Donald Trump Jr. is launching a members-only club called the “Executive Branch” reportedly selling access to wealthy Americans looking to curry favor with his father’s administration discreetly.
From “drain the swamp” to exclusive swamp club membership.
Orwell lacked imagination
Politico, which managed to obtain an invite to the launch party this weekend, wrote the label on the package tells you everything about the intention — access to the upper echelons of the White House.
“Their goal, the people familiar with the plans say, is to create the highest-end private club that Washington has ever had, and cater to the business and tech moguls who are looking to nurture their relationships with the Trump administration,” it wrote, confirming earlier reports from Puck and Semafor
The club did not respond to a request from Fortune for comment by press time, nor did the Trump Organization. A request via Truth Social to Donald Trump, Jr., also went unanswered.
A major criticism Trump has faced since taking office is his inconsistent application of tariffs, since it forces CEOs to jockey for influence in the White House as they seek temporary carve-outs and exemptions for their companies.
Don Jr.’s latest venture risks alienating some of Trump’s base, since a club like the Executive Branch reinforces the image from his inauguration where a select few multibillionaires including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg were given privileged front row seats.
“From ‘drain the swamp’ to exclusive swamp club membership,” one user replied to Trump aide Sacks.
Many voters across the political spectrum that supported Trump were working-class Americans resentful of a Biden government they felt had turned a deaf ear to their problems and stopped working for the average American.
Trump promised they would get a fair shake as he ushers in a “revolution of common sense” focused not on fringe social justice causes but on bread-and-butter issues like the rising cost of living.
Instead, his administration has alienated trading partners abroad and confused companies at home with his unpredictable zig-zag approach to imposing tariffs—his signature policy to kick off his second term. Initially popular, disillusionment began to set in after equity markets tanked, U.S. Treasury bonds sold off and the dollar weakened in favor of gold.
