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Where Things Stand: Whispers Of Moving On

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 04: (front to back) Ivanka Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Lara Trump, Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos appear on election night in the East Room of the White House in the early morn... WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 04: (front to back) Ivanka Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle, Lara Trump, Eric Trump, Tiffany Trump and Michael Boulos appear on election night in the East Room of the White House in the early morning hours of November 04, 2020 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump spoke shortly after 2am with the presidential race against Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden still too close to call. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

November 20, 2020 1:18 p.m.

At least three members of the Trump family inner orbit are looking to a future that might not necessarily involve the chief patriarch being president of the United States.

While the family publicly continues to hype Trump’s dangerous and ridiculous election delegitimization crusade, privately a few have their sights set on their own political futures.

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