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Could Another Trump Become President? What Donald Trump Has Said About His Sons\u2014and What the Polls Show<\/h1>\nCould Another Trump Become President? What Donald Trump Has Said About His Sons\u2014and What the Polls Show<\/h1>\nDonald Trump\u2019s political future has raised another question: could one of his sons eventually follow him into the White House?
\nDonald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Barron Trump have all attracted public attention, but their situations are very different. Their father has praised their abilities and suggested that his children could have futures in politics. However, praising his sons is different from choosing one of them as his presidential successor.
\nAs of November 2, 2026, the public statements and polling reviewed offer a more complicated picture than a simple contest between three brothers.
\nTrump has spoken positively about his children\u2019s political potential. Meanwhile, early Republican presidential polling places Vice President JD Vance ahead of Donald Trump Jr., with Marco Rubio also attracting substantial support. Barron, despite the attention surrounding him, would be too young to serve as president following the 2028 election.
\nThat leaves several separate questions: What has Trump actually said? Have his sons expressed interest in running? And what do the latest polls really tell us?<\/p>\n
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What Trump Has Said About His Children\u2019s Political Futures<\/strong> <\/p>\n Donald Trump Jr.: A Possible Candidate With an Existing Political Role<\/strong> <\/p>\n Eric Trump: Keeping the Possibility Open<\/strong> <\/p>\n Barron Trump: Public Attention Meets a Constitutional Limit<\/strong> Could Another Trump Become President? What Donald Trump Has Said About His Sons\u2014and What the Polls Show Donald Trump\u2019s political future has raised another question: could one of his sons … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/realstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/realstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/realstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9351"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/realstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9353,"href":"https:\/\/realstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9351\/revisions\/9353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/9286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/realstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/realstoryus.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nDuring a June 2025 interview on Miranda Devine\u2019s Pod Force One<\/em> podcast, Trump was asked whether Donald Trump Jr. might run for president.
\nHis answer opened the discussion beyond his eldest son.
\n\u201cI think all of them probably have a future in politics, frankly,\u201d Trump said.
\nHe also praised Donald Jr., Eric and Barron during the conversation. His comments suggested that he believed political opportunities could exist for his children if they wanted to pursue them.
\nHowever, that statement did not identify a preferred presidential candidate. It did not announce a campaign, promise an endorsement or establish a plan for one of his children to take over his political movement.
\nThe distinction is important because discussions about a possible Trump political dynasty often combine several different ideas: a famous surname, influence within the Republican Party, interest in public office and an actual campaign for president.
\nThose things can overlap, but they are not interchangeable.
\nA member of the Trump family could influence Republican politics without becoming a candidate. A son could consider running without ultimately entering a race. And a presidential endorsement, if one eventually comes, would still leave the nomination and general election to voters.<\/p>\n
\nOf the three brothers in this discussion, Donald Trump Jr. already appears in several national polls testing preferences for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination.
\nHe has also publicly left open the possibility of running for president someday.
\nAt the Qatar Economic Forum in May 2025, Donald Jr. responded to questions about a future campaign by suggesting that it could happen one day. His remarks expressed openness rather than a definite commitment.
\nOther statements have emphasized his lack of interest in an immediate campaign, including a previously reported denial that he wanted to run in 2028 or anytime soon.
\nFor readers following the discussion, the careful conclusion is that Donald Jr. has entertained the possibility of a future presidential bid, while those remarks alone do not amount to an announcement.
\nHis political importance also extends beyond whether he becomes a candidate.
\nHe has been an outspoken advocate for his father and the MAGA movement. Reporting has described his involvement in personnel discussions during his father\u2019s presidential transition and his support for JD Vance\u2019s selection as vice president.
\nThat creates an interesting possibility: Donald Jr. could remain influential in deciding the movement\u2019s direction even if someone outside the Trump family becomes its next presidential nominee.
\nHis role could be that of a candidate, a campaign supporter, an adviser or a public advocate. Those are different paths, and speculation should not be mistaken for a settled decision.<\/p>\n
\nEric Trump has also faced questions about whether he might enter politics.
