Eric Trump told the Associated Press that hits to his father’s business empire since the deadly riots at the U.S. Capitol are part of a liberal “cancel culture.”
He said his father will leave the presidency with a powerful brand backed by millions of voters who will follow him “to the ends of the Earth.”
Asked directly in his interview if he felt his father incited the crowd, Eric Trump paused and then the line went dead.
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Taegan Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. He also runs Political Job Hunt, Electoral Vote Map and the Political Dictionary.
Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S. Senator and Governor.
Goddard is also co-author of You Won - Now What? (Scribner, 1998), a political management book hailed by prominent journalists and politicians from both parties. In addition, Goddard's essays on politics and public policy have appeared in dozens of newspapers across the country.
Goddard earned degrees from Vassar College and Harvard University. He lives in New York with his wife and three sons.
Goddard is the owner of Goddard Media LLC.