 Trump Jr. influenced his father's choice of Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke during the presidential transition.Since his father's victory in the 2016 election, Trump Jr. has developed what "The Washington Post" calls a "public persona as a right-wing provocateur and ardent defender of Trumpism".On June 9, 2016, Trump Jr. attended a meeting arranged by publicist Rob Goldstone on behalf of Azerbaijani-Russian businessman Emin Agalarov.