Just imagine the most extreme version as Don Jr. barrels around the West Wing, knocking heads as chief of staff, while his gal pal Kimberly Guilfoyle works her magic as communications director. And lest anyone accuse Trump Sr. of playing favorites, Tiffany, just a few years out of Georgetown Law, could be brought in as White House counsel. Or, heck, why not attorney general?
What to do with the middle child Eric is always a puzzle. With his background at the family firm, he could maybe work as the secretary of commerce or housing. Then again, with his having appeared as a “boardroom judge” on nearly two dozen episodes of “The Apprentice,” the Supreme Court could be an even more tantalizing option.
Mr. Trump’s wife, Melania, has been notably absent from the campaign thus far and never seemed jazzed about her time as first lady. But even if she only goes along for the ride, she can be useful to her hubby. Witness how he used his Valentine’s message to her this week as a fund-raising tool. “Dear Melania, I LOVE YOU! Even after every single INDICTMENT, ARREST, and WITCH HUNT, you never left my side,” it began. So moving. Presumably, she’s braced for an encore performance, though it’s hard to see how another four years of this insanity would #BeBest for her.
And Javanka? With some West Wing experience already under the fashionable belt, especially on the diplomatic front, Ivanka is surely ready for bigger and better things. Secretary of state, perhaps?
As for Jared, he recently insisted that he has no plans to follow his father-in-law back to the White House, preferring to focus instead on the investment firm he founded in 2021. Fair enough. The political hot seat is not for everyone, and Jared may figure he has already made all the foreign connections he needs to thrive. Certainly, the $2 billion investment his firm reportedly received from a sovereign wealth fund controlled by his buddy Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, was a tasty treat. That said, plans change. Fortunes shift. And, when pressed by Axios, Mr. Kushner allowed that “nothing in my life has gone according to the plans I’ve set.” So if things got wild and woolly in a second Trump administration, who’s to say what role he might consider.
