Donald Trump’s Family: All About the 47th President’s Kids & Grandkids
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Between his years in the Apprentice boardroom, working in the oval office and helming rallies on the campaign trail, Donald Trump is used to generating headlines.
But the 47th president of the United Statesāwho assumed the role the January afterĀ Joe Biden’s sole term in officeāisn’t the only member of his family who’s been making headlines.
His kids Donald Trump Jr., 47; Ivanka Trump, 43; and Eric Trump, 41 (with his late, first wife Ivana Trump), Tiffany Trump, 31 (with his second wife Marla Maples) and Barron Trump, 19 (with current wife Melania Trump) all live public lives, too.
Whatās more, The Apprentice alum, 78, has 10 grandchildren and one on the way, having revealed Tiffany’s pregnancy during an October speech.Ā
And with granddaughter Kai Trumpāthe eldest of Donald Jr. and ex-wife Vanessa Trump’s five kidsāmarking her 18th birthday May 12, she’s teeing off a whole new chapter.Ā
A competitive golfer, who’s committed to playing at the University of Miami, she’s taken a swing at letting others into the relationship she shares with her grandfather.Ā
“He gives us candy and soda when our parents aren’t looking,” she detailedĀ onstage during the Republican National Convention last July. “He always wants to know how we’re doing in school. When I made the high honor roll, he printed it out to show his friends how proud he was of me.”
And while many of the president’s kids have been in the rough with him when it comes to the family businessāfrom being real estate executives to advisors during his administrationāhe’s been more deliberate about keeping his kids out of political positions during his second term in the Oval Office.
āI said, āThatās enough for the family,āā Trump told Fox Newsā Bret Baier in June 2023, per NBC News. āItās too painful for the family. My family has been through hell.āĀ
During his legal battlesāTrump, who has denied any wrongdoing, was sentenced to an unconditional discharge on Jan. 10 less than eight months after he was convicted in New York on 34 counts of falsifying business recordsāand assassination attempts against him, his family’s support remained constant.
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āWhen I watched that violent bullet strike my husband Donald, I realized that my life and Barronās life, were on the brink of devastating change,ā Melania wrote in a statement after the July 13 shooting at a Pennsylvania rally. āI am grateful to the brave secret service agents and law enforcement officials who risked their own lives to protect my husband.ā
To learn more about the Trumps, keep reading.
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Ivana Trump
Ivana Trump was the first wife of President-elect Donald Trump. Born in Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakiaānow ZlĆn of the Czech Republicāin 1949, she rose to fame as a competitive skier. And, thanks to her marriage to Austrian ski instructor Alfred Winklmayr in 1971, Ivana was able to travel often outside of Czechoslovakia.
According to her book Raising Trump, the model met Donald three years after her 1973 divorce during a New York trip, where she’d traveled for a Canadian fashion show ahead of the Montreal Olympics. They wed in 1977 and welcomed three kids: Donald Trump Jr. born in 1977, Ivanka Trump born in 1981 and Eric Trump born in 1984.
The pair’s divorce was finalized in 1992 following his affair with Marla Maples, whom he later married.
However, Ivanaāwho then married Riccardo Mazzucchelli for two years followed by Rossano Rubicondi for less than a yearāand Donald remained on good terms.
āDonald during the divorce was brutal,ā she told ABC News in 2017. āHe took the divorce as a business deal, and he cannot lose. He has to win. So he took about two years. And after the final situation was straightened up, we would just talk and we are friends.ā
Ivana died in 2022 at age 73. According to NBC News, the New York City Medical Examiner said she died of āblunt impact injuriesā and that her manner of death was an accident. A senior NYC official with direct knowledge added the circumstances were consistent with a fall on the stairs in her New York apartment.
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Donald Trump Jr.
In 1977, Ivana and Donald welcomed their eldest son Donald Trump Jr. He graduated with a Bachelorās degree in finance and real estate from the University of Pennsylvaniaās Wharton School in 2000 and began working for his fatherās company The Trump Organization in 2001, where he now serves as the executive vice president.
Don Jr. is also a director for both Trump Media & Technology Group Corp and PublicSquare Holdings and part of 1789 Capital firm. In addition, he’s been involved in his dadās political campaigns, including speaking at rallies and the Republican National Convention during his father’s presidential runs.
Don Jr. shares five children with his ex-wife, model Vanessa Haydon: Kai (who also made a speech at the 2024 Republican National Convention) Donald III, Tristan, Spencer and Chloe.
Don Jr. was previously engaged to Fox News alum Kimberly Guilfoyle. However, he recently confirmed their split.
“Kimberly and I will never stop caring for each other,” he told Page Six Dec. 13, “and will always keep a special bond.”
