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
1. Eric Trump, 32
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.
2. Lara Yunaska Trump, 34
3. Donald Trump, 70
4. Barron William Trump, 10
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
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
7. Kai Trump, 9
8. Donald Trump III, 6
9. Donald 'Don' Trump Jr., 38
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.
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
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.
11. Jared Kushner, 35
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
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
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