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Lara Trump
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Trump in 2020
Born
Lara Lea Yunaska

(1982-10-12) October 12, 1982 (age 38)
Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationNorth Carolina State University (BA)[1]
Occupation
  • Television host
  • television producer
  • campaign spokesperson
  • philanthropist
Years active2012–present
Known for
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2014)​
Children2
FamilyTrump family

Lara Lea Trump (née Yunaska; born October 12, 1982) is an American former television producer. She is married to Donald Trump's son, Eric Trump, with whom she has two children. She is the producer and host of Trump Productions' Real News Update and a former producer of Inside Edition.[2]

Early life and education

Lara Yunaska was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, on October 12, 1982, to Robert Luke Yunaska and Linda Ann Sykes. She has a younger brother, Kyle Robert Yunaska.[3] She attended Emsley A. Laney High School.[4] She graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communication from North Carolina State University[1] and also studied at the French Culinary Institute in New York.[5]

Career

Trump was a story coordinator and producer for the TV news magazine Inside Edition from 2012 to 2016.[5][6] On March 29, 2021, Trump joined Fox News as a contributor.[7][8]

Donald Trump presidential campaigns

During Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, Lara spearheaded the Trump–Pence Women's Empowerment Tour and served as the Trump Tower liaison for Brad Parscale's Giles-Parscale company.[9][10][11] After her father-in-law was elected president, she became an online producer and fundraiser for him.[5][6][12]

In April 2019, she described German chancellor Angela Merkel's decision to accept refugees during the European migrant crisis of 2015 as "the downfall of Germany; it was one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany."[13][14]

Lara was a senior consultant to Parscale for Trump's reelection campaign in 2020.[10][15] The campaign paid her $180,000 a year through Parscale's private company, Parscale Strategy. Lara Trump was a surrogate on the stump and took on broad advisory roles.[16][17] She also campaigned with Laura Loomer.[18][19]

Personal life

On November 8, 2014, after a six-year relationship, Lara Trump married Eric Trump in a ceremony at Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.[5][20] On September 12, 2017, the couple's first child, Eric "Luke" Trump, was born.[21] On August 19, 2019, Lara gave birth to Carolina Dorothy Trump, the couple's second child.[22]

References

  1. ^ a b "North Carolina State University 2005 Fall Graduation" (PDF). North Carolina State University. December 14, 2005. Retrieved November 19, 2020. Lara Lea Yunaska*; (* = Cum Laude/Honors)
  2. ^ Hyde, Marina (August 3, 2017). "Move over Sean Hannity, meet Lara Trump – the president keeps the propaganda in the family". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  3. ^ "Eric Trump's brother-in-law has been named chief of staff of an Energy Department office". Newsweek. November 8, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Leyva, Hannah (September 2, 2016). "Wrightsville Beach native Lara Trump loves coming home to campaign for father-in-law Donald Trump". Port City Daily. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d Miller, Gregory E. "Who Is Lara Trump? 10 Things to Know About the President's Daughter-in-Law". Town & Country. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  6. ^ a b Hallemann, Caroline; Dangremond, Sam (March 14, 2018). "11 Things to Know About Donald Trump's Daughters-in-Law". Town and Country Magazine. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  7. ^ Weprin, Alex (March 29, 2021). "Fox News Hires Lara Trump". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  8. ^ Barr, Jeremy (March 29, 2021). "Fox News hires the former president's daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, as a pundit". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  9. ^ Glueck, Katie (September 10, 2016). "Trump takes aim at Clinton's lead among women". Politico. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  10. ^ a b Glueck, Katie (June 7, 2017). "The face of Donald Trump's 2020 campaign". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  11. ^ Horwitz, Jeff (February 27, 2018). "Trump campaign chief lends name to penny stock tied to felon". Associated Press. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  12. ^ "Trump now has a "real news" program on his Facebook, hosted by his daughter-in-law". Vox. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  13. ^ Frazin, Rachel (April 25, 2019). "Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants 'one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany'". TheHill. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  14. ^ Baragona, Justin (April 25, 2019). "Lara Trump: Refugees 'One of the Worst Things to Ever Happen to Germany'". Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  15. ^ Bykowicz, Julie (March 29, 2017). "Lara Trump Hired By Trump Campaign's Digital Vendor". Bloomberg News. Associated Press. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
  16. ^ Hakim, Danny; Thrush, Glenn (March 9, 2020). "How the Trump Campaign Took Over the G.O.P." The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  17. ^ Date, S. V. (April 17, 2020). "Trump Campaign Secretly Paying $180,000 A Year To His Sons' Significant Others". HuffPost. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  18. ^ Behrmann, Savannah. "Lara Trump campaigned with far-right candidate and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  19. ^ "Lara Trump campaigns with Jewish anti-Muslim activist Laura Loomer". Haaretz.com. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  20. ^ "Eric Trump marries Lara Yunaska in Palm Beach wedding". NY Daily News. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
  21. ^ "Eric and Lara Trump Welcome Son Eric". PEOPLE.com. September 12, 2017.
  22. ^ "Eric and Wife Lara Trump Welcome Second Child, President Donald Trump's 10th Grandchild". People. August 20, 2019.

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