MILWAUKEE — Despite Eric Trump serving up red meat to former President Donald Trump‘s base during his Republican National Convention address, he has spent the majority of the past week representing his father on major television networks and cable news channels, not just Fox News.

The posturing, though not unusual during the 2024 convention, closes a gap opened by older sister Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, portrayed as moderating influences on the former president, taking a step back from politics.