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Prepare to See a Whole Lot More of Don Jr.
The Atlantic ^ | 01 Mar 2019 | Elaina Plott

Posted on 03/02/2019 5:20:08 AM PST by Drew68

Donald Trump Jr. was perfectly at home.

It was day three of the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, commonly known as CPAC, and hundreds of activists had piled into a ballroom to hear the president’s elder son speak via live-stream. He was slated to have a conversation at Liberty University with the school’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., though it was unclear, exactly, what that conversation would be about. While most other CPAC speakers were constrained by specific topics, such as “Protecting the Freedom of Jerusalem” and “Deficit Hawks: An Endangered Species?,” Don Jr.’s appearance was headlined on the agenda as simply “Live.”

But that was, in many ways, the point. Over the course of Donald Trump’s presidency, Don Jr.’s profile has skyrocketed. Much like his father, his draw has become based not so much on what he has to say, but on his presence alone. The 40-year-old emerged as one of the Republican Party’s most coveted surrogates in the lead-up to November’s elections, headlining more than 60 events throughout 2018. “He’s a great spokesman for his dad,” one rally-goer told McClatchy a few days before the midterms. “He punches back. I love that style and apparently it’s working.”

His CPAC talk on Friday suggested he’s likely to double down on that role ahead of his father’s reelection race in 2020. Wearing a navy suit and pink tie of appropriate length, he seemed quite comfortable on stage, bouncing easily between the kinds of topics that translate as candy to the president’s base—abortion, transgender rights, and socialism, to name a few. For nearly every riff, there was applause; for every quip, laughter. He presented himself as a man who has fully embraced his role as his father’s defender, and is having fun with it, too—meaning voters can probably expect much more...

(Excerpt) Read more at theatlantic.com ...


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To: Drew68
I saw the title, and The Atlantic and was sure it meant that Jr. would soon be in the eye of the storm.

Which I am afraid is the case, as well.

21 posted on 03/02/2019 7:19:47 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks Drew68.

22 posted on 03/02/2019 7:41:15 AM PST by SunkenCiv (and btw -- https://www.gofundme.com/for-rotator-cuff-repair-surgery)
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To: onyx

Don Jr is very good looking. You dont hide a good looking face with a dark, ugly beard like that. I tell my son the same thing.


23 posted on 03/02/2019 7:53:13 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: Drew68

I’m kind of over Don Jr. He’s not a role model. Ivanka and Pee Wee Herman can go home anytime too.


24 posted on 03/02/2019 8:08:34 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

He. Should stop dragging KG with him everywhere.


25 posted on 03/02/2019 8:36:26 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: shelterguy

Trump never understood jrs outdoor interests Don jr spent summers in eastern Europe with his grandparents and was very close with his maternal grandpa,milos, who taught him to fish and hunt with how and arrow and guns. He said his grandfather would bring him to woods and say see you at dark.


26 posted on 03/02/2019 9:01:46 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: Drew68

My fav is brother Eric. I also am fond of Ivanka who is my daughters age.


27 posted on 03/02/2019 10:54:35 AM PST by ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton (Go Egypt on 0bama)
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To: Drew68

Better Jr than Kushner.


28 posted on 03/02/2019 11:58:51 AM PST by Mr. Blond
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To: gcparent

Agreed its unseemly.


29 posted on 03/03/2019 7:14:51 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

I have said this for 2 years Jared and Ivanka should not be working at the White House. Big mistake. It is going hurt Trump. You are it with the security clearance and no political experience. They give Trump bad advice.


30 posted on 03/03/2019 7:55:38 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton

I don’t like Ivanka. It also rubs me the wrong way that she converted. How do you believe in Christ for 25 plus years then you don’t. They keep throwing this Kosher observant thing in our faces, well she doesn’t dress like one. Where is her wig?


31 posted on 03/03/2019 7:58:50 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: gcparent

Well there are about as many types of Jews as there are protestants. My husband is a messianic jew. He’s ethnically jewish but believes Jesus is the messiah. He observes the dietary laws. I think you are thinking of Hasidic jews which Ivanka and Pee Wee Kushner are not. A lot of jews keep kosher but don’t wear the conservative clothing.


32 posted on 03/03/2019 8:29:57 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

No. Kushners are observant jews. The observe Sabbath beginning sundown friday. I know the difference between observant and Hasidic.


33 posted on 03/03/2019 8:33:45 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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To: Georgia Girl 2

They are Orthodox Jews. Observe shabbos. She is supposed to dress modestly. Ken Doll broke up with her around 2008 as She was not Jewish.


34 posted on 03/03/2019 8:41:09 AM PST by gcparent (Justice Brett Kavanaugh)
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