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Trump keeps his promise, none of his family members are part of his administration

2024-11-14 19:48:31 / BOTA ALFA PRESS

Trump keeps his promise, none of his family members are part of his

President-elect Donald Trump was joined on stage by all his children and other family members as he celebrated his impressive victory in last week's election.

"The whole team," his granddaughter Kai Trump wrote on an election night photo that included Trump's immediate family — and Elon Musk — even though his wife Melania Trump was absent.

While some of Trump's relatives did not appear on the campaign trail, their presence by his side on election night led to some speculation about whether they would be given prominent roles in his incoming administration.

Trump has long kept his family close to him in both business and politics.

But he said last year that unlike in his first term, he would not include his children in the administration he would lead if he regained the White House. "It's very painful for the family," he told Fox News, adding "my family has been through hell."

So far, he seems to be keeping his word.

Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, were senior advisers in the first Trump administration.

Trump has often praised his eldest daughter, saying she could run for president and that he would like to nominate her as his ambassador to the United Nations.

While she and her husband were prominently featured during his first two runs for the White House, Ivanka announced that she would retire from politics as he began his bid for the White House in 2024.

In November 2022, she said: "while I will always love and support my father, moving forward, I will do so outside the political arena."

Neither Ivanka nor her husband have plans to return to politics after spending the past few years settling into a life in Florida, Page Six reported last week.

Trump's sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, both campaigned to support their father, but it appears neither will have a role in his administration.

Donald Trump Jr. said Sunday that he would not be a member of his father's administration. He is joining 1789 Capital, a venture capital firm whose investments include Tucker Carlson's media company. Eric Trump is the executive vice president of the Trump Organization and looks set to continue running the family business.

There is no suggestion that Trump's younger children will join his administration.

His youngest daughter, Tiffany Trump, graduated from law school in 2002 and is pregnant with her first child, while his youngest son, Barron, recently started his freshman year of college at the Stern School of Business of New York University.

Kostas Panagopoulos, a political science professor at Northeastern University, says Trump's family members came under "intense scrutiny" during his first term and may be less interested in public roles during the second administration.

“For some family members, interceding during key moments, such as Ivanka Trump during the January 6 uprising, with limited success, is likely to be frustrating and damaging to their reputation. They probably prefer to sit on the sidelines this time," he said.

The former and soon-to-be first lady reportedly doesn't plan to spend too much time in the White House during her husband's second term in office.

People magazine reported that she plans to split her time between a private apartment in Washington, D.C., Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, and her home in New York City, where her only child, Barron, is studying .

"She will attend the White House ceremonies that she is asked to attend as she always has. Melania knows what to do, but she has a mind of her own," a source told the magazine.

Her decision to skip a traditional White House meeting with first lady Jill Biden on Wednesday reinforces the idea that she intends to have greater autonomy in the role this time around.

Trump's right-hand man at his victory party was his bride, Lara Trump.

She is married to Eric Trump and was handpicked by the president-elect in the spring to serve as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as he sought to bring the GOP under his firm grip.

In that role, the former television producer has been one of Trump's most vocal advocates in the media and has overseen increased fundraising and the party's "election integrity" initiative.

With the GOP regaining control of the Senate and certain to hold the House, she has silenced those who have questioned her abilities — and her father-in-law is likely to reward her efforts.

 

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