Will the apple fall under the apple tree? Louis Sarkozy, son of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, is set to launch a political career after already making a splash as a conservative TV commentator.

But instead of just emulating his father, who spent much of his childhood in the US, he plans to take a page from the playbook of an even more prominent politician: that of Donald Trump.

The 27-year-old has made it clear in recent weeks that a strategy like Trump’s, combining a campaign focused without limits on migrationcould find a receptive audience in France, given the Republican’s success in winning black, Latino and female voters away from the Democratic Party.

“The Muslim vote offers an opportunity, as this population is often more conservative and opposed to the sexual ‘wokeism’ of the left,” the young Sarkozy wrote to a Belgian news website.

On Saturday, Sarkozy was the guest of honor at a Christmas party in Paris for the Jeunes Républicains, the youth wing of his father’s political party, Les Républicains. The organizers had heavily promoted his appearance. However, while the Sarkozy has won her attention of the youth of the Right, has not yet proven to old guard that he can become a leader.

Behind the scenes, Sarkozy has already built ties with key figures on the French right, including outgoing interior minister Bruno Retegio. That signals his ambition for a future in politics, political insiders familiar with his plans told Politico.

Sarkozy believes that toughbut slightly less inflammatory approach Retegio’s immigration policies will allow the right to return to power, as opposed to the more inflammatory strategy of far-right Jordan Bardella.

He recently stated in a private conversation that “Mohammed should become a French name. If in four centuries the French are all the color of my coffee, I don’t care… If they drink wine and pay their taxes, we will have succeeded.”

Commentator today, candidate tomorrow?

Louis Sarkozy came into the limelight from a very young age, cheering on his father at rallies ahead of the 2007 presidential election and posing for family photos on the steps of the Elysee Palace.

He then spent 15 years in the US following his parents’ high-profile divorce and his mother Cecilia Attia’s remarriage to a New York-based public relations executive.

Sarkozy is a regular commentator on American politics on the television channel LCI, belonging to his godfather. He made his maiden appearance in April, as a guest of Darius Rosben, a distinguished TV presenter with whom he shares his passion for the French author Chateaubriand. Sarkozy also has a passion for Napoleon and his book about the French emperor will be published in April in France.

Louis has since become one polarizing figure. In September, he caused a stir by saying live on air, referring to Israel’s retaliation against Hamas and Hezbollah: “Let them all die!” Israel is doing humanity’s work here”. He later called his godfather to apologize for the negative impact his statement had on his television network’s reputation.

Louis attributes the following phrase to his father, which he quotes often: “To succeed, you must be close to ridicule, but you must never fall into it.”

It remains to be seen whether he will ultimately remain a commentator or whether he will take the next step, into politics.