Trump's son, a bigger Trump than Trump

On the first night of the convention of the American Republican Party, the eldest son of the American president, Donald Trump Jr., dominated the stage and attracted the attention of the nation, in an ecstatic speech about his father's contribution to the economy and politics, but also a sharp criticism of the Democratic candidate for the new president of the USA, Joe Biden, N1 writes. .

"Trump's policies are like rocket fuel for the economy," Trump Jr. said, praising his father's leadership.

"Biden's radical left-wing policies will stall our economic recovery," the younger Trump said, warning Republicans that Democrats would downgrade the economic gains his father achieved with his White House team.

"Biden promised to take your money out of your pockets and keep it in the swamp. That makes sense, considering Joe Biden is actually the Loch Ness monster. He's been lurking out of it for the last half century," Trump Jr. said.

A fierce advocate of his father's policies, supporters characterize him as having such strength and energy that he could electrify a room, while opponents accuse him of adding fuel to the fire.

In his public appearances, his mouth is always full of attacks on liberals, such as Biden's son Hunter, but also on the media, especially when they criticize his father.

Trump's supporters see Junior as an "ace up their sleeve"

A fiery speaker, athlete and hunter of high caliber, the younger Trump is doing everything to help his father be re-elected president. The Republicans' strategy is focused on encouraging his base of supporters, who see Trump Jr. as their "ace up their sleeve."

He has an unusual connection with his father's supporters, many of whom live in rural parts of the country, and he also likes to hunt.

"He's seen as a connection to the Trump base," explained Ron Bongin, a Republican strategist with ties to the White House.

Many Trump supporters like the way the younger Trump occasionally outdoes his father on some issues, such as supporting the gun industry to remove restrictions on silencers.

He is also admired for his daring, and he has been associated with a variety of characters. Last year, for example, he appeared at the protest of the group "We Build the Wall", founded to raise money for the wall towards Mexico. Members of that group were recently accused of defrauding donors.

The BBC believes that, bearing in mind that he bears the same name as his father, it is natural for him to slip into the role of a fan. And although some people might be offended by such a role, he simply "blooms" in his father's shadow. He gets the rock star treatment at Republican events.

Liberals are terrified of the younger Trump

Lawrence Levy, dean of Hofstra University's National Center for Alternative Studies, says Trump Jr. is an unusually successful campaigner for his father's position in the presidential campaign. And that could be a springboard for a much more serious role.

"Successful sons of powerful men learn not only to live, but also to thrive in what may seem like their father's shadow, but one day that shadow will disappear, and they will become the leaders of their families," Levy believes.

On the other hand, the younger Trump is in many ways similar to the older one, and just as prone to divisiveness.

And while the president's supporters praise him, liberals fear him.

"A product of nepotism," says Kristina Greer, assistant professor of political science at Fordham University. Democratic strategic expert John Reinisch, on the other hand, believes that the younger Trump is groping in the dark of current politics, describing him as a "younger, more toxic version of his father."

"Donald Jr. is like putting out a fire with gasoline," Reinisch adds.

Stormy youth and big ambitions

Short-haired, with a beard, mostly without a tie and with an unbuttoned collar, he jumps like a boxer in the ring during his speech.

He spent his childhood summers in Czechoslovakia, and as far as is known, went hunting with his paternal grandfather. He had a turbulent youth. In his early twenties, he was arrested in New Orleans for public drinking, and even served time in custody.

He and his ex-wife Vanessa Haydon, a former model, have five children.

The term became controversial after a meeting in New York in June 2016 with a Russian lawyer with ties to the Kremlin.

That meeting was the target of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russia's role in the last presidential election. However, Mueller ultimately said there was insufficient evidence of a criminal conspiracy.

The elder Trump protected his son, downplaying the whole case.

"He had a meeting. Nothing happened with him," Trump said in the summer of 2017.

"He's a good boy. A good kid," Trump described his son, as if he were much younger than he is.

Lawrence Levy believes that the younger Trump can go far.

"He is very popular in red (Republican) states. If for some reason he wants to become a member of Congress, he could be very successful in that. But I think his ambitions are bigger than that," Levy believes.