{"id":2300175,"date":"2024-07-19T01:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-19T05:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-trump-expands-media-outreach-for-father-during-convention-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-19T01:15:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T05:15:44","slug":"eric-trump-increases-fathers-media-presence-at-convention-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-trump-increases-fathers-media-presence-at-convention-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Trump increases father&#8217;s media presence at convention &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Feric-trump-increases-fathers-media-presence-at-convention-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2300175&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The summary is about Eric Trump&#8217;s increased media profile during \u2064the Republican\u2063 National Convention, where he represented his \u200bfather on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mainstream-media-featured-avenatti-254-times-in-one-year-with-half-of-appearances-coming-from-cnn-alone\/\" title=\"Mainstream Media Featured Avenatti 254 Times in One Year, With Half Of Appearances Coming From CNN Alone\">major television networks<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/from-impeaching-incitement-to-canceling-conservatism\/\" title=\"From Impeaching Incitement to Canceling Conservatism\">cable news channels<\/a>. Despite serving red\u2063 meat to\u2064 his father&#8217;s \u200bbase in his convention \u2062address, \u200cEric spent most of the past week in the media spotlight. His\u2062 wife, Lara Trump, also played a prominent role in the convention as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. The \u200cTrump family, including Ivanka and Jared Kushner, has been actively involved in politics, with Eric and Lara aiming to connect with centrist Republicans and independents. \u200bInterviews with Sarah Huckabee\u200c Sanders and other attendees reveal admiration for the Trump family&#8217;s resilience and \u200bcommitment to politics.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Eric Trump expands media profile for father during convention for crossover appeal<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1705966\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>MILWAUKEE &mdash;<\/strong> Despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/eric-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Eric Trump<\/a> serving up red meat to former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s base during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a> address, he has spent the majority of the past week representing his father on major television networks and cable news channels, not just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The posturing, though not unusual during the 2024 convention, closes a gap opened by older sister <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ivanka-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ivanka Trump<\/a> and her husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jared-kushner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jared Kushner<\/a>, portrayed as moderating influences on the former president, taking a step back from politics.<\/p>\n<p>During his speech, Eric Trump, 40, repeated that he has never &ldquo;been more proud to be a Trump,&rdquo; or to stand by his side.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Your optimism is contagious,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Your backbone is unbreakable. Your conviction to fight for what is right and against all that is wrong, is truly next level.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Donald Trump reciprocated, quipping that he paused before delivering his remarks because, &ldquo;Boy that was good,&rdquo; describing Eric as a &ldquo;good, young man.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They got subpoenaed more than any people probably in the history of the United States,&rdquo; he said of Eric and his older brother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Don Jr.<\/a>, 46.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump was &ldquo;incredibly honored to be given this prestigious spot,&rdquo; according to his spokeswoman Kimberly Benza.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He is nothing but proud of his father and cannot wait to see him inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States,&rdquo; Benza told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Eric Trump&rsquo;s increased national media presence this week coincides with his wife <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lara-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lara<\/a>, 41, helping to lead the convention as co-chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-national-committee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Committee<\/a>, providing a personal closing address on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Eric Trump speaks on the final night of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;When I look at Donald Trump, I see a wonderful father, father-in-law and, of course, grandfather to my two young children, Luke and Carolina,&rdquo;&nbsp;Lara&nbsp;Trump said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s through that lens that we sometimes wish more people could see this is a man who has sacrificed for his family and a man who has truly sacrificed for his country.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Eric and Lara Trump&rsquo;s appearances complement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump-jr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Don Jr.<\/a>&lsquo;s more conservative outreach, though he did speak at a sideline convention event with <em>Axios<\/em>. Meanwhile, Lara was profiled by the <em>Washington Post<\/em> in &ldquo;How Lara Trump found her place in the family business.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Man, they make it all so nice for us in politics, why wouldn&rsquo;t we want to get more involved?&rdquo;&nbsp;Lara&nbsp;Trump joked to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> during an interview on the convention&rsquo;s media row. &ldquo;For those of us in our family, it was really about getting out and pushing back on some of the character attacks on him. And here we are today. It&rsquo;s been sort of a natural, you know, ascent for so many of us in the family. I think that we are so proud to be by his side in this fight.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Lara Trump watch Eric Trump speak during the Republican National Convention Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/Charles Rex Arbogast)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eric Trump has always been less partisan and polarizing than Don Jr., per Northeastern University political science professor Costas Panagopoulos. