Donald Trump Jr. Weighs In on Dad’s Veepstakes by Denouncing One Candidate as ‘The Puppet of Democrat Billionaires’

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Donald Trump Jr. made his opinion plain on at least one candidate in his father’s veepstakes on Wednesday morning.

The former first son’s commentary on the subject was preempted by a tweet from Fox News’ Mark Levin , who insisted that there was a “HUGE LAST MINUTE, DESPERATE PUSH behind the scenes by wealthy GOP donors and RINO corporate media for President Trump to choose Nikki Haley for VP running mate.”

Haley, the last challenger to drop out of the GOP presidential primary earlier this year, declined to endorse Donald Trump immediately after leaving the race, but later announced that she would be supporting him.

That doesn’t seem to be good enough for Trump Jr., who denounced Haley on X, formerly Twitter, in a reaction to Levin’s post.

“Nikki Haley, who served as the puppet of Democrat billionaires and warmongerers, would be a wonderful choice is [ sic ] my dad wants to get impeached within about 7 seconds of being sworn in,” wrote Trump Jr.. “She’s they’re [ sic ] last hope!”

It has been reported that the eldest son of the former president has been “pushing” for Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) behind the scenes, and that advocacy has even spilled over into public appearances. In January, Trump Jr. told Newsmax that he’d “love to see a J.D. Vance” on the ticket with his dad  because he’s “principally in alignment” with his dad as well as “a fighter.”

Notably, before entering politics, Vance compared the elder Trump to Adolf Hitler , suggested he was guilty of “serial sexual assault,” and even expressed interest in joining Hillary Clinton’s prospective cabinet.