Eric Trump, son of President Donald Trump, is eyeing a possible run for president once his father leaves the White House — saying the path “would be an easy one.”
In an interview with Financial Times, Eric said the real barrier isn’t politics—it’s whether the family is willing to endure the scrutiny and stress. He asked, “The real question is: ‘Do you want to drag other members of your family into it?… Would I want my kids to live the same experience over the last decade that I’ve lived?’”
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He added bluntly: “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.”
Unlike his siblings—Donald Jr., a frequent MAGA fundraiser, and Ivanka, who served in the White House—41‑year‑old Eric has mainly stayed out of politics, focusing on the family business. But he’s been watching closely, telling Financial Times, “I’m wholly unimpressed by half the politicians I see … I could do it very effectively.”
With Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio pegged as top Republican contenders in 2028, Eric didn’t close the door on a Trump continuing the legacy. Asked if 2024 would be the last Trump‑family election, he said: “I don’t know … Time will tell. But there’s more people than just me.”
Still, he wondered aloud if he could handle the downside: “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.”
Critics accuse the family of turning politics into a money machine. Eric pushed back hard: “If there’s one family that hasn’t profited off politics, it’s the Trump family.”
He said the family lost out financially, not profited—estimating they’ve spent nearly $500 million on legal fights tied to investigations, including what he called “Russia shams, fake hoaxes, dirty dossiers about the unthinkable.”
Even so, Trump wealth has surged. Donald Trump’s stake in Trump Media & Technology Group is now worth an estimated $2 billion. Last year alone, he pulled in $630 million from crypto, real estate branding, and even products like watches and Bibles and cell phones. According to Eric, the Trump Organization’s value now sits somewhere between $8 billion and $12 billion.
