Former President Donald Trump is a father of five and grandfather of 10 whose family is closely tied to his political career, including the 2024 presidential campaign.

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When Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention on July 18, almost his entire family was there to celebrate.

In the days leading up to the November 5 election, Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law Lara Trump shared a photo on Instagram with her husband Eric Trump after voting early.

“Today I voted once again for a man I am proud to call my father-in-law, the grandfather of my two children and a man I will be SO proud to call our 47th President of the United States. Donald J. Trump,” Lara Trump, also co-chair of the Republican National Committee, captioned the photo in part.

Here’s what you need to know about Donald Trump’s family as he fights for a return to the White House in the 2024 presidential race.

Melania Trump

Former first lady Melania Trump met her future husband in 1998 at a party during New York Fashion Week.

“He was very charming and…we had a great spark,” Melania told the late Barbara Walters in a 2015 interview on ABC News’ “20/20.” “He came with an appointment, so he asked me for the number and I said… ‘I’m not going to give you my number, so if you give me your numbers, I’ll call you.'”

“He was known as a ladies’ man,” she continued with a laugh. “But we had great chemistry the first time.”

“Since then, we have had great chemistry,” added Donald Trump.

In 2005, seven years after they met, Melania Trump, a Slovenian model, married Donald Trump in a star-studded wedding at Mar-a-Lago, Donald Trump’s beachfront estate in Palm Beach, Florida.

Together, the couple welcomed a son, Barron Trump, in 2006. The Trumps raised Barron in New York and Palm Beach, where they have lived since leaving the White House in 2021.

When she became first lady in 2017, Melania Trump didn’t move into the White House for several months so Barron, then 10, could finish the school year.

As first lady, Melania Trump spearheaded her “Be Best” campaign, which raised awareness about online harassment. In 2018, she described herself in an interview with ABC News as “the most bullied person in the world”, adding: “One of them – if you really see what people say about me . »

During the 2024 election cycle, Melania Trump rarely joined Donald Trump on the campaign trail.

His appearance at the final night of the RNC with the rest of the Trump family marked his first appearance at the convention and his first appearance with Donald Trump at a major campaign event this election cycle.

Donald Trump Jr.

Donald Trump Jr., born in 1977, is the eldest child of Donald Trump and his first wife, the late Ivana Trump.

After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, his father’s alma mater, Donald Trump Jr., went into the family business and joined the Trump Organization.

He is now an executive vice president at the Trump Organization, working to expand the company’s “interests in real estate, retail, hospitality and golf,” according to his biography.

Trump Jr. has become a political figure himself as a major fundraiser for Republican candidates. Sources told ABC News that he was behind a successful effort to get his father to select JD Vance as his vice presidential candidate.

Donald Trump Jr. is the father of five children, Kai, Donald III, Tristan, Spencer and Chloe, with his ex-wife Vanessa Trump.

His eldest, Kai, 17, entered the political spotlight with a speech at this year’s RNC.

In his remarks, Kai described Donald Trump as a “normal” grandfather, saying, “He gives us candy and soda when our parents aren’t looking.” He always wants to know how we are doing at school. roll, he showed his friends how proud he was of me.

“A lot of people put my grandfather through hell and he’s still standing,” she said. “Grandpa, you are such an inspiration and I love you.”

Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump, born in 1981, is the middle child of Donald Trump and Ivana Trump.

Like her older brother, Ivanka Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, then worked in the family business, the Trump Organization, in addition to creating her own eponymous fashion brand in 2014.

In 2017, she left her position at the Trump Organization and moved to Washington, D.C., to serve as her father’s senior advisor at the White House, a role she held for all four years of his administration.

While working at the White House, she took a leave of absence from active management of her fashion brand, which subsequently closed in 2018.

After playing roles in her father’s 2016 and 2020 campaigns as well as the White House, Ivanka Trump announced that she would not join her father’s 2024 presidential campaign.

“I love my father very much. This time, I choose to prioritize my young children and the privacy we create as a family. I have no plans to get involved in politics,” she said in a press release in November 2022. .

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, whom she married in 2009, now live in the Miami area with their three children, Arabella, Joseph and Theodore.

Ivanka Trump and Kushner, who also served as a senior adviser at the White House, joined Donald Trump on stage at the RNC, making their first public campaign appearance this election cycle.

Eric Trump

Eric Trump, born in 1984, is the youngest child of Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump.

In a 2015 interview, Eric Trump described his father as an “incredibly funny” person.

“His humor is really one of his best qualities, and people don’t see it,” Eric Trump said. “It doesn’t appear on the news when he’s talking about serious topics. But he’s an incredibly funny person and incredibly practical.”

After graduating from Georgetown University, he went into the family business, joining the Trump Organization, where he now holds the title of executive vice president.

According to his biography, Eric Trump’s role includes overseeing “all aspects of the management and operation of the global real estate empire, including the acquisition, development and construction of new projects.”

In 2014, Eric married his wife, Lara, with whom he shares two children, Luke and Caroline.

At this year’s RNC in Milwaukee, Caroline was photographed sitting on her grandfather’s lap.

After becoming heavily involved in her father-in-law’s 2016 presidential campaign, Lara Trump was elected co-chair of the Republican National Committee earlier this year.

Tiffany Trump

Tiffany Trump, born in 1993, is the only daughter of Donald Trump and his second wife, Marla Maples.

Tiffany Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and then received her law degree from Georgetown University in 2020.

In 2022, she married Michael Boulos at Mar-a-Lago, with her father walking her down the aisle.

According to her profiles on Instagram and X, Tiffany Trump’s legal work focuses on criminal justice reform and national cybersecurity.

Barron Trump

Barron Trump, born in 2006, is the only child of Donald and Melania Trump.

He graduated from Oxbridge Academy in West Palm Beach in May and now attends New York University, his father told the Daily Mail in September.

“He’s a kid with great abilities, but he’s not a kid anymore. He’s just moved on to something beyond childhood. He’s doing great,” Donald Trump said of his youngest child.

In July, Barron Trump was the only one of Donald Trump’s five children absent from the stage after the former president accepted his party’s nomination at the final night of the RNC.

During the campaign, Barron Trump did not appear on his father’s campaign trail, but he did have an unofficial campaign role: podcast advisor.

As a member of Generation Z, it was Barron Trump who introduced his father to the podcast medium, a source close to Donald Trump told ABC News. YouTuber and wrestler Logan Paul was a priority for Barron, the source noted, and his podcast “Impaulsive” was the first one Donald Trump appeared on in June.