While most Trump campaign officials are remarkably optimistic about President Trump's re-election chances, one person reportedly isn't feeling so cheery: his son, Donald Trump Jr.
A prominent conservative activist who is in regular contact with Trump Jr. and campaign officials told The New York Times that he is "the only person who thinks they're going to lose. He's like, 'We're losing, dude, and we're going to get really hurt when we lose.'"
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Andy Surabian, a spokesman for Trump Jr., told the Times this is "100 percent false. Don does not have these concerns."
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