Donald Trump
has often said his closest friendships are with his five children,
their partners and the seven grand kids they have provided him and he is
determined to keep them close at hand.
When asked at the second presidential debate to name one positive thing about Trump, Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton said, “I respect his children. His children are incredibly able and devoted, and I think that says a lot about Donald.”
He
himself has said: “I have a lot of good relationships. I have good
enemies, too, which is okay. But I think more of my family than others.”
Trump will become the first president to have been married three times and to have been divorced twice.
His current wife is only the second foreign-born first lady – if she
takes the post – and is the first former model married to a president.
And,
if rumours are to be believed, although barred from appointing his
family members to any official cabinet post it seems he has found a way
to guarantee them all a role in the White House.
Donald Trump’s family tree
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1. Eric Trump, 32
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The youngest child from Trump’s marriage to Ivana, Eric
broke family tradition when he attended Georgetown instead the
University of Pennsylvania like his father, brother and sister.
He
joined the Trump Organisation in 2006 – assuming responsibility for
expanding his father’s company’s real estate portfolio. He also
established the Eric Trump Foundation in 2006, which fundraises for St.
Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
However, the foundation has
been dogged by controversy after tax records showed significant amounts
of funds raised went towards the costs of hosting fundraising events at
Trump Organisation golf venues.
The 33-year-old was also a task
adviser and boardroom judge on the US version of The Apprentice, which
his dad used to host. He is estimated to be worth around £120million.
Eric Trump, pictured with his sister Ivanka, was a boardroom judge on the US version of The Apprentice
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Eric married long-term girlfriend Lara Lea Yunaska in
November 2014, at Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. Loves big game
hunting like his brother.
2. Lara Yunaska Trump, 34
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Journalist Lara first met Eric Trump in New York – and had
no idea he was the heir to a property empire. They married seven years
later in November 2014 at the Trumps’ Mar-A-lago estate in Palm Beach,
Florida.
3. Donald Trump, 70
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Newly elected President of the United States of America,
AKA leader of the free world. After a long and bruising election, he’ll
now have access to the nuclear codes, be in charge of America’s
military, and have the power to turn his policies into law. Infamously
said he could “grab [women] by the p***y” and that, as a famous man, “you can do anything [to them]”.
4. Barron William Trump, 10
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The youngest of Donald’s five children, Barron is described
by his mum Melania as her “little Donald” (minds out of the gutter,
please).
He was thrust into the media spotlight during his
father’s presidential campaign, and famously struggled to keep his eyes
open during his dad’s victory speech on election night.
He
will not immediately move to Washington instead of staying in New York
to finish school until June. When he does leave Manhattan, he will be
the first young son to move into the White House since JFK Jr. lived
there in the early 1960s. Like his father Barron likes to play golf and
builds cities and airports although using Lego.
Best known for wearing teeny versions of his dad’s suits, complete with little ties.
5. Melania Trump, 46
(Photo: Getty)Brought
up in Slovenia, Donald Trump’s third wife is the first foreign-born US
first lady in two centuries – England’s Louisa Adams was the last from
1825 -1829.
She was born in Slovenia to a Communist father and
speaks five languages – Slovenian, French, English, Serbian and German.
Met Donald in 1998 and married him in 2005, becoming his third wife
after Ivana Trump and Marla Maples.
The
former model raised eyebrows with her many naked photoshoots. She once
posed nude for GQ and was famously ridiculed after her first major
speech was found to have been plagiarised from Michelle Obama.
Unusually
Melania is not moving into the White House straight away, staying in
New York until the couple’s 10-year-old son Barron finishes the school
year. Little has been said about what her public role will be although
she has promised to be a “traditional” first lady “like Jackie Kennedy”.
She has said she wants to advocate against internet bullying, which
caused further ridicule given her husband’s frequent Twitter attacks.
6. Vanessa Haydon Trump, 38
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Model, businesswoman and actress who starred in Something’s
Gotta Give. She married Donald Jr. in 2005 and has five children with
him.
