Donald Trump’s youngest of 10 grandchildren sat on his lap for her father Eric’s remarks at the Republican National Convention on Thursday.
The final night of the convention featured Trump’s biggest entourage of family members, including Eric and Lara Trump’s children Carolina, 4, and Luke, 6 – and former first lady Melania Trump.
Carolina clapped as she sat on Trump’s lap as her older brother Eric Luke joined in on cheering on their dad as he sat on mom Lara’s lap.
In the wake of the assassination attempt on Trump at his Butler, Pennsylvania rally on Saturday, family members helped show a more ‘human’ side of the firebrand former president.
Donald Trump’s youngest grandchild Carolina, 4, sat on his lap during her father Eric’s speech at the Republican Convention on Thursday while her brother Luke, 6, sat on mom Lara’s lap for the remarks
Former First Lady Melania Trump made her grand entrance at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the final night of the event on Thursday
‘Five days ago, Lara, Luke, Carolina and I held our breath as we watched blood pour across your face,’ Eric said on stage. ‘By the grace of God, divine intervention and your guardian angels above, you survived.’
Trump praised Eric’s speech during his remarks later in the evening and admitted that his middle son ‘didn’t want to really come up here.’
Seventeen-year-old Kai Trump, the oldest of the grandchildren, stole the show the day earlier when she made her debut remarks on a national stage at the Convention.
She talked Wednesday about how Trump is just a ‘normal grandpa’ that sneaks his grandchildren soda and candy when their parents are looking.
Kai’s four siblings joined her in Trump’s guest box in the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Melania made her only appearance at the Convention on Thursday evening with a grand entrance to massive cheers just ahead of Kid Rock’s performance and UFC CEO Dana White introduced the president before his remarks.
She greeted her husband’s new running mate Sen. J.D. Vance and wife Usha and sat beside them for Trump’s remarks.
Melania’s appearances on the campaign trail are very scarce with her only emerging for a select few events. She stood beside her husband’s new running mate Sen. J.D. Vance on Thursday and his wife Usha
Cutie Carolina and brother Luke stole the show as they clapped and reacted to her father’s speech as it appeared on the jumbotron at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Eric recounted how he and his wife Lara and children reacted when they found out about the assassination attempt on Trump
Trump’s daughter Ivanka (center) and son-in-law Jared Kushner (left) made their sole trip to the convention center on Thursday alongside Tiffany Trump and her husband, who were in the president’s guest box every night
The Vances were at an event with former President Trump last month when he revealed that Usha and Melania have something in common.
He asked Usha what she thought of being in political life having a senator as a husband.
When she gave an indifferent response, Trump replied with an expletive and said his wife ‘hated it too,’ which sparked laughter from Usha, according to a New York Times report.
Melania largely remained absent from the 2020 and 2024 campaign trail after having a more public role in her husband’s first bid for the White House in 2016.
Speaking with Fox & Friends last month about the prospects of her husband becoming Trump’s running mate, Usha revealed her concern about being in the limelight of MAGA world.
‘I don’t know if anyone is ever ready for that kind of scrutiny,’ she said. ‘I think we found the first campaign he embarked on to be a shock. It was so different from anything we had ever done before, but it was an adventure.’
Melania was given a hero’s welcome to the Convention on the final day of the nominating event
Daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner also came out Thursday to support the former president as he closes out the Convention as the official nominee for 2024.
Ivanka and Jared both served in official capacities for Trump through 2016 and 2020, but have since distanced themselves in a professional capacity after serving as senior advisers in his single White House term.
A few months ago, Ivanka confirmed she would attend the GOP Convention in her ‘personal capacity’ to watch her father accept the party’s nomination, but would not address the delegates.
Donald Trump Jr. was with his father each day in the arena, along with partner and former Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle. And Don Jr.’s ex-wife and mother of his five children Vanessa sat with the family on Wednesday and Thursday.