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For much of his life, Donald Trump Jr. has been disregarded by his father. He played only a bit part in the 2016 campaign and when the team departed for Washington, he was left to oversee a largely unimportant part of the Trump Organization. But after The New York Times revealed that he had played an integral role in organizing the Trump Tower meeting between campaign officials and Russians promising information on Hillary Clinton, the younger Mr. Trump struck back hard at his father\u2019s detractors and the media, finding a voice and an audience. Aggressive, politically incorrect and with an instinctual understanding of the president\u2019s appeal, he has become a conservative darling and his father\u2019s most sought-after surrogate. Today, we look at his rise to prominence. Guest: Jason Zengerle, a writer at large for The New York Times Magazine.\xa0\n\nFor more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily\xa0\n\nBackground reading:\xa0Read Jason Zengerle\u2019s account of how Donald Trump Jr.\u2019s became his father\u2019s most valuable political weapon.