Trump Jr.’s East Europe Trip Mixes Money and Right-Wing Politics

‘Make Moldova Great Again’: The mayor of Chișinău posted a photo with Donald Trump Jr.

This caused discussions in Moldova's social media spaceOriginally published on Global VoicesTrump Jr. campaigning for his father in Iowa, November 2016. Image by Max Goldberg via Wikimedia Commons CC BY 2.0. This article was originally published in Russian on April 29, 2025, on NewsMaker.Md. Global Voices translated the article, edited it for clarity, and is republishing it with added context under a media partnership agreement.  The mayor of Ch…

Trump Jr.’s East Europe Trip Mixes Money and Right-Wing Politics

President Donald Trump’s eldest son wrapped up an eastern European tour that promoted the family’s growing business interests while opening channels to figures in the region who align with MAGA’s right-wing brand.

He appeared in Greenland while the debate was at its peak.

The pro-Russian mayor of Chisinau, Ion Ceban, announced that he was at the business event in Bucharest on Monday evening where the main guest was Donald Trump Junior, the son of the president of the United States. "In Bucharest,…

Chisinau Mayor Ion Ceban announced that he met Donald Trump Jr. in Bucharest, with whom he discussed several topics, including relations between the Republic of Moldova and the United States.

A week before the presidential election, President Donald Trump's eldest son is in Romania attending a private event held in a hotel in the center of the capital.