7. Kai Trump, 9
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With her cousin Barron just one year older than her, Kai is
one of the youngest of the Trump Tribe. She – along with parents Don
Jr. and Vanessa – has been supporting her granddad on the election
trail.
8. Donald Trump III, 6
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One of eight grandchildren, the third Donald to carry the President’s name knows how to rock a tiny suit.
9. Donald ‘Don’ Trump Jr., 38
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Often seen stood smugly by his father’s side, big game
hunter Donald Jr, 39, is one of Trump’s three children to his first
wife, Ivana.
He is a businessman who works alongside his siblings
as Executive Vice President at the Trump Organization. Don made a
series of appearances in his dad’s reality show, The Apprentice, and
married model Vanessa in 2005. He’s father to their five children; Kai,
Chloe, Donald III, Tristan and Spencer.
Donald Trump Jr. and his wife Vanessa Trump
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Like his siblings, he works in the family business which
he, along with his brother Eric have now been passed the reins to while
their father occupies the White House.
During the election
campaign, the 38-year-old drew criticism when he tweeted a picture
comparing Syrian refugees to poisoned Skittles suggesting America should
not accept any. Trump Jr, who shares the same name as his dad, married
model Vanessa Kay Haydon in 2011 and the couple have five children. His
eldest son is also called Donald John Trump.
10. Ivanka Trump, 35
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Businesswoman whose net worth is thought to be around $150million.
Ivanka is the founder of her own jewellery and fashion line and works in
the Trump family business. She’s also mother to Arabella, Joseph and
Theodore, and married to their father Jared.
Undoubtedly the most
measured of the Trump family, the 35-year-old’s decision to move to
Washington suggests America can expect a prominent first daughter. As
the darling child of the incoming president,she was placed in a
difficult position by her father after positioning herself as an
advocate for women’s rights.
She was reported to have often been
forced to speak with her father about his attitude which had become
mired in accusations of misogyny.
During the campaign, she called
for affordable childcare and equal pay — championing traditionally
Democratic Party causes. A successful businesswoman in her own right
building a clothing empire she has had to distance herself from company
to avoid a conflict of interest in her work in the White House.
Ivanka Trump, with husband Jared Kushner, has called for affordable childcare and equal pay
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Unlike her father, she uses social media to post pictures
of her children to her 2.1 million Instagram followers, maintaining a
carefully curated public image.
11. Jared Kushner, 35
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The baby-faced husband of Ivanka – and father to their
three children – has had a meteoric rise to become one of the most
powerful men in government with a starring role in his father-in-law’s
White House.
Jared is a property developer and owner of the New York Observer, a newspaper that came out stronger for his father-in-law.
The
Jewish Orthodox grandson of Holocaust survivors, he is considered a
calming influence on Trump. Both he and his father-in-law inherited vast
property empires from their fathers at a relatively young age, and
their apparent bond may be based in part at least on similar
experiences. Discreet and unflinchingly loyal, Kushner, 36, is reported
to have been involved in counselling his father-in-law to choose Mike
Pence as his running mate, over Chris Christie.
12. Tiffany Trump, 23
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Despite his eldest children’s regular appearances on the
election campaign Tiffany has largely shunned the spotlight. The
23-year-old is the incoming President’s daughter from his second
marriage to Marla Maples and reportedly named after Tiffany & Co.
the jewellery store next door to Trump Tower.
She
graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and was brought up in
California. Tiffany is the youngest of Trump’s daughters and has dabbled
in modelling, fashion (with an internship at Vogue), music (she
released a song called Like A Bird at the age of 17. It wasn’t great)
and social media influencing – her Instagram has over 310,000 followers.
The
college graduate – who is dating Democrat Ross Mechanic – is reportedly
looking at attending Harvard Law School. She is the only adult child
not to be named in the transition team.
Source: UK Mirror