Lara Lea Trump ( Yunaska; born October 12, 1982) is an American political figure who is the former co-chair of the

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. She is married to

Eric Trump Eric Frederick Trump (born January 6, 1984) is an American businessman, activist, and former reality television presenter. He is the third child and second son of U.S. President Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana Trump. Trump is a truste ...

, the third child of

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Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...

. She was the producer and host of

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' '' Real News Update'' and a producer of ''

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''. On February 22, 2025, Trump debuted her new show '' My View with Lara Trump'' on the

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Early life and education

Lara Yunaska was born in

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, on October 12, 1982, to Linda Ann Sykes and Robert Luke Yunaska, a shipbuilder. She has a younger brother, Kyle Robert Yunaska. She attended Emsley A. Laney High School. She graduated ''cum laude'' with a

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degree in communications from

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and also studied at the

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in New York.

Career

Trump was a story coordinator and producer for the TV news magazine ''

'' from 2012 to 2016. On March 29, 2021, she joined

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as a contributor. In December 2022, Fox News announced that it had parted ways with Lara Trump, because it has a policy to not employ anyone running for office, or involved with a candidate; her father in-law,

, had declared his presidential re-election bid for the 2024 election the month before.

Donald Trump presidential campaigns

During Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, she spearheaded the ''Trump-Pence Women's Empowerment Tour'' and served as the

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liaison for

Brad Parscale Brad Parscale (born January 3, 1976) is an American digital consultant, media executive, and political advisor. He served as the senior adviser for data and digital operations for Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2020, Donald Trump's 2020 pre ...

's Giles-Parscale company. After her father-in-law was elected president, she became an online producer and fundraiser for him. In April 2019, she described German chancellor

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'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." She was a senior consultant to Parscale for Trump's reelection campaign in 2020. 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. She also campaigned with

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activist and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer. She was among the speakers at the "Save America" rally that preceded the

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alongside Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. During Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, Lara Trump spoke at a fundraiser in North Carolina for the Log Cabin Republicans.

Potential Senate campaign

After Lara Trump's father-in-law left office in 2021, it was widely rumored that she would run for the

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seat being vacated by the retiring

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. However, after several months of media speculation, she declined to run and endorsed the eventual winner, U.S. Representative

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Co-chair of the Republican National Committee

On February 12, 2024, Lara Trump was endorsed by her father-in-law for the

's co-chair, alongside

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leader Michael Whatley for chair. Within a week, she declared that if she were to become co-chair, then "every single penny will go to the number one and the only job of the RNC — that is electing Donald J. Trump as President of the United States and saving this country." On March 8, 2024, Lara Trump was elected co-chair of the RNC by a unanimous vote. She resigned from the post on December 9, 2024, amid speculation that she would be appointed to fill the remainder with Marco Rubio's unfinished term in the

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. Despite her

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status, Trump withdrew her name from contention on December 21.

Fox News

On February 5, 2025, ''

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'' reported that Trump will begin hosting a weekend show, '' My View with Lara Trump'', on

beginning on February 22.

Music career

In 2023, Trump released a cover of

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's song "

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". It debuted at No. 10 on ''Billboard''s Digital Song Sales chart and #6 on ''Billboard'''s Country Digital Song Sales Chart. She began creating her own music in 2024. In May 2024, she released a third single entitled "Hero"." Negative critical reception focused on Trump's vocals and

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usage.

Personal life

On November 8, 2014, after a six-year relationship, Lara Yunaska married Eric Trump in a ceremony at

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, the

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, estate of Eric's father, Donald Trump. On September 12, 2017, the couple's first child was born. On August 19, 2019, Lara gave birth to the couple's second child.

References

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