Eighteen holes later, he leaves his Trump International Golf Club and returns to Mar-a-Lago, where he returns within his quarters to his own private residence, separate from his wife’s place, and poses two key questions: Who is with him And who is against him?
According to many people familiar with Trump’s current practices, who have requested anonymity to speak freely to CNN about the former president’s day-to-day focus, his stated goal is – blocking the impact of an ongoing criminal investigation – running for president again, in 2024. In fact, it has no incentive to rule it out right now – is to keeping himself in the mix helps maintain his role as king. Looking to flexibility on 2022, he hopes to prove to both critics and supporters that GOP is the most effective puppet.
“As soon as 2022 begins in high gear, Don (Trump Jr.) is expected to have a very active presence on the campaign trail,” a Trump collaborator said. told CNN, confirming not only Trump’s youngest taste for political battle but the former President’s taste as well.
Donald Trump’s influence on the elections is becoming clearer by the day. Just Tuesday, Sen. David Perdue has announced that he will not launch a campaign, although he has recently submitted papers to do so. The decision follows closely on the heels of Perdue’s recent trip to Palm Beach, where he played golf with Trump, says someone familiar with Georgia’s Republican record.
“We’ve seen this for years now – Trumpian reassurance offers that are more like the mafioso threats ‘you have a nice little business here’,” said Doug Heye, a long-time Republican strategist and former councilor at work in senior communications positions for leadership on Capitol Hill. “The problem for these candidates is moving forward, despite always being busy to get points, Donald Trump doesn’t give points, he doesn’t take them away. One at one time. “
Family dynamics in flux
In 2019, it was clear that Trump Jr. it was the ranting Republican hype that the base could not live without. Trump jr. not only was there a huge demand for events and activities, but he was also filling rooms, spouting conspiracy theories on social media, freeing up his attacks on the Democrats , So-called RINOs (Republican by Name Only) and anyone who disagreed with Trump. theories and policies – fact or gin.
Ivanka Trump, now detained in a Miami beach condominium while a new mansion is nearby ready to build on a $ 30 million plot bought late last year, wants “no to politics, ”a friend told her of her current state of mind.
Instead, she “makes her family settle down, which is her only focus,” the friend said.
Trump has been at Mar-a-Lago to visit her father since he moved to Florida, says another person who knows what she’s coming and going, but is interested in talking about her father’s next pass at the White House to zero. Trump’s five years on the campaign and in the White House were “a lot,” her friend told CNN, and talk of a political future has been spoken of. Paparazzi has captured scenes of Trump a few weeks ago, mostly sitting on the beach next to her new home. One day she was seen reading “The Book of Joy” by the Dalai Lama.
But a lack of interest in political communication, if understandable, paves the way for her brother to shine even brighter in his father’s orbit – even if he’s not his favorite child. (In an interview in 2019, Trump said of his eldest son, “Don, uh, he likes politics; in fact, he’s very good.”)
Trump jr. and his girlfriend, Kimberly Guilfoyle, have been very effective surrogates for his father for nearly three years, while the couple have been twins, and they don’t show up growing up. slower. Next week the pair will host a welcome fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago, for South Dakota Republican governor Kristi Noem, someone familiar with the event told CNN.
Noem is up for re-election in 2022, and technically the $ 1,000-per-person event is Trump and Guilfoyle’s first official scrutiny into the election cycle. The party’s VIP experience, according to the person it knows, includes participating in a roundtable discussion with Noem, Trump and Guilfoyle, as well as a photo – the price of the face updated $ 4,000 per person. No word on which the former President will appear, but Noem is a friend – she donated a $ 1,100 4-foot replica of Miount Rushmore with her face flushed, which according to a report from the New York Times.
Sunshine State Headquarters
Like his sister, Ivanka Trump, and his half-sister, Tiffany Trump, who recently moved to Miami, Trump Jr. plans to make Sunshine State a permanent residence. Two people familiar with the situation said he plans to move closer to his ex-wife, Vanessa Trump, and the couple’s five children.
Vanessa Trump spends much of the year in Jupiter, Florida, where her husband has been overseeing an $ 11 million beachfront mansion in Admiral’s Cove special development in the city. Someone familiar with Trump Jr.’s campaigns would not. confirming the purchase of the home, which, according to real estate records, is under contract pending sale, and a representative from the real estate company handling the sale would not comment to CNN on profitability Trump is the buyer.
But the enthusiasm for Florida, a Trump-loving state that won the former presidency in November last year – shows that the trumps are not tied to New York City as a major. In addition, it is far more enjoyable for Trump to host his visitors at Mar-a-Lago, which has an audience full of members, many of whom are also sycophants.
One person familiar with Trump’s activity at Mar-a-Lago says he is increasingly working as CEO of the club, engaged in activism, renewal and membership. For a time, his neighbors Palm Beach expressed shame that Trump would live only blocks from their multi-million dollar apartments – a temptation they did not want to hold off after the last four years of opposition. security and privacy.
“I don’t think most Palm Beachers even think about Trump anymore. He’s not really leaving both of his clubs,” said Laurence Leamer, a part-time resident. Palm Beach time and author of two narratives about the area, “Madness Under the Royal Palms” and “Mar-a-Lago: Inside the Power Gates at President Donald Trump’s Palace.”
Trump is usually, which makes it easier for those who want to find him, to seek a blessing or to forgive for turning their backs, a practice that Heye believes will only increase in the months to come.
“For many, the issue will never end. But part of Trump’s promise when his campaign grew so bad was that the party would bow to him, that he would not bow to the party. He was right , “he said.