In early 2017, President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to appoint his son-in-law,
Jared Kushner, as Senior White House Advisor.
Kushner is married Trump’s daughter Ivanka and was a key player both in the campaign
and the cabinet appointment process.
As inauguration day nears, a spotlight has been shined, not just on Kushner, but on all
of Trump’s close relatives.
So, let's meet America’s newest first family.
Donald Trump has been married three times and has five children.
His three eldest children, Donald Jr, Eric, and Ivanka are from his first marriage to
Czech fashion model Ivana Trump.All three have held high ranking positions in the Trump
Organization, and Donald Trump’s sons are slated to take over its operations while he’s
in office.
Donald Jr., Eric and Ivanka have also appeared on many episodes of their father’s reality
show, The Apprentice.
The oldest son, Donald Jr., also called “Don” is married to a former model and has five
children.
He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in Economics, and played an
active role in his father’s 2016 presidential campaign.
However, as a surrogate he attracted widespread criticism for a Tweet comparing Syrian refugees
to skittles, even garnering condemnation of the statement from the parent company of Skittles
itself
Trump’s second son, Eric, graduated from Georgetown University with degrees in finance
and management.
For the last decade, Eric has also run his own charitable foundation, raising money for
St. Jude Childrens hospital, although some of these funds have allegedly been paid to
the Trump Organization itself.
Eric has left his post as president of the charity to avoid possible conflicts of interest.
But perhaps the best known of Trump’s children is his first daughter Ivanka.
Ivanka is a former model and active businesswoman, with her own fashion and jewelry lines.
She identifies as “neither Republican or Democrat”, and is reportedly a close friend
of Hillary Clinton’s daughter Chelsea.
Ivanka has advocated for left-wing causes like women’s rights and gay rights, and
was pivotal in her father's’ campaign and transition into the White House.
Even before the start of Donald Trump’s term, Ivanka has already been part of a meeting
with Japan’s Prime Minister, and reportedly taken over a phone call with House Minority
Leader Nancy Pelosi to discuss women’s issues.
Many say she is poised to have a greater role in the White House than previous First Daughters,
and perhaps even the First Lady.
Donald Trump’s current wife is former Slovenian model Melania Trump, and is the second First
Lady in U.S. history to have been born outside the United States.
She immigrated to the US in 1996, and became a citizen ten years later.
She doesn’t have a college degree but reportedly speaks five languages.
As First Lady, Melania has said she will focus on helping women and children, as well as
combating cyberbullying.
Trump’s two youngest children have received the least amount of attention.
23-year-old Tiffany Trump has been referred to as a “mystery daughter”, and is the
daughter of Trump’s second wife, Marla Maples, who he married after a highly publicized affair
during his first marriage.
She is a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, where she majored in sociology
and urban studies.
She is both a singer and a model, and is known for a popular Instagram account where she
appears with other heirs and heiresses, dubbed the “rich kids of instagram”.
Donald and Melania’s son, 10-year-old Barron, sometimes called “Little Donald”, attends
a prestigious school in New York City where he will live with his mother until the end
his current school term.Donald Trump also has eight grandchildren.
Although some members of Trump’s family fill the ranks in his transition team and
other key advisory positions, federal anti-nepotism laws forbid government officials from appointing
family members to public office.
However, experts say Trump could work around this law because of a legal precedent set
by, ironically, Bill Clinton, when he appointed of his wife Hillary to a government task force.
What role his family holds in the new administration still remains to be seen.
From hotels, to casinos to golf courses, the Trump name is plastered everywhere around
the world.
Now that Donald Trump is in office his children will take over the family business, but is
that enough to ensure that there are no conflicts of interest?
Prior to the election we took a look at the business problems Trump may face while in
office.
The problem with blind trust is that it's really hard to make sure they're blind and
there's a big complication when it comes to Trump: his name.
Since his largest source of income is his brand name, it would be impossible for Trump
not to notice which buildings and businesses license his name after transferring ownership
of it to a blind trust.
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