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Donald Trump Jr.
Donald John Trump Jr., often nicknamed Don Jr., is an American businessman and political activist. He is the eldest child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his first wife, Ivana Trump.
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business · American businessman and activist (born 1977) · entrepreneur · businessperson · television presenter · also Donald Trump Jr., Jr.
Born 31 December 1977 · Q3713655
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2026· 15 entries
“s presidency. The facts are not so straightforward. (Video: The Washington Post) Analysis by Salvador Rizzo “When my father became commander in chief of this country, we got out of all international business.”
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“warming up the gas chamber right now”
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The Real Deal: Donald Trump Jr. returns to real estate roots with $1.2B raise
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USA TODAY: Donald Trump Jr. pays $7.6 million to ex-fiancée for house | Exclusive
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RealClearPolitics: Donald Trump Jr.: After Seeing The Evidence, It's Very Clear To Me That Tyler Robinson Will Be Found Guilty
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Video shows Donald Trump Jr. opening a white bag at the White House birthday party.” Unsupported.
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People: What to Know About Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump’s 5 Kids
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Public attention spiked: 11,545 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.1× the usual 3,778, with 0 article edits. Coverage that week: “What to Know About Donald Trump Jr. and Vanessa Trump’s 5 Kids” (People).
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Public attention spiked: 11,486 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 3,778, with 0 article edits.
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Public attention spiked: 14,115 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.7× the usual 3,778, with 0 article edits.
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Snopes rated the claim “Bettina Anderson, who married Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, is the daughter of Jeffrey Epstein's former banker.” Mostly True.
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Public attention spiked: 24,107 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.4× the usual 3,778, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: move 2024 RNC speech out of the intro; add podcast mention alongside relocated books mention in article intro; note most recent work
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Public attention spiked: 90,026 Wikipedia readers in one day, 23.8× the usual 3,778, with 12 article edits. Editors noted: Personal life
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Ahead of a private wedding celebration in the Bahamas on May 23, 2026
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2025· 11 entries
Snopes rated the claim “A startup company backed by Donald Trump Jr.’s investment firm received a $620 million loan from the U.S. Department of Defense.” True.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Donald Trump Jr. authentically tweeted in July 2023, "Show us all the Epstein client list now!!! Why would anyone protect those scum bags? Ask yourselves this question daily and the answer becomes very apparent!!"” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “Donald Trump Jr. said driving through Arlington National Cemetery reminded him of "all the sacrifices we'd have to make — giving up a huge chunk of our business and all international deals."” Correct Attribution.
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Snopes rated the claim “In May 2025, Donald Trump Jr. questioned on X how "Dr. Jill Biden" missed former President Joe Biden's aggressive metastatic cancer.” Correct Attribution.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “There was a panel on the agenda of the Qatar Economic Forum titled "Monetizing MAGA" with Donald Trump Jr. as speaker” Panel Renamed.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Audio shows Donald Trump Jr saying the US should have sent Russia weapons” AI-generated.
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Snopes rated the claim “Video shows an authentic podcast episode in which Donald Trump Jr. says, "I truly can't understand why anyone in their right mind would choose Ukraine as an ally when Russia is the alternative. The U.S. should have been supplying weapons to Russia instead."” Fake.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Donald Trump Jr. stated that he did not understand why anyone would choose Ukraine as an ally over Russia on his Triggered podcast.” Not His Words.
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Snopes rated the claim “In December 2024, Donald Trump Jr. illegally hunted a protected bird in the Venice region of Italy.” Mixture.
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Snopes rated the claim “A video authentically shows Donald Trump Jr. using cocaine at U.S. President Donald Trump's second inauguration.” Miscaptioned.
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Announced that the firm would invest in the Enhanced Games, a proposed sports event that will allow performance enhancing drugs
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2024· 4 entries
Investopedia: Donald Trump Jr.'s Net Worth Is 8 Figures—See His Businesses and Investments
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An email was shown during defense closing arguments in Trump Sr
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Barred Trump from serving as an officer or director of any New York corporation or other legal entity in New York, including the Trump Organization, for two years
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Trump joined the venture capital firm 1789 Capital as a partner and joined the board of directors of Credova
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2023· 2 entries
Trump launched a podcast, Triggered with Don Jr, on the platform Rumble
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Launched a podcast, Triggered with Don Jr
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2022· 1 entry
After two-term incumbent Pat Toomey announced he would not be seeking re-election
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2021· 2 entries
Representative Eric Swalwell filed a civil lawsuit against Trump Jr
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It became known that Trump Jr
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2020· 1 entry
The RNC paid over $300,000 of donor money to Pursuit Venture LLC, a company owned by Trump Jr
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2019· 2 entries
That the government of Mongolia retroactively granted Trump Jr
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That Trump had described Trump Jr
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2018· 2 entries
Media announced the couple had separated and Haydon had filed for an "uncontested" divorce in the Manhattan Supreme Court, despite later revelations that the divorce was, in fact, contested; court records only listed the
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Campaign: 2018 midterm election campaigns.
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2017· 4 entries
Trump's father announced that he and his brother Eric would oversee a trust that included the Trump Organization's assets while his father was president, to avert a conflict of interest
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“These people are truly morons. I went through the CDC data cause I kept hearing about new infections. But I was like, 'Why aren’t they talking about deaths?' Oh, oh, because the number is almost nothing”
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As "not the sharpest knife in the drawer"
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“I guess you'd call me hyper-rational, stoic.”
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2016· 3 entries
An interview with white supremacist James Edwards and Trump Jr
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When he posted an image that compared Syrian refugees to Skittles, saying "If I had a bowl of Skittles and I told you just three would kill you, would you take a handful
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Campaign: 2016 presidential election.
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2012· 1 entry
When the pictures he had taken of his hunting trophies in 2010 were published, including by Mia Farrow, who reposted them in 2015 and 2019
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2010· 1 entry
Became a spokesperson and "executive director of global branding" for Cambridge Who's Who, a vanity publisher against whom hundreds of complaints had already been filed with the Better Business Bureau
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2006· 1 entry
Helped launch Trump Mortgage, which collapsed less than a year later
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2005· 1 entry
At his father's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida; the service was officiated by Trump Jr
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2000· 1 entry
Trump moved to Aspen, Colorado, where he hunted, fished, skied, lived in a truck, and worked as a bartender for a year, before returning to join the Trump Organization in New York
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1977· 2 entries
In Manhattan, New York City, to Ivana and Donald Trump
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Born 1977-12-31.
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