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He seems to be more willing to adopt a more moderate tone and approach,&rdquo; Panagopoulos told the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Although it remains to be seen whether Eric and Lara Trump will succeed in connecting with more centrist Republicans and independents, their heightened profiles amplify the Trumps as a family whose business is politics after Ivanka, 42, and Jared Kushner, 43, followed the then-president to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a> and half-brother <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/barron-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Barron<\/a>, 18, made his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-in-the-arena-barron-trump-set-to-enter-political-world-at-the-republican-convention\/\" title=\"Barron Trump to Make Political Debut at Republican Convention\">political debut<\/a> last week during a rally. Don Jr.&rsquo;s eldest daughter Kai, 17, similarly made her debut, with her first speech in a convention&rsquo;s spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To me, he&rsquo;s just a normal grandpa &mdash; he gives us candy and soda when our parents aren&rsquo;t looking,&rdquo; Kai said. &ldquo;He calls me in the middle of the day to ask me how [my] golf game is going and tell me about his.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a separate interview, Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/sarah-sanders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Sarah Huckabee Sanders<\/a> (R-AK), the only daughter of a governor to become a state chief executive herself, in addition to being one of Trump&rsquo;s former White House press secretaries, praised Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;five amazing kids that can do and take on anything.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They have endured relentless attacks from all over and yet, not only, like their father, do they continue to keep standing up, but they fight back,&rdquo; Huckabee Sanders told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think that this is the end of the Trump line by any stretch,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;One I certainly am keeping my eye on is his granddaughter who took the stage for the first time and did just a really incredible job. I loved the heartwarming stories and I think one of the coolest moments that she shared was how he printed off her honor roll paper and showed it to all of his friends, like any other proud grandpa would do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Though she has not met any of them, Kansas RNC alternate delegate Linda Borror, 74, was adamant the Trump family had integrity, saying she was &ldquo;comfortable with watching them and listening to them.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I did read that Ivanka said she was not going to be involved at all this time,&rdquo; Borror told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, alongside her husband Barry, a delegate. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve heard others say they feel that Don Jr. is stepping up. But I think Eric has a lot of things that he does in the background that we don&rsquo;t see and we don&rsquo;t know.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As Usha Chilukuri Vance, Ivanka Trump former first lady Melania Trump and Eric Trump watch, Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, sign paperwork to officially accept the nomination during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum, Thursday, July 18, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo\/Evan Vucci)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The retired nurse and home school teacher said she respected Ivanka Trump&rsquo;s decision to step back, adding &ldquo;they&rsquo;re a close family and they respect each other&rsquo;s fences, if you will.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We never know how they&rsquo;re involved in giving just moral support inside of family events, in which we never see,&rdquo; she continued. &ldquo;I absolutely believe he draws strength from their support in ways that he knows and we don&rsquo;t know.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Chuck Lothrop, 78 and a New Hampshire alternate delegate, has met both Eric and Don Jr., recalling the men to be &ldquo;very casual&rdquo; and &ldquo;open.&rdquo; The retiree, who drives rental vehicles, agreed that Don Jr. was closer to the base than Eric and that the Trumps could be the next Kennedy-esque political dynasty.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think so,&rdquo; Lothrop told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When asked whether the Trumps could be the next Kennedys, Borror, of Kansas, said that &ldquo;Kennedy would have been a Trump except they killed him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1705966\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1705966\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eric Trump has been increasing his media presence to appeal to a wider audience for his father during the convention, despite initially targeting his father&#8217;s base. This move comes after his sister Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner took a step back from politics. Eric Trump expressed his pride in being a Trump and standing by his father during his speech at the convention. His wife Lara also played a significant role in the convention as co-chair of the Republican National Committee. The Trump family&#8217;s involvement in politics has been expanding, with Eric and Lara Trump aiming to connect with more centrist Republicans and independents. The Trump family&#8217;s business seems to be politics, with Ivanka, Jared Kushner, and even younger family members like Barron and Kai making political appearances. The Trump family has been praised for their resilience and ability to withstand attacks, with many believing that they will continue to be involved in politics in the future<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2300176,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eric-trump-2-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[19752,32336,35550],"class_list":["post-2300175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-convention","tag-eric-trump","tag-media-presence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/eric-trump-2-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2300175"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2300175\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2300176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2300175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2300175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2300175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}