Donald Trump Jr. has emerged as his father’s main voice on western public lands issues. The interview he got his father to do with Field and Stream boosted his support in the primary with hunters and anglers, especially when the elder Trump rejected the idea of transferring or selling federal lands to the states. The transfer idea has been so popular with western Republicans that it was included in the party platform. The elder Trump later opened the door slightly, saying he’d consider some transfers to states near urban areas. But Trump Jr., 38, said his father would “keep public lands public and accessible,” when he spoke in Grand Junction, Colo., Sept. 22/Rocky Barker, Idaho Statesman. More here.