More than the towering skyscrapers, headlines, and presidential turmoil, the Trump name includes a playful and heartwarming side that often goes unnoticed. Full of energy, charm, and a dash of mischief, Donald Trump’s grandkids are quickly growing up and they let their own mark on the world.
Socials are sometimes showing them in family gatherings at Mar-a-Lago or in different playful moments and these delightful posts are a reminder that even in the middle of huge business and politics, family is always a priority.
Let’s see more about Donald Trump’s extended family!
Donald Trump Jr.
The eldest of Trump’s sons and one of the three children from his first marriage, Donald Jr assumed a public-facing role in business and political career. He is the executive vice president of The Trump Organization and he often champions his father’s campaign.
Trump Jr has more than 11 million followers on X (Twitter). In his very young era, at the beginning of the 2000s, he used to live a lifestyle that led to him being arrested for public intoxication in downtown New Orleans.
Donald Jr is known for having a turbulent relationship with his father in the past. He attended the University of Pennsylvania and after graduating he moved to Aspen, where he developed a passion for hunting, fishing, and camping, which explains the lifestyle he is currently promoting.
He has five children from his former relationship with Vanessa Trump – Kai, 17, Donald Trump III, 15, Tristan, 12, Spencer, 11, and Chloe, 10, which means five grandkids for Donald Trump. Currently, he is engaged to Kimberly Guilfoyle.
Who is Kimberly Guilfoyle?
Trump’s Jr’s fiancee, she is a former prosecutor in San Francisco and Los Angeles. She was married to Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, which made her the first lady of San Francisco from 2003 to 2005. After Newsom, she married Eric Villency, with whom she shares her only son, Ronan. Of course, if or when they get married, she will become the stepmother of five other amazing children.
Kai Trump
The eldest daughter of Trump Jr, Kai, took the stage at the RNC, genuinely showing a side of her grandpa that people don’t usually see. This was her public speaking debut and we cannot deny what an extraordinary education she received. She is 17, a high school student in Florida, as well as an avid golfer and a member of the varsity team.
Ivanka Trump
Famous for her great job in his dad’s campaign, Ivanka is Trump’s eldest daughter, who accompanied her dad in his campaign and even acted as a surrogate for him. Ivanka was a senior advisor in his administration, as well as the director of the Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship.
She joined the family business and started her own career path after graduating from Georgetown University and the University of Pennsylvania.
She retreated from politics or the public eye since her father’s presidency. At the 2024 RNC, she didn’t take the word, but she made an appearance in the podcast of scientist Lex Friedman, released in July.
Who is Ivanka’s husband?
Jared Kushner, the CEO of the real estate empire Kushner Companies, and publisher of the New York Observer, is a business mogul in his own right. He is the son of the real estate developer Charles Kushner, who founded Kushner Companies.
Ivanka and Jared have three children – Arabella, 13, Joseph, 10, and Theodore, 8, and we have three more grandchildren.
Eric Trump
Less of a public persona than his older brother, Eric still has a leading presence in his family business. He spoke at the RNC taking part in his father’s presidential candidacy. He is also an executive vice president at The Trump Organization, like his older brother. Eric attended Georgetown University and entered the business just after graduating.
Trump publicly complimented Eric multiple times, “Eric, my son, is a fine boy. (…) You know him very well. He’s a fine young man. A good student, good everything.”
Eric Trump showed up as a staunch defender considering the recent legal troubles his dad is facing.
Who is Eric’s wife?
Lara Trump is a one-time CBS producer and she also spoke at the 2024 RNC and her moment closed the second day at the convention. Her speech was focused on Trump’s role as a grandfather and a family member.
Lara co-chaired the Republican National Committee since March 2024 and she was a fundraiser for the party making more than $280 million since then.
Eric and Lara gave birth to Eric Trump Jr., 6, and Carolina, 4. Carolina Dorothy Trump is Donald Trump’s 10th grandchild.
Tiffany Trump
She is the fourth child of Donald Trump from his marriage with his second wife, the actress Marla Maples whom Trump was married to between 1993 and 1999. Tiffany was born in West Palm Beach and raised outside the spotlight in California.
Maples considers she raised her daughter as a single mom and she said it was her choice to raise her child away from the public eye. “Her daddy is a good provider with education and such, but as far as time, it was just me.”
Tiffany attended her father’s alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania as well as the Law Center of Georgetown University. Donald Trump caught the graduation moment and tweeted his congratulations to Tiffany for her accomplishment. Unlike her other siblings, she doesn’t work for the Trump Organization and had no role in her father’s administration at the White House.
She stood with her father in the arena at the RNC. She also has spoken to the public eye a few times and held a speech at the 2016 RNC. In 2011, She released a song called “Like a Bird”, at the dawn of finding her path in life. She has been married since 2022 to Michael Boulos, a businessman whose family is known to be the founder of SCOA Nigeria and Boulos Enterprises.
Barron Trump
Trump’s youngest son, his only child with Melania is now 18. He stays out of the spotlight and during his father’s presidency, he attended private high schools in New York, Washington DC, and Palm Beach.
In 2017, he was the first boy to love at the White House since John F. Kennedy Jr. Barron and Melania left the White House in 2020, taking up residence in Palm Beach where Barron attends Oxbridge Academy and he is set to graduate in 2024.
Let’s talk a little bit about Melania
She is Donald Trump’s third and current wife. Born in Yugoslavia, the Slovenian-American model married Trump back in 2005 and in 2006 they had their first child, Barron.
Melania has an interesting past, as she was raised by Viktor Knauss, who was a car dealer, and Amalija Knauss, who is now a fashion designer in Slovenia. She witnessed the dissolution of Yugoslavia in 1992, attended the University of Ljubljana, and studied design, but dropped out after one year to follow her modeling career.
Before moving to New York in 1996, she modeled in Paris and Milan. She and Donald Trump met at a Fashion Week party in 1998 and they started to date shortly after. They got engaged in 2004 and celebrated their wedding in January 2005 at Donald’s Mar-a-Lago resort.
With Trump’s presidency in 2017, Melania became the first foreign-born lady since Louisa Adams, wife of John Quincy Adams. There are some ideas out there claiming that Melania was the one who pushed her husband to run for president. Here you can find the memoir book Melania wrote, available in October 2024: Melania: A Memoir.
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