k raine ▁sc andal ▁– ▁where ▁Trump ▁asked ▁the ▁Ukrain ian ▁president ▁to ▁investigate ▁Joe ▁B iden ▁and ▁his ▁son ▁Hunter ▁B iden Tr ump ▁Jr . ▁strongly ▁critic ized ▁Hunter ▁B iden , ▁acc using ▁him ▁of ▁ne pot ism ▁and ▁lever aging ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁a ▁means ▁to ▁get ▁financial ▁benefits . ▁Trump ▁Jr . ▁said , ▁" When ▁you ' re ▁the ▁father ▁and ▁your ▁son ' s ▁entire ▁career ▁is ▁dependent ▁on ▁that , ▁they ▁own ▁you ." ▁Trump ▁Jr . ▁was ▁widely ▁rid ic u led ▁for ▁these ▁remarks ▁by ▁Tre vor ▁No ah ▁and ▁others . ▁Trump ▁Jr . ▁is ▁a ▁top ▁executive ▁in ▁his ▁father ' s ▁business ▁and ▁has ▁continued ▁to ▁operate ▁and ▁promote ▁the ▁family ' s ▁business es ▁across ▁the ▁world ▁during ▁Trump ' s ▁presiden cy . ▁The ▁Associ ated ▁Press ▁wrote ▁of ▁Trump ▁Jr .' s , ▁remarks ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" show ing ▁no ▁self - aw aren ess ▁that ▁he , ▁too , ▁has ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁part ▁been ▁successful ▁because ▁of ▁a ▁famous ▁father ". ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁fact - check er , ▁Trump ▁Jr .' s ▁assertion ▁that ▁he ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁members ▁had ▁got ten ▁out ▁of ▁foreign ▁business ▁de als ▁after ▁Trump ▁became ▁president ▁is ▁false . ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁noted ▁that ▁after ▁Trump ▁became ▁president , ▁" Tr ump ' s ▁sons ▁have ▁been ▁busy ▁s elling ▁assets ▁to ▁foreign ▁individuals , ▁expand ing ▁or ▁adding ▁onto ▁their ▁existing ▁de als ▁and