‘A natural’: Donald Trump Jr. emerges as a campaign star, despite Russia baggage

The following article by Ashley Parker and Philip Rucker was posted on the Washington Post website August 12, 2018:

Donald Trump Jr. addresses a standing-room-only crowd at a campaign rally for Florida Republican gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis in Orlando last month. Credit: Willie J. Allen Jr., The Washington Post

President Trump was watching Fox News Channel with aides in his private dining room off the Oval Office recently when Donald Trump Jr. flashed across the giant flat screen.

“Don’s gotten really good,” Trump said, according to someone who was present. “My people love him.”

The remark suggested a swell of unexpected pride from Trump about his namesake son, whose relationship with his father has been difficult at times but who has emerged as the president’s political alter ego and an in-demand campaign celebrity ahead of November’s midterm elections.

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