After President Trump’s second term is up, his successor is going to have very big shoes to fill.

Names like JD Vance and Marco Rubio are being floated as two main contenders to fulfill that huge role, and either of them would make a great 48th U.S. President.

But, a lot of people have also been wondering: will any of President Trump’s children continue his political legacy?

One of his sons, Eric, has just said that he is open to the possibility.

In an interview with The Financial Times, Eric said that he could run for office, and that he believes, “the political path would be an easy one.”

Eric Trump speaks with the FT about criticism that the family is seeking to profit from the presidency, and what he thinks of having another Trump on the ballot. https://t.co/efYOUZo2LA pic.twitter.com/rqF253ckzw

— Financial Times (@FT) June 27, 2025

However, he also said that he isn’t sure if that’s the path he wants to go down because he has to think of his family and children.

Eric also added that he thinks other members of the Trump family would also make effective political leaders.

More from The Guardian:

Eric Trump has hinted that he or another of the Trump family could run for president when his father’s second term in the White House comes to an end.

Eric, who is co-executive vice-president of the Trump Organization, said, the road to the White House “would be an easy one” if he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps.

In an interview with the Financial Times, he said: “The real question is: ‘Do you want to drag other members of your family into it?… Would I want my kids to live the same experience over the last decade that I’ve lived?

“You know, if the answer was yes, I think the political path would be an easy one, meaning, I think I could do it,” he added. “And by the way, I think other members of our family could do it too.”

Unlike his other siblings, Donald Jr and Ivanka Trump, the 41-year-old has mostly stayed away from politics, focusing instead on running the family business since his father entered the Oval Office in 2017.

However, he seems to have kept one eye on politics this whole time, saying he found himself “wholly unimpressed by half the politicians” he sees and that he could do the job “very effectively”.

The US vice-president, JD Vance, and the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, are expected to be the frontrunners for the GOP nomination, but when asked if 2024 would be the last election with a Trump on the ballot, Eric Trump said: “I don’t know … Time will tell. But there’s more people than just me.”

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He added: “The question is, do you want to do it? And do you want to subject the people that you love to the brutality of this system? And I’m not sure if I can answer that question yet.”

Back in May, Donald Trump Jr. also hinted at a possible presidential run.

USA Today noted:

Eric Trump, 41, currently serves as co-executive vice-president of the Trump Organization, a sprawling private real estate company that launched a mobile cell service in June. He runs the business with his brother, Donald Trump, Jr., who stated in May that he “maybe one day” would seek the White House, too.

Donald Trump Jr., 47, has been at the forefront of his father’s political operation for years and his endorsement is coveted by conservative candidates, while Eric Trump, who is married to former RNC co-chair Lara Trump, has in comparison largely avoided the political fray and focused most of his energies on the business side.

What do you think?

Would you like to see any of the Trump sons follow in their father’s footsteps?

Who would you like to see on the ballot in 2028?

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