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ShazzieB

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19. According to Mary Trump, Don Jr once considered serving in the military.

Reply to Starbeach (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 5, 2026, 05:13 PM

Jan 2026

I don't know how serious he was, but he said something about it to his parents. Donald and Ivana are reported to have both replied that if he did, they would immediately disown him!

The story is in Mary's first book. Here she is, talking about it in an interview with Rachel Maddow.

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