During his Time Person of the Year interview in December, then President-elect Donald Trump was asked about a potential family political dynasty.
Trump responded by mentioning several family members, including his middle son Eric.
"Eric is very capable, and a very different type [than Don Jr.]," Trump told Time.
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More than six months later, Eric Trump told Financial Times "the political path" for a family dynasty "would be an easy one."
"The real question is: 'Do you want to drag other members of your family into it?'" the 41-year-old Trump told the outlet.
"Would I want my kids to live the same experience over the last decade that I've lived? You know, if the answer was yes, I think the political path would be an easy one — meaning, I think I could do it."
"And by the way, I think other members of our family could do it too."
President Trump also mentioned his daughter, Ivanka; son, Don Jr.; and Eric's wife, Lara; as being capable of thriving in a political career.
Lara has been cochair of the Republican National Committee; Ivanka worked in her father's first administration; and Don Jr. has been heavily involved in his father's presidential campaign and MAGA agenda. Eric, though, has been focused on the family business he has been entrusted with since President Trump's first term began in 2017.
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Eric Trump is co-executive vice president of the Trump Organization.
In a recent interview on Newsmax, Eric Trump said his father and family remain in the political arena "because we loved our nation."
"We do it for a love of country," he told host Rita Crosby. "We do it because we love this nation. It's clear we believe in this nation. And you can't fake that. You can't fake the love."
Although he's not focused on a future life in politics at the moment, Eric Trump doesn't lack confidence about his ability to do so.
He described himself as "wholly unimpressed by half the politicians I see … I could do it very effectively," he told the Financial Times.
Asked whether 2024 will be the last election for a Trump, Eric Trump said, "I don't know … Time will tell. But there's more people than just me."
"The question is: 'Do you want to do it?'" he added. "And do you want to subject the people that you love to the brutality of this system? And I'm not sure if I can answer that question yet."
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