Don Jr. has been sparking romance rumors with socialite Bettina Anderson; however, they have not publicly commented on the dating speculation.Ā
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Ivanka Trump
Four years after the arrival of Don Jr., Donald and Ivana became parents to daughter Ivanka Trump.
Before her fatherās presidency, the University of Pennsylvania alum worked at The Trump Organization. But after he was elected in 2016, the fashion brand founderāwho had her own eponymous lineātook on the role of Advisor to the President.
After her dad announced he would be running for president again in 2024, Ivanka revealed she would be stepping out of the political arena to focus on her family with husband, former White House senior advisor Jared Kushner, and their children Arabella, Joseph and Theodore.
āI love my father very much,ā she said in part of a 2022 statement obtained by NBC News. āThis time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics.ā
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Eric Trump
Born in 1984, Eric Trump is the third child of Ivana and Donald. He graduated with a degree in finance and management from Georgetown University.
Like his brother, Eric works as executive vice president of The Trump Organization, which he joined in 2007. He is also president of Trump Winery.
Eric is married to Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump, with whom he shares kids LukeĀ and Carolina.
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Marla Maples
Marla Maples is Donaldās second wife, whom he met while still married to Ivana.
In Raising Trump, Ivana wrote the actress approached her about the affair during a trip to Aspen in 1989. Still, MarlaĀ said on a 2018 episode of the ABC podcast Journeys of Faith with Paula FarisĀ that she ānever consideredā herself a mistress.Ā
“My intention was to never bring hurt,” she continued. “Do I wish more than anything that we could have had this relationship after his divorce papers were signed? Absolutely. I mean, with all my heart. How much heartache would it have saved so many people if I had seen that piece of paper before we got involved? But it didn’t happen that way.”Ā
Marla and Donald welcomed daughter Tiffany Trump in 1993, and the couple wed later that year. However, the Dancing With the Stars alum and the 47th commander in chief announced their separation four years later and finalized their divorce in 1999.
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Tiffany Trump
After her parentsā breakup, Tiffany Trump relocated with her mother to California.
“She moved us out of New York to get out of the spotlight and let me grow up and find my own identity versus being in the shadow of a name or growing up very young with all that pressure,ā Tiffany told People in 2016. āSo, she wanted me to have a chance to have a normal childhood. As normal as possible. I think that she did well in that.ā
She released her 2011 single āLike a Bird” and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 2016 with a B.A. in sociology, focusing on law and society. She then went to Georgetown Law School, where she graduated with a JD in 2020.
In 2022, Tiffany wed Michael Boulos. Her father announced they’re expecting their first baby during an October 2024 speech at the Detroit Economic Club. “Sheās an exceptional young woman,” he said during his remarks. “And sheās going to have a baby. So thatās nice.ā
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Melania Trump
Melania Trump is Donaldās third wife and current First Lady of the United States. Born in Mesto, Slovenia in 1970, she is the second First Lady to be born outside of the U.S. and the only First Lady to become a naturalized U.S. citizen.
Melania met Donald in New York in 1996 while she was working as a model.
āIt was a big fashion party that my friend organized, fashion week, and he invited me,ā she recalled on a 2016 episode of On the Record With Greta Van Susteren. āThatās how we met with Donald.ā
Melania and Donald married in 2005, and they welcomed son Barron Trump the following year.Ā
In 2024, she released her memoir Melania and she’s set to appear in a documentary. Melania has also spoken about where she will spend her time during her husband’s second presidency.
“I will be in the White House,” she toldĀ Fox & Friends in an interview that aired Jan. 13. “When I need to be in New York, I will be in New York. When I need to be in Palm Beach, I will be in Palm Beach. My first priority is to be a mom, to be a first lady, to be a wife. And once we’re in on January 20, you serve the country.”
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Barron Trump
Born in 2006, Barron Trump is Donald and Melaniaās only child. While he has lived a more private lifeārelocating with his parents from New York to live in Washington, D.C. and then Floridaāit looked like he might enter the political world after he was selected in May 2024 as a Florida delegate to the Republican National Convention. However, Barron declined the offer.
“While Barron is honored to have been chosen as a delegate by the Florida Republican Party,ā a statement from Melaniaās office shared with NBC News at the time said, āhe regretfully declines to participate due to prior commitments.ā
Like studying, perhaps, with Barron starting his freshman year at New York University in 2024. “He was accepted to a lot of colleges,” his father told the Daily MailĀ in an interview published Sept. 4. “He’s a very smart guy, and he’ll be going to Stern, the business school, which is a great school at NYU.”
However, Melania told Fox & Friends in her interview that Barron will come and visit his family at the White House.
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