacy.”

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