Eric Trump addresses potential 2028 presidential run

Eric Trump — President Donald Trump’s second-oldest son — has hinted that another member of the Trump family could one day run for the White House. Knewz.com has learned that in a recent interview, Eric acknowledged that such a bid was “certainly” possible, although he questioned whether anyone else in the family would want to endure the challenges of modern politics.

‘Politics is brutal’

Eric dismissed comparisons to political dynasties like the Kennedys, Clintons and Bushes, stressing that he himself had no plans to follow his father into electoral politics. “People have asked me to, people have suggested I would. The answer is, I very much doubt I would even consider [a run] in ‘28 as I’ve got a great company. I’ve got young kids. Politics is brutal. It’s brutal,” he said in the interview. “They put us through hell. They tried to bankrupt us. They tried to put my father in jail. They tried to indict him. They tried to smear him. They made up Russia hoaxes, which they tried to [use to] impeach him. They tried to take him off ballots,” he continued. “They tried to censor his free speech. You know, they pulled him off of every channel, and listen, you know, they tried to kill him twice this year, right? Or inflict serious harm. Politics is brutal.”

Donald Trump’s legal and political hurdles

Donald Trump was impeached twice, first in 2019 over alleged efforts to pressure Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and again in 2021 for his role in the January 6 Capitol riot. After the riot, major social media platforms banned him, citing fears of inciting further violence. In 2024, Trump was convicted in New York on 34 felony counts for falsifying business records related to alleged hush money payments before the 2016 election. He also faced three other criminal cases involving classified documents at Mar-a-Lago, the January 6 insurrection and efforts to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election results, though the first two were dropped after his re-election. Civil courts have also ruled against Trump, including an abuse and defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. During his 2024 re-election campaign, Trump survived two assassination attempts, one of which left him with a wound to his right ear.

A Trump dynasty will depend on the political climate

Eric acknowledged that while his father might like to see another family member run, it will depend on the political climate. “So you asked, ‘Could we?’ And I think the answer is, could somebody in the family? Certainly. I think there’s another question, which is, ‘Would we?’ And, you know, a long time ago, [my father] said, you know, he had to answer the same question. And his answer to that question was, ‘If it got so bad that I had no other choice, I would.’ Maybe the same question can kind of be posed of us — if it got so bad, maybe, maybe we would,” Eric said.

Eric praises other Republican candidates

Eric also expressed confidence in other Republicans, naming Vice President J.D. Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as figures who could continue his father’s political legacy. “I think there’s a tremendous amount of great people out there. I think J.D. Vance would do a great job. I think Marco Rubio would do a great job. … We have real talent in the Republican Party, in the U.S., and I think they can certainly continue my father’s legacy outside of our family,” he said.

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