Trumps: the new first family of USA

January 17, 2017 04:51 pm | Updated 07:58 pm IST

As Donald Trump is set to be sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on January 20, here is a breakdown of his nearest and dearest:

Melania

Melania Trump

Melania Trump

 

Brought up in Slovenia, Mr. Trump's third wife is the first foreign-born US first lady in two centuries: England's Louisa Adams was the last (1825-1829).

Born Melanija Knavs in then Yugoslavia, she modelled in Paris and Milan before becoming a US citizen in 2006, a year after marrying Mr. Trump.

Ms. Melania makes only fleeting public appearances but has stood by her man, dismissing as "boy talk" his boasts of groping women just months into their marriage.

Unusually, she is not moving straight into the White House. She will stay in New York at least until the couple's 10-year-old son Barron finishes the school year.

Ivanka

Ivanka Trump, daughter of Donald Trump and wife of Jared Kushner.

Ivanka Trump, daughter of Donald Trump and wife of Jared Kushner.

 

Ivanka, Mr. Trump's 35-year-old daughter, is moving to Washington, suggesting that America can expect a prominent first daughter: businesswoman, mother of three and a favourite child of the incoming president.

Considered charming and intelligent and possessing a degree from the Wharton School of Finance, she has been one half of a New York power couple for years.

No formal role for her has been announced, but with husband Jared Kushner heading to the White House as special adviser and the couple swapping Park Avenue for the capital's swanky Kalorama district, she is expected to take on hostessing duties and the first lady style causes.

She is a conduit to her father, particularly across the aisle, but has come under fire for sitting in on a meeting with the Japanese prime minister and for conflict of interest fears since the election.

Jared Kushner

Jared Kushner, son-in-law of Donald Trump and husband of Ivanka Trump.

Jared Kushner, son-in-law of Donald Trump and husband of Ivanka Trump.

 

The 36-year-old property developer and magazine publisher has risen stratospherically to become one of the most powerful men in government with a starring role in his father-in-law's White House.

The Jewish Orthodox grandson of Holocaust survivours, he is considered a calming influence on Mr. Trump.

Credited with being the brains behind Mr. Trump's election, the multi-millionaire scion of a New Jersey family of Democrats married Ivanka in 2009.

Don. Jr. and Eric

Trump's two eldest sons are officially staying in New York and running the Trump Organisation in their father's absence.

Donald Trump Jr.

Donald Trump Jr.

 

Don Jr., 39, has described his father as his best friend. Like his sister, he too studied at the Wharton School of Finance. His speech at the Republican National Convention sparked speculation that the father of five may seek a political career of his own one day.

Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump.

Eric Trump, son of Donald Trump.

 

Eric, 33, has griped about having to cease fundraising for his charitable foundation over fears about impropriety and conflict of interest.

The brothers have courted controversy as hunters, after posing for photographs with dead animals during a trip to Zimbabwe.

Their wives, Vanessa and Lara respectively, also worked the campaign trail.

Tiffany

Tiffany Trump, daughter of Donald Trump and Maria Maples

Tiffany Trump, daughter of Donald Trump and Maria Maples

 

Tiffany, 23, is Trump's daughter from his second marriage and reportedly named after Tiffany & Co. the jewellery store next door to Trump Tower.

She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and released music track "Like a Bird" in 2011, listened to on YouTube by nearly one million people.

Brought up in California, she has modeled and is reportedly eying up the Harvard Law School.

Barron

Donald Trump with his youngest son Barron

Donald Trump with his youngest son Barron

 

Mr. Trump's youngest child, Barron, lives at home and goes to school in New York. He is likely to move in to White House after finishing his school year.

Former wives

Mr. Trump is America's first twice-divorced President.

File photo of Donald Trump and Ivana.

File photo of Donald Trump and Ivana.

 

Ivana, his Czech-born first wife, is a former model, skier and businesswoman, who divides her time between New York and Europe. The 67-year-old is best known for coming up with Mr. Trump's nickname "The Donald." They divorced in a blaze of tabloid scandal in 1992.

File photo of Donald Trump and Marla Maples.

File photo of Donald Trump and Marla Maples.

 

Mr. Trump began an affair with actor Marla Maples, 53, while still married. They wed in 1993 when their daughter Tiffany was two-months old. They divorced six years later.

 

 

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