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Trump Reflects on Friendship with JFK Jr. and Presidential Aspirations

3/27/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 26, 2026 that John F. Kennedy Jr. would have become president.
In a Fox News interview, he recalled 1990s friendship with Kennedy Jr., who sought office.
He described their relationship and memories at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.
He noted renewed interest after FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.
Trump described their deaths in the 1999 plane crash as "tragic".

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U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 26, 2026 that John F. Kennedy Jr. would have become president.
In a Fox News interview, he recalled 1990s friendship with Kennedy Jr., who sought office.
He described their relationship and memories at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.
He noted renewed interest after FX's Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette.
Trump described their deaths in the 1999 plane crash as "tragic".