Lara Trump
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Born | Lara Lea Yunaska October 12, 1982 |
Education | North Carolina State University (BA)[1] |
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Years active | 2012–present |
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Political party | Republican |
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Children | 2 |
Family | Trump family |
Lara Lea Trump (née Yunaska; born October 12, 1982) is an American former television producer. She was the producer and host of Trump Productions' Real News Update and a producer of Inside Edition.[2]
Early life and education[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
During Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, she 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]
She 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 far right activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer.[18][19]
Potential Senate Campaign[edit]
After her father-in-law left office in 2021, it was widely rumored that Trump would run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by the retiring Richard Burr.[20][21][22] However, after several months of media speculation, she declined to run and endorsed eventual Republican nominee, Representative Ted Budd (NC-13, 2017-2023).[23]
Personal life[edit]
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][24] On September 12, 2017, the couple's first child, Eric "Luke" Trump, was born.[25] On August 19, 2019, Lara gave birth to Carolina Dorothy Trump, the couple's second child.[26]
References[edit]
- ^ 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)
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Weprin, Alex (March 29, 2021). "Fox News Hires Lara Trump". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ 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.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Glueck, Katie (September 10, 2016). "Trump takes aim at Clinton's lead among women". Politico. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ a b Glueck, Katie (June 7, 2017). "The face of Donald Trump's 2020 campaign". The News & Observer. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ Horwitz, Jeff (February 27, 2018). "Trump campaign chief lends name to penny stock tied to felon". Associated Press. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ Williams, Garet (August 2, 2017). "Trump now has a "real news" program on his Facebook, hosted by his daughter-in-law". Vox. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ Frazin, Rachel (April 25, 2019). "Lara Trump: Merkel admitting migrants 'one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany'". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ Baragona, Justin (April 25, 2019). "Lara Trump: Refugees 'One of the Worst Things to Ever Happen to Germany'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
- ^ Bykowicz, Julie (March 29, 2017). "Lara Trump Hired By Trump Campaign's Digital Vendor". Bloomberg News. Associated Press. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Date, S. V. (April 17, 2020). "Trump Campaign Secretly Paying $180,000 A Year To His Sons' Significant Others". Huffington Post. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- ^ Behrmann, Savannah (September 2, 2020). "Lara Trump campaigned with far-right candidate and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer". USA Today. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ "Lara Trump campaigns with Jewish anti-Muslim activist Laura Loomer". Haaretz. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
- ^ Karni, Annie (November 19, 2020). "Will Lara Trump Be the Next Trump on a Ballot?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ Choi, Matthew; Isenstadt, Alex; Arkin, James (November 19, 2020). "Lara Trump considers run for Senate in North Carolina". POLITICO. Archived from the original on November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ James Walker (March 29, 2021). "Lara Trump Confirms She is Eyeing Senate Seat, Promises Announcement 'Very Soon'". Newsweek. Archived from the original on March 29, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
- ^ Polus, Sarah (June 5, 2021). "Lara Trump on Senate bid: 'No for now, not no forever'". The Hill. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ Rivera, Zayda (November 9, 2014). "Eric Trump marries Lara Yunaska in Palm Beach wedding". New York Daily News. Retrieved September 14, 2017.
- ^ "Eric and Lara Trump Welcome Son Eric". PEOPLE.com. September 12, 2017.
- ^ Murphy, Helen (August 20, 2019). "Eric and Wife Lara Trump Welcome Second Child, President Donald Trump's 10th Grandchild". People.
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