Nepotism? It’s just a ‘factor of life’, says Eric Trump
Donald Trump’s second son says nepotism might have got him where he is, but competence keeps him there
Brother-in-law Jared Kushner is a White House adviser, so is his sister Ivanka and he helps run the family business: Eric Trump believes nepotism is a “factor of life.”
The second son of the US president made the candid remarks in an interview with Forbes, published Tuesday .
“Nepotism is kind of a factor of life,” 33-year-old Eric Trump was quoted as saying by Forbes from Trump Tower in New York, where he and his older brother, Donald Trump Jr, have been running the family company with their father in the White House.
“We might be here because of nepotism, but we’re not still here because of nepotism. You know, if we didn’t do a good job, if we weren’t competent, believe me, we wouldn’t be in this spot,” he added.
We might be here because of nepotism, but we’re not still here because of nepotism
Forbes said the interview was conducted in February - before the White House announced last week that US President Donald Trump’s 35-year-old daughter Ivanka Trump is a federal employee and unpaid adviser to her father.