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Donald Trump Jr. is getting a new job, but it’s not in his father’s White House
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Donald Trump Jr. is getting a new job, but it’s not in his father’s White House

Donald Trump Jr he got a new job after the election – but it’s not his father’s White house.

Trump’s eldest son, who played a central role in getting his father re-elected, revealed that he is joining venture capital firm, 1789 Capital.

Don Jr. made the announcement while speaking to a room full of Republican donors from the tech world at a conference hosted by JD VanceRockbridge Network, Sunday, according to New York Times.

The president-elect’s son was asked if he plans to join his father’s administration when he shared his plans to instead join 1789 Capital as a partner, according to Times. 1789 Capital investments currently include Tucker Carlson’s media company.

Don Jr., 46, helped cement Vance as Trump’s pick for the Republican vice-presidential nominee, he played a brokering role close ties to Robert F Kennedy Jr – who was tipped for a healthcare position in the Trump administration — and encouraged his father to adopt cryptocurrencies.

Trump Jr’s new role comes as the president-elect is currently making his cabinet appointments to serve in his second administration.

Donald Trump Jr will not be joining his father's White House team (pictured together on election night) (Getty Images)Donald Trump Jr will not be joining his father's White House team (pictured together on election night) (Getty Images)

Donald Trump Jr will not be joining his father’s White House team (pictured together on election night) (Getty Images)

So far, the list includes Florida Sen. Marco Rubio secretary of stateSouth Dakota Governor Kristi Noem la heads the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Florida Congressman Mike Waltz as his national security adviser.

The Republican also announced that two immigration partisans would join the group.

Former ICE Acting Director Tom Homan will replace him border tsartasked with the mass deportation of illegal immigrants he promised on the campaign trail, while Stephen Miller — the architect of some of the most controversial border policies of his first term, including family separation policy — will be deputy chief of staff for policy.

Donald Trump Jr. played a central role in Trump's 2024 election campaign (AP)Donald Trump Jr played a central role in Trump's 2024 election campaign (AP)

Donald Trump Jr played a central role in Trump’s 2024 election campaign (AP)

Last week, after his father’s election victory, Don Jr threw a punch Volodymyr Zelenskyclaiming that Ukrainian president it was only weeks far from losing his “allowance”.

The outspoken political scion shared an Instagram post from former GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, according to screenshots taken by The daily beastwith the caption: “POV: You have 38 days from losing allowance.”

trump card he strongly criticized the Biden administration spending more than $64 billion to provide security assistance to Ukraine since Russia invaded in February 2022, according to US State Department figures.