Trump reveals whether his kids have a future in politics during exclusive podcast interview with Miranda Devine
A political dynasty could be in the making.
President Trump insisted that all of his children have a political future ahead of them and proudly boasted that they “were born smart” — as he revealed his formula for good parenting on the debut episode of Miranda Devine’s “Pod Force One” podcast.
The commander-in-chief and doting dad made the prediction when asked by The Post columnist whether his outspoken eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., might run for president.
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“I don’t know. I mean, I don’t know. I think all of them probably have a future in politics, frankly. And Don is very good. A good guy. He’s an outdoorsman,” Trump replied.
“Eric has done a fantastic job,” the president continued. “Barron is great. He is very tall and good. Ivanka, you know Ivanka? Yes. Very well. She’s so great. And Tiffany has done really well. She went to a great law school and did very well. Always a good student.”
During the 2024 election cycle, Donald Trump Jr. had been the most outspoken of the president’s children in the political arena. Behind the scenes, he aggressively lobbied his father to tap JD Vance as vice president.
The Trump scion also hosts a biweekly podcast on Rumble, “Triggered With Don Jr.,” in which he weighs in on a slew of hot-button political issues.
But despite his rising political portfolio, Donald Trump Jr. has downplayed a presidential bid, saying he has “ZERO interest in running for office in 28 or anytime soon.”
Meanwhile, the president’s second son, Eric Trump, has been busy as the trustee and executive vice president of the Trump Organization.
His wife, Lara, had been a co-chair of the Republican National Committee and now has her own Fox News show, “My View with Lara Trump.”
The first daughter, Ivanka Trump, and her husband, Jared Kushner, had served in the first Trump administration but have since largely steered clear of policies during her father’s 2024 campaign and second term.
Tiffany Trump, who welcomed her first child last month, has consistently kept a low public profile, while Barron Trump recently wrapped up his freshman year at New York University.
“They were born smart,” Trump told Devine about his kin. “But they work hard too, and they’re good to people.”
President Trump also shed light on Barron’s time at New York University, which he started last year.
“A little bit,” the president quipped when asked if he warned Barron about “all the lefty professors” at the elite university.
“He just wanted to be there,” he added.
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“He wanted to be there because his grandmother was gonna stay and wait for him in an apartment near the school. And she passed away.
“She was fantastic. Melania’s mother was a fantastic woman. And Melania is a fantastic mother, by the way. She loves Baron,” the president continued. “He’s very tall and he’s a good-looking guy.”
First lady Melania Trump’s mother, Amalija Knavs, died in February of last year at the age of 78.
The president also revealed his “formula for good parenting.”
“I always said the same thing. I said: no drugs, no alcohol, no cigarettes. I also would say don’t get tattoos, but I don’t say it too strongly, because a lot of people have gotten tattoos, and that’s what they chose to do,” Trump said.
“I still say it. I tell them: no drugs, no cigarettes, no alcohol.”
Trump has spoken publicly about his own abstinence from alcohol, revealing that his brother, Fred Trump Jr., suffered with alcoholism.
