Donald Trump knows how to provide for his own family. His five children are or were all employed in their own company empire. The Trumps’ business dealings are often opaque, but one thing is clear: the family benefits massively from the patriarch’s political career – and not just because several children act as his advisors.
Die Trump Organizationrun by Donald’s eldest sons, serves as a holding company for approximately 250 companies. The in-house social network “Truth Social”, which was only founded in 2020 and is primarily used by political supporters, is now worth more than all Trump properties.
The Chain Dog: Donald Trump Jr.
Following the example of European noble families, the eldest son bears his father’s first name and is raised to be his father’s heir. It was no different with Donald Trump and his “junior”. Since his father entered politics in 2016, Donald Jr. has been president of the Trump Organization and runs the family empire alongside his brother Eric.
In addition, the 47-year-old jumps into the breach for his father’s political career as a man for rough things: with right-wing slogans, verbal attacks on Democrats and conspiracy theories. Donald Jr. is in the focus of the judiciary because, after his father’s election defeat in 2020, he demanded that he start a “total war”.
The Emerging Ones: Eric and Lara Trump
A little less strong, but similar to Donald Jr., his brother Eric has also come more and more to the fore in recent years. He currently serves as Vice President of the Trump Organization.
In addition to him, his wife Lara also played an active role in the election campaign. The former television producer is co-chair of the Republican Party’s national organizing committee. When she spoke highly of her father-in-law in July, she did so in a very personal way. She said, for example, that she loved him and described how difficult the attempted assassination attempt on him had been for her.
She also appeared in the bright pink outfit as a member of the organization “Women for Trump” to alleviate his misogynistic image. Some media see Lara as the president’s new right-hand man.
The ex-advisors: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner
Donald Trump’s favorite daughter – never forgetting his statement that he would date her if she weren’t his daughter – and her husband were among his closest advisors during his first presidency. However, they remained conspicuously reserved in the most recent election campaign – the two had announced that they would largely withdraw from politics and settled in Florida with their three children.
Kushner founded the investment firm Affinity Partners in 2021. According to the New York Times, he uses the connections he made in the White House to make deals, for example with Saudi Arabia. Last year, Trump’s son-in-law made headlines with highly controversial luxury real estate projects in Serbia and Albania – in collaboration with Trump’s former Balkan envoy Richard Grenell, who is now considered foreign minister.
The youngest child: Barron Trump
With his sheer height of 2.06 meters, Trump’s youngest son conquered the internet this year. Pictures of the 18-year-old’s campaign appearances spread like wildfire on social media. It was often said that Barron looked like a young comic book villain.
In truth, not much is known about Donald and Melania Trump’s only son. On the websites of various Trump projects, Barron is already assigned a leadership role, for example at the in-house financial service provider “World Liberty Financial” as an “ambassador for cryptocurrencies”.
The resigned one: Melania Trump
There is a lot of speculation about Donald Trump’s current wife. Photos show the old and new first lady not very enthusiastic at her husband’s events – if she was there at all. Rumors that Donald Trump will appear with Melania doubles are also persistent.
In her memoirs, which were published in October, she also spoke out in favor of the right to abortion, which does not fit at all with her husband’s politics. The marriage of the two has been considered complicated for a long time – at least since Donald Trump’s alleged affair with porn star Stormy Daniels and the hush money payments that she is said to have received came into the public eye.
After Trump’s election victory, a long-distance relationship is emerging between him and the Slovenian-American former model; Melania apparently wants to stay in New York or Florida. Most recently she lived in seclusion.
(kurier.at, sem)
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10.11.2024, 8:00
