Tiffany Trump, the fourth child of Donald Trump,
has an identity all her own. No, she's not as politically brazen as Donald Jr., and no,
she's not part of her dad's administration, like older half-sis Ivanka But she's still
got a lot going on. Here are some things you may not know about Tiffany Trump.
Tiffany is Donald's only child with his second wife, Marla Maples, and according to an Oprah
Winfrey Show interview, she's a mommy's girl. Raised in California, Tiffany said,
"My mom and I have always been very close since she did raise me as like a single mom.
My friends and everybody I know are like, 'Wow, you guys really have a really good
relationship.' She's with me a lot of the time, so people find that kind of shocking."
In fact, the mother-daughter BFFs even vacation together,
like their sun-soaked trip to Italy in July 2017. With that kind of fabulous
life to share and enjoy, is it any wonder these two get along so well?
Despite growing up in the famous neighborhood of Calabasas, California - with a famous last name,
no less - Tiffany managed to stay out of the spotlight for much of her childhood,
all thanks to her mother. Tiffany told People magazine,
"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. So, she wanted me to have a chance to have a normal
childhood. As normal as possible. I think that she did well in that."
Marla told People in a separate piece that she even chose to remain single
while raising her daughter because she, quote, "didn't want anything to take away from [her]
relationship with Tiffany." Marla also claims that she took Tiffany on trips to the Big Apple
to visit with her father, although his time was always limited. She explained,
"I would bring her into New York a couple times a year and let her
go see her dad in the office and let her go have dinner with him
and Melania. I wanted to create some consistency where she could see him."
Tiffany was a student at her father's alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania,
where she majored in sociology and urban studies. Donald told People magazine in 2014,
"She's got all A's at Penn, so we're proud of her."
According to Vanity Fair, Tiffany also joined Penn's Kappa Alpha Theta chapter, after allegedly
being rejected by an elite, all-female, non-Greek social society that reportedly didn't want to be
associated with the Trump name. Vanity Fair also claimed that during her time at the Ivy
League school, Tiffany lived on a budget of "no more than $500 a month," which her dad provided.
In May 2016, Tiffany graduated with her mom, dad, older half-sister Ivanka,
and younger half-brother Barron on hand to celebrate. She even
commemorated the day with a montage of family photos with the caption,
"Graduation! Congrats to the class of 2016!"
As her father campaigned for president, Tiffany boldly braved the political heat.
Though Donald was skewered over comments he made about women,
Tiffany painted a different portrait. In April 2016, she told CNN,
"[My dad has] the utmost faith that [women] can accomplish whatever we set our minds to,
just as well as men, if not better. I just truly feel that my father is the best father,
the best husband he could be."
Tiffany really put her loyalty on the line when she agreed to speak on behalf of her father at
the 2016 Republican National Convention after he secured the party's nomination for president.
"If you do what you love, hold nothing back, and never let fear of failure get in the way,
then you've pretty much figured out the Trump formula."
In her remarks, Tiffany even noted how nervous she was to be addressing the
"more than ten million people watching," but she soldiered on to champion her dad as, quote,
"A man with natural charm and no facade, [who is] so friendly, so considerate,
so funny, and so real. [...] I have admired my father all of my life,
and I love him with all my heart. God bless you, and thank you."
Tiffany and her half-sister, Ivanka Trump, are reportedly very close. Ivanka told People mag,
"We would see each other on all of the holidays and talk to each other frequently.
She's my little sister! I've been close to Tiffany her whole life, and I really love her."
Their relationship grew even tighter when Tiffany graduated
from college and relocated to the Big Apple. Ivanka added,
"It's wonderful because she's right here in New York. She'll come with [me and Jared to our
country house] on weekends sometimes, and she's always with my kids. She's a really good person."
According to Vanity Fair, Ivanka essentially taught Tiffany how to be famous,
instructing her on things like the best color for the camera and always crossing
her legs when seated. Ivanka is also said to have scored Tiffany a Vogue internship,
as well as a Donald-funded credit card back in her undergrad days.
Tiffany hasn't been as forthcoming about her relationship with her older sister in the press.
However, she did reveal to Oprah Winfrey that she was a bridesmaid in Ivanka's wedding, and Tiffany
sent shout-outs Ivanka's way for both the release of her book and her birthday in October 2018.
Though her profile increased dramatically as her father's presidential campaign intensified,
Tiffany has often been dubbed by the press as an outsider and an afterthought compared to the
other Trump kids. As Tiffany's mom said in an October 2016 interview with The New York Times,
"[Tiffany would] like to get to know her father better and spend time with him
like his other children did: by going to his office and watching him work."
Once that office changed to, well, an oval one, early reports showed no sign
of Tiffany breaking into the inner circle. In fact, she was the only adult offspring
of Donald who was not named to his White House transition team. As Fortune reported,
"Daughter Ivanka and sons Eric and Donald Jr. and son-in-law
Jared Kushner accounted for a fourth of the 16-member executive committee."
