The acorn does not fall far from the tree. I detested Pere, but I utterly LOATHE fils!
I would put is slightly differently. The turd doesn’t fall far from the sphincter!
The only thing that Rocky Waterhole (Pierre Trudeau translated into English) had going for him was that he was intelligent, though a communist. His boy, Justin(e) True-dope, inherited the commis leanings, and the arrogance of Rocky, but certainly NOT the brains!