” Ivanka is Donald Trump’s biggest supporter and most trusted advisor”, gushed one person’s magazine in 2017. And, by all records, nobody else in the Trump administration had the government’s hearing more than his first child, Ivanka Trump. Along with her father, real estate mogul Jared Kushner, Ivanka was the supreme power behind the MAGA king.
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However, she was also described as her husband’s “eyes and ears”.
During the first Trump name, Ivanka and Jared had their hands all over the internal workings of the federal government. Her ex spearheaded an attempt to eliminate federal spend, telling the Washington Post,” We should have quality in state. The government may be run like a great National business. Our wish is that we can attain success and savings for our clients, who are the people”.
And Jared was so powerful that eight years later, Elon Musk had to go up and do it for real.
However, the Ivanka-Jared fingerprints were true. Steve Bannon was fired ( and cried? ) when he went against ‘ boyz. They also outranked the secretary of state, functioning de facto as America’s leading officials. They were everyday!
No anymore. They’re gone.
And rather, it’s a unique second baby who’s now first in line to the leader.
This second child isn’t drop-dead beautiful like Ivanka. When he enters a room, mouths aren’t dropping, nor is every eye suddenly drawn in. Ivanka was a natural-born actor, she had that unknowable — yet wholly obvious — “it” issue. Her grin and magnetism may light up the room ( and, for optics, the addition of such a beautiful young lady in the Trump White House served a useful PR purpose ).
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This second child lacks all that. But what he has in its place are true traditional instincts, passions, and the first information that can only be gained by actually doing the grunt job: he’s crisscrossed the land! He’s written ebooks! He’s traveled heavily, campaigning and promoting pro-MAGA plans!
He’s the one who pushed for JD Vance to become Trump’s vice president. ( One outlet described him as Vance’s” close friend and unabashed supporter”. )
Of all the dissimilarities between the first two Trump words, the biggest change is in the staff. We’ve gone from simpering Mike Pence to the demagogue JD Vance. ( Could you even think Pence calling out Zelensky on his rudeness? I didn’t. Pence would’ve saluted Zelensky and refilled his coffee mug. ) Immediately, the future of the MAGA movement is in a far different location.
That’s because we’ve even gone from Ivanka Trump… to Don Trump Jr.
I think he’s ignored because of his name. ” Junior” sounds contemptuous and little. It’s always weird when a grown man (voluntarily! ) refers to himself as Junior:
HIM: Hi! I’m Junior.
ME: Yeah, I’ll wager you are.
If he were named Donald Trump II, he’d appear more outstanding — like he’s the movie: New and improved! ( Don’t roll your eyes: names are important. Why do you think George W. Bush went by” W” instead of” Junior”? )
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These staff changes weren’t really cosmetic, they were meaningful and deliberate. Trump’s second term was dominated by brands including Mike Pence, Ivanka Trump, Jared Kushner, Rex Tillerson, Nikki Haley, and Reince Priebus. Now, the brands are JD Vance, Pam Bondi, Pete Hegseth, Marco Rubio, Elon Musk … and Don Trump Jr.
It’s a unique approach, too.
When ex-Fox News journalist Diana Falzone broke a blockbuster news account earlier in the month —” Special: Donald Trump Jr. Considering a Run for President in 2028″ — there were lots of ways for the first boy to put water on the account. ( Full disclosure: I haven’t spoken to Ms. Falzone in many years, but we’ve collaborated on dozens of different reports for Fox News and Vanity Fair. I’ve always found her to be fair and professional. )  ,
If Falzone’s post had been about Ivanka considering a presidential bid, you could easily imagine how she’d issue her denunciation: Ivanka had sadly shake her head, saying that she’s flattered by all the interest, but golly gee, she doesn’t want to be a skilled politician. ( And she’d look gorgeous all the while. ) No biggee.
That’s not the Don Trump Jr. method. Check out his response to Falzone, because it could ONLY be described as” Trumpian”:
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I accurately predicted that my buddy JD would be an instant power player in national GOP politics, so your theory is that I worked my]censored ] off to help get him the VP nomination because I want to run for president in 2028? Are you f—-ing retarded? I’m really glad you’re printing this bulls— though because at least then the rest of the media army will see how s—ty your” options” are and how quickly you’re played by them. Congratulations, fool.
Then that’s a response!
Could you even think Ivanka or Jared speaking like that? !
It’s a unique voice — and a much different philosophy — than before. That’s because it’s a unique first baby speaking in the government’s ear.
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