\nDuring a November 2025 podcast interview, he did not rule out a presidential run when the discussion turned to whether \u201cTrump 2028\u201d could refer to him or Donald Jr.
\nThat exchange helped fuel interest in the possibility that another member of the family might eventually seek the presidency.
\nNevertheless, leaving a possibility open is different from building and announcing a campaign.
\nA serious presidential bid would require more than public curiosity. It would involve presenting policy positions, assembling a campaign organization, raising money and persuading voters to support the candidate personally.
\nA family connection might create immediate recognition, but voters would still have questions about the individual seeking office.
\nWhat would Eric\u2019s priorities be? How would he approach government? Where would he agree with his father, and where might he make different decisions?
\nUntil a candidate presents those answers, discussion of a potential campaign remains incomplete.
\nThe polling reviewed for this article also does not provide a reliable national comparison between Eric and his brothers. His absence from a particular candidate list should not be interpreted as proof that he has no supporters. It means that the poll does not measure his support separately.<\/p>\n
\nBarron Trump has drawn attention partly because his father has credited him with understanding younger audiences and the online personalities they follow.
\nTrump has said Barron helped introduce him to podcasts and people who could connect with younger voters during the 2024 campaign.
\nThat praise offers a glimpse of Barron\u2019s contribution to his father\u2019s outreach. It does not establish that Barron wants to become a politician or that he has been selected for a future leadership role.
\nThere is also a clear constitutional issue with including him in a 2028 presidential question.
\nBarron was born on March 20, 2006. He would be 22 during the 2028 election and at the January 2029 inauguration.
\nThe United States Constitution requires a president to be at least 35 years old.
\nTherefore, Barron could not serve as president following the 2028 election.
\nHe will turn 35 in March 2041. Under the regular presidential election schedule, 2044 would be the first election after which he could take office having reached the required age.
\nThat does not prevent people from discussing his distant future. It does mean that a question presenting Donald Jr., Eric and Barron as three eligible alternatives for the 2028 presidency would contain a factual error.
\nIf all three brothers are included, the question needs to describe a hypothetical future when each is old enough to serve.
\nWho Has Trump Discussed as a Possible Successor?<\/strong>
\nAlthough his sons attract attention, Trump has also spoken favorably about political figures outside his family.
\nTwo prominent names are JD Vance and Marco Rubio.
\nIn his May 2025 interview with NBC, Trump praised both men. He also acknowledged that Vance\u2019s position as vice president would give him an advantage in a future nomination contest.
\nLater in 2025, Trump described Vance as the likeliest successor while also suggesting that Rubio could be involved alongside him.
\nSubsequent reporting described continued discussion around Vance and Rubio.
\nThese comments help explain why a conversation about the Republican Party after Trump cannot be limited to his family.
\nA possible successor would need to attract voters, organize a campaign and compete for the nomination. Trump\u2019s approval could matter politically, but it would not automatically decide the result.
\nThe available statements reviewed here do not establish that Trump has publicly selected one of his sons to become the next president.
\nWhat the Latest Polls Show About President Trump<\/strong>
\nWhen discussing \u201cTrump\u2019s latest polls,\u201d it is important to identify which question the survey asked.
\nA presidential approval poll measures how people assess Donald Trump\u2019s current performance in office. A Republican nomination poll measures whom respondents prefer as a potential future Republican nominee.
\nThose results answer different questions.
\nThe latest national approval survey located for this article was an NBC News poll conducted October 28\u201330, 2026, and released November 1.
\nIt found that 40% of registered voters approved of Trump\u2019s job performance, while 60% disapproved.
\nThat placed disapproval 20 percentage points above approval in that survey.
\nThe RealClearPolling average reviewed for this article showed 38.8% approval and 59.4% disapproval, using a listed polling window of October 9\u201330.
\nThe individual survey and the average both showed more disapproval than approval. However, neither result tells us which Trump son voters would prefer as a future president.