Though Tiffany has always been nothing short of effusive toward her dad, he hasn't always returned
the favor, even if it was an inadvertent slight. In an interview on Fox and Friends, he said,
"I'm very proud of my children. I mean, I'm just looking at them right now, as an example for your
show, but I'm very proud, because Don and Eric and Ivanka and - you know, to a lesser extent 'cause
she just got out of school, out of college - but, uh, Tiffany, who has also been so terrific."
While there seems to be nothing but love between the siblings these days,
that wasn't always the case. Donald acknowledged a tiff between Tiffany,
Don Jr., and Ivanka way back in 2005 during an interview with Howard Stern. The revelation
came after Donald shared a story about a very rich friend of his who told him that, quote,
"his children hate the new children coming along and everything else." Donald agreed, and said,
"Yeah, because every time you have a child, it's 20 percent less to the [others]."
The shock jock prodded for details, eventually getting Donald to agree that Don Jr. and Ivanka
wanted to, quote, "bump off a child." The conversation came back to the subject of
inheritance, when Donald revealed that both the now scandalized Trump University
and bottled water brand, Trump Ice, would be handed down to his children.
Of course, Donald has done many, many interviews with Stern over the years,
which have included salacious details as well as embellishments about the real
estate mogul's love life, family dynamics, and vast wealth. Hopefully, the real truth of the
inheritance situation is that Tiffany, Don Jr., Ivanka, and the rest of Donald's progeny won't
have any problem splitting up his supposed multi-billion dollar fortune after he's gone.
Over the past few years, there have been a few high-profile instances of Tiffany's famous
friends going to bat for her on social media. As a frequent target of comment thread hate,
Tiffany seems to rise above it all, but it's another story entirely with her friends,
like actress Abigail Breslin. That's right, the star of Little Miss Sunshine is chummy with
Tiffany, and after she posted a photo of herself chilling with the president's daughter, the haters
pounced. But Abigail swung right back, posting a note to her Instagram that said, in part:
"It is honestly disgusting of people to be so cruel about tiff who is a wonderful and
kind person. If you're judging me for hanging out with someone I've known
for years at our friends bday party, you need to reevaluate your life."
Tiffany's fashion designer BFF, Andrew Warren,
mounted a similar defense of Tiffany after he got fed up seeing her facing mountains of
hate and even violent threats online. In a lengthy Instagram post, he wrote, in part,
"Never once has she personally done anything to offend anyone,
and she is one of the nicest, most genuine people that I know."
He also instructed anyone who was, quote,
"going to continue to hate on her personally" to unfollow or remove him.
Tiffany publicly announced her interest in law
school while speaking with People magazine in July 2016, adding,
"I'm really interested in fashion and technology and kind of just want to be
at a place that's innovative and new, where I can actually implement change and have a voice."
By August 2017, she was enrolled at Georgetown Law School in Washington, D.C.
She announced the achievement to the world on Instagram with a tastefully arranged
photo of some course books, flowers, and a Hoyas hat - which would indicate that
her desired intersection of fashion, technology, and law had already begun!
Tiffany graduated in May 2020 during a virtual commencement ceremony, and her father tweeted,
"Congratulations to my daughter, Tiffany, on graduating from Georgetown Law.
Great student, great school. Just what I need is a lawyer in the family. Proud of you Tiff!"
But when you're the daughter of the president,
you can assume you won't be just a "normal" student. A former classmate told CNN,
"Most of the students just ignored her. The only difference is that her [Secret
Service] agents always attended classes with her, but she maintained a very low-profile."
So, what are Tiffany's plans for her law degree?
Well, if her 2018 interview with ABC News is any indication, she'd very much like to join
the family business. When asked if she was interested in doing that, Tiffany replied:
"Of course, I'm interested. I think – I'm applying to law school though
so I like to bring - a different kind of skill set to the company."
On June 20th, 2020, social media users participated in what was dubbed "Blackout
Tuesday," by posting a single black square as a response to the lives of George Floyd,
Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery tragically being taken. Tiffany was notably the only
member of the First Family to do so, according to Forbes. She captioned her black square with a
"justice for George Floyd" hashtag, along with the Helen Keller quote:
"Alone we can achieve so little; together we can achieve so much."
The post has since been removed. Her mother Marla also participated at the time.
Since the Internet is the Internet, the varied responses to Tiffany's
post were pretty much what you would expect. According to People mag, one person commented,
"Tiffany keep doing what you are doing. You are going to do great things!!!!!!!!!"
Meanwhile, another user had a more specific suggestion, writing,
"Hey Tiffany, have you tried to talk to your father about the racist and dangerous words
he's been using throughout his presidency? That seems like a great place to start."
Considering the President's highly controversial response to the nationwide
Black Lives Matter protests included calling on New York City to "call up
the national guard" against protesters on the same day as Blackout Tuesday,
it's possible those daughter-father Zoom calls can get pretty interesting.
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