{"id":97846,"date":"2017-04-10T23:08:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-11T03:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=97846"},"modified":"2017-04-10T23:08:59","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T03:08:59","slug":"trump-jr-nixes-2018-ny-bid-but-could-run-for-office-someday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/04\/10\/trump-jr-nixes-2018-ny-bid-but-could-run-for-office-someday\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Jr nixes 2018 NY bid, but could run for office someday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The younger Trump, in an interview Monday with The Associated Press, categorically denied any speculation that he might challenge incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo. (Photo: Donald Trump Jr.\/ Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

NEW YORK \u2013Donald\u00a0Trump\u00a0Jr., rumoured to be eyeing a move to follow his father’s footsteps into politics, will not be a candidate for governor of New York next year but is not ruling out a possible run for office in the future.<\/p>\n

The younger\u00a0Trump, in an interview Monday with The Associated Press, categorically denied any speculation that he might challenge incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not running in 2018,\u201d\u00a0Trump\u00a0said in his first public comments about a possible candidacy next year.<\/p>\n

But he acknowledged having been bitten by the politics bug and said that he could consider a run down the road.<\/p>\n

\u201cMaybe someday,\u201d\u00a0Trump\u00a0said. \u201cIt’s not something I’m doing now. But you never know, it’s fascinating stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

The political future of Donald\u00a0Trump\u00a0Jr., who along with his brother Eric have taken the helm of the\u00a0Trump\u00a0Organization since their father took office, has been the subject of repeated speculation since he played a very active role as a campaign surrogate for much of the last two years. His well-received speech at last summer’s Republican National Convention electrified conservative circles and sparked talk that he might run for mayor of New York City.<\/p>\n

But the Republican nominee squashed that talk almost immediately, as did\u00a0Trump\u00a0Jr. again on Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople keep asking me: when are you running for mayor?\u201d he said. \u201cWell, I’m not. If I was, New York City mayor is much less interesting to me than perhaps other things like governor of a state. That’s not saying I’m running. It’s just saying that, hey, if I ever did something, I’d probably be more interested in something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

But\u00a0Trump\u00a0Jr. has long been comfortable in conservative circles and is scheduling a few high-profile appearances at Republican events including a fundraiser in Texas last month and one in Indiana next month. Speculation about his political future picked up again in recent days after The New York Post’s Page Six reported that he told members of a Long Island club that he’d be interested in running for office. While making clear that he is not ruling out a future run,\u00a0Trump\u00a0Jr. also revealed that he shares his father’s distrust of much of the media.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf I say no, (the media) says ‘He’s never going to do it’ and if I change my mind, they try to kill you with it,\u201d\u00a0Trump\u00a0Jr. said. \u201cYou always leave your options open.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ed Cox, head of the New York State Republican Party called the younger\u00a0Trump\u00a0\u201da very capable individual who would do very well at anything he wanted to do, including politics.\u201d But Cox also indicated that being patient might be the right approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first duty of a member of the First Family is to help the president be the best president he can be,\u201d said Cox, who is a son-in-law of former President Richard Nixon. \u201cThe fact that he is not looking beyond that would be probably be the right decision on his part.\u201d<\/p>\n

Trump\u00a0Jr., a father of five, said that he has respected a \u201cfirewall\u201d between the workings of the White House and the\u00a0TrumpOrganization. Though he says he has spoken to his father more frequently in recent weeks, the two men do not discuss the details of the family business or the policies of the West Wing, he said.<\/p>\n

But the younger\u00a0Trump\u00a0closely watches the doings in Washington and believes that any of the White House’s early stumbles are \u201cunderstandable\u201d due to the team’s governing inexperience and said that his father would soon be considered a \u201cphenomenal\u201d president. He singled out the decision to launch missile strikes on Syria in the aftermath of a chemical attack as a moment of strength.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think it’s important that we show that America has its resolve back,\u201d he said. \u201cI’ve seen more in the last two months than I’ve seen in the last two administrations in terms of fulfilling promises.\u201d<\/p>\n

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