\nA person could approve of Donald Trump while preferring Vance, Rubio or another Republican as the next nominee. Another person could disapprove of Trump while having a different opinion of one of his children.
\nThe approval numbers cannot be transferred directly from father to son.
\nWhat Early 2028 Republican Polls Show<\/strong>
\nThe RealClearPolling average reviewed for the 2028 Republican presidential nomination placed JD Vance first at 39.2%.
\nMarco Rubio followed at 24.2%, while Donald Trump Jr. stood at 10.9%.
\nOther listed figures included Ron DeSantis at 7.9%, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 4.4% and Nikki Haley at 3.6%.
\nThe average\u2019s listed survey window extended from July 19 through October 26, 2026.
\nThese figures indicate that Donald Jr. attracts measurable support in early Republican nomination polling. They also show that he trails Vance and Rubio in that particular average.
\nIndividual polls differed.
\nA Harvard\u2013Harris survey conducted October 24\u201326 listed Vance at 40%, with Rubio and Donald Jr. both at 21%.
\nAn Echelon Insights survey conducted October 15\u201319 listed Vance at 38%, Rubio at 20% and Donald Jr. at 7%.
\nA Financial Times survey listed in the tracker, conducted October 3\u20136, showed Vance at 38%, Rubio at 24% and Donald Jr. at 7%.
\nVance led each of those surveys, while Donald Jr.\u2019s results varied substantially.
\nThe differences are a reminder to examine more than one poll. Candidate lists, question wording, sampling and polling methods can affect results. The figures alone do not establish which factor explains the gap between those surveys.
\nEric and Barron were not separately listed in the nomination table reviewed. As a result, that table cannot answer which of the three brothers would win a direct contest against one another.
\nWhy These Numbers Do Not Predict the Next President<\/strong>
\nEarly nomination polling offers a snapshot of preferences at the time of the survey.
\nIt does not guarantee who will enter the race, who will win the Republican nomination or who will win the general election.
\nA candidate\u2019s support can change as voters hear policy proposals, watch debates and evaluate campaign performance.
\nPolls conducted before a settled field exists also measure reactions to hypothetical choices. Some listed people may eventually run; others may decide against it.
\nA polling percentage is also different from a probability of victory.
\nDonald Jr. receiving 10.9% in a nomination average does not mean he has a 10.9% chance of becoming president. It means that the average assigns him that share of expressed support in the Republican preference surveys it includes.
\nSimilarly, Vance leading an early Republican poll does not guarantee that he will become the next president.
\nWinning a party nomination and winning a national election are separate challenges.
\nThe Question Facing a Possible Trump Political Dynasty<\/strong>
\nThe possibility of another Trump running for president raises a broader question about political identity.
\nWould voters support a family member because they want continuity with Donald Trump\u2019s leadership? Would they expect that person to introduce a different approach? Or would they prefer a candidate from outside the family altogether?
\nThose questions cannot be answered by a surname alone.
\nDonald Jr., Eric and Barron are separate individuals with different public experiences and different possible futures.
\nTheir father\u2019s praise may attract attention, but voters would still need to evaluate any eventual candidate\u2019s judgment, priorities and ability to govern.
\nFor now, the evidence supports a limited but meaningful conclusion: Trump sees political potential in his children, Donald Jr. appears in early presidential nomination polls, Eric has left political possibilities open, and Barron has received praise for helping his father understand younger audiences.
\nIt does not establish that the next Republican nominee will be a Trump son.
\nFor readers who want to discuss all three brothers, the accurate question is:
\nIf Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Barron Trump each ran for president in a future election when they were eligible, whom would you support\u2014and why?<\/strong>
\n1. Donald Trump Jr.<\/strong>
\n2. Eric Trump<\/strong>
\n3. Barron Trump<\/strong>
\n4. Someone else or none of them<\/strong>
\nWhat would matter most in your decision: their policies, their experience, their character or their connection to Donald Trump?<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"