Don Jr. Comes Right Out And Says ‘This Isn’t The Republican Party Anymore’ | EUROtoday

Donald Trump Jr. is crediting his father, President Donald Trump, with an entire rebrand of the Republican Party.

Appearing at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest convention on Sunday, Don Jr. blasted GOP critics of his father ― who he deemed “Republicans In Name Only,” or RINOs ― whereas suggesting the occasion rename itself after one of many president’s signature phrases.

“Midterms are coming around the corner, and make no mistake, the Democrat Party wants to do whatever they possibly can to shut this movement down,” he mentioned. “Not just the Democrats. The RINOs.”

He went on to notice: “You see the manufactured attacks on JD [Vance]myself, my father — anyone who understands that this isn’t the Republican Party anymore. It’s the ‘America First’ Party. It’s the ‘Make America Great Again’ Party. And we are not going back!”

Watch a clip of Donald Trump Jr.’s AmericaFest speech, by way of Forbes, under.

When the room erupted into applause, Don Jr. instructed that anybody with a less-than-enthusiastic response to his feedback seemingly wasn’t a Republican.

“By the way, if someone wasn’t chanting ‘USA’ next to you, you know they’re a Democrat plant, because they just can’t do it,” he mentioned. “It’s like pouring holy water on a vampire.”

Elsewhere in his speech, Don Jr. made an onstage telephone name to the president, who took a clumsy dig at his son that harkened again to his “Apprentice” days.

“I hope my son’s doing a good job representing me ― otherwise, I’ll have to say ‘You’re fired, Don. You’re fired,’” he instructed the gang over speakerphone.

This 12 months’s AmericaFest convention occurred in Phoenix, Arizona, and was the primary to be held for the reason that September assassination of Turning Point’s founder, Charlie Kirk.

The occasion was supposed to pay tribute to Kirk and drew greater than 30,000 attendees, in response to The Washington Post. Speakers included Kirk’s widow, Erika, together with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and the Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro.

Rapper Nicki Minaj, who has signaled assist for Trump’s insurance policies in current months, made a shock look during which she praised the “handsome” and “dashing” president whereas denouncing California Gov. Gavin Newsom, considered a front-runner for the 2028 Democratic ticket.

Many of the speeches, nonetheless, highlighted most of the current rifts within the MAGA motion.

During a speech final week, Shapiro referred to as Kelly out for her protection of Carlson and accused her of “cowardice” for not condemning podcaster Candace Owens, who has peddled conspiracy theories round Kirk’s dying.

Though not in direct response to Shapiro’s feedback, Kelly had beforehand instructed her critics have “no fucking clue what’s going on” behind the scenes between her, Kirk and Owens.