He revealed that he had once refused to talk to his beloved father for a year.
At the university, he developed a reputation as a partier and troublemaker.
Melker also believed that Trump Jr. harbored resentment towards his father, negatively impacting him.

After graduating, Trump Jr. moved to Aspen, Colorado, against his family’s wishes.
However, he returned home in September 2001, rejoining his father and the family business.
Trump Jr.’s return to the family business was the turning point of his relationship with his father.

Trump Jr.’s loyalty was most evident in his father’s fraud trial in 2023.
