Donald Trump addresses claims Don Jr could follow in his footsteps with major career move

Donald Trump's eldest son is reportedly in talks to follow in his father's footsteps in a major way.

Don't worry, though, Democrats - he's not announced plans to run for election.

As a reminder, the President's firstborn is also called Donald Trump, but often goes by Don Jr.

He's a former real estate executive and venture capitalist, previously serving as a partner at 1789 Capital, and still works as the Executive Vice President of The Trump Organisation.

Ever since his dad turned his attention towards politics and away from business, however, Don Jr has rebranded himself, becoming something of a right-wing political gatekeeper and the ultimate enforcer of the MAGA movement's future.

Don Jr could be set to follow in his father's footsteps (Instagram/@donaldjtrumpjr

Away from the White House, the 48-year-old also featured as a boardroom judge on the reality TV series, The Apprentice, which was fronted by his billionaire father and ran across 15 seasons from 2004 to 2017.

It's the television industry that Don Jr has reportedly set his sights on.

According to the Wall Street Journal, TV bosses are in the midst of discussions regarding a potential reboot of The Apprentice on MGM, which was recently acquired by Amazon.

Insiders at the streaming services are said to have heavily hinted that someone close to Trump, 79, would be in line to take over the former host's role if the series comes into fruition.

Don Jr previously appeared on The Apprentice's judging panel (Bill Tompkins/Getty Images)

An Amazon spokesperson told press: "Since our acquisition of MGM, we have had preliminary internal discussions about what’s next for The Apprentice as a property."

They added, however, that the show isn't yet in active development, and emphasised that no member of the Trump family had been approached with the prospect of taking over from Trump.

Despite this, the President was interviewed about the speculation during an Oval Office executive order signing on Thursday (30 Apr).

"Well, I’ve been hearing it," Trump confessed. "So we’ll see what happens. He’s good. He’s a good guy. He’s probably good."

He added of Don Jr: "He’s got a little charisma going."