Of all of Donald’s Trump many children, some have seen publicly more often than others. In contrast, a few among his brood decided to keep themselves out of the spotlight. One who sits in the latter category is Tiffany Trump.
The 31-year-old Georgetown alumnus has created her own family and very much walked her own path in life; her father even once said he was proud of her to a “lesser extent.” With Tiffany and her husband expecting a baby boy, she had a baby shower recently, and reportedly there was one person who’s been a big part of her life who decided not to show up: Melania.
Tiffany Trump has remained out of the spotlight for large parts of her life, at least in comparison to the rest of Donald Trump’s children. Considering what her father has said about her, it’s a fair assumption that she won’t be the one inheriting his vast empire. Of course, that might not even be what Tiffany wants, particularly not since Tiffany has stood on her own feet for large parts of her adult life.
When Tiffany was born, her half-siblings Eric, Donald Trump Jr, and Ivanka endured a really tough period. Their parents had a very public divorce and, angry and confused, the eldest, Donald Trump Jr., blamed his father.
Donald Trump had fought over the right to raise his three children. At the time, he also married his fourth wife, Marla Maples. Tiffany—also called the “wild-card” daughter of Donald Trump—was born on October 13, 1993, in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Tiffany Trump
Named after the Tiffany & Co. jewelry store on Fifth Avenue in New York City, Tiffany spent most of her early childhood years in “The Big Apple,” where her father’s real estate empire was based. She was seen together with her step-siblings at bigger family celebrations.
However, when Tiffany was only 9 years old, Donald and Marla Maples divorced. Speaking to Access Hollywood, Marla explained that they weren’t the best match after all.
“Well, he and I, were so different, as you could probably imagine,” she said. “I think you always hope in a marriage that you can bring the best out in each other. But after many years, we realized we weren’t.”
Marla had to sign a prenup before her marriage to Trump, and it was a tough one. According to Vanity Fair, the prenup showed that Trump wanted to protect his money. Sources told the magazine that Maples wanted $25 million. However, Trump only agreed to pay her $1 million if they separated within five years.
In addition, she’d receive another $1 million to buy a house. Trump would also stop making $100,000 child support payments for Tiffany when she turned 21. If she got a full-time job, enlisted in the military, or joined the Peace Corps earlier than that, the payments would cease altogether.
Following the divorce, Maples virtually disappeared from the spotlight, and she brought Tiffany with her to the wealthy city of Calabasas, just outside Los Angeles. As Marla Maples once said, she was raised by “a single mother ” and attended the prestigious Viewpoint School.
Where did Tiffany Trump go to school?
Soon after, Marla and Tiffany hung out with the famous Kardashians. Marla Maples wanted to become an actress, but Tiffany chose another path. Only a teenager, she released the single Like a Bird, with singers Sprite and Logic.
“I love music, but right now my priority is just focusing on school and getting into a good college,” Tiffany said during a Where Are They Now? segment on Oprah Winfrey’s show.
Though there’s been a lot of tension between her parents, Tiffany has had a good relationship with her half-siblings. In 2011, Donald’s eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, helped Tiffany get a summer internship at Vogue, later speaking highly of her.
“We would see each other on all of the holidays and talk to each other frequently,” Ivanka told People in 2016. “I’ve been close to Tiffany her whole life, and I really love her.”
Tiffany Trump continued the family tradition by studying at the University of Pennsylvania, just like her father. She graduated in 2016, and at that point, she seemed to head straight into her father’s business. That type of business had nothing to do with real estate, mind, but the presidential race.
Just like Trump’s other children, Tiffany appeared several times during Donald’s campaign. She gave a speech on the second night of the 2016 Republican National Convention.
“Like my father, I never back down from challenges, so here I am, a little new to the convention scene, but very honored and confident in the man America is coming to know,” Tiffany said.
Helped Donald in the 2016 Presidential Election
After the election, Tiffany toured Harvard, Columbia, and NYU law schools before choosing Washington, the new Trump family headquarters. In 2020, she graduated from Georgetown Law School.
“Great student, great school,” Donald wrote on Twitter. “Just what I need is a lawyer in the family. Proud of you, Tiff!”
Eric, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka have all been very close to their father, both in private and at work. However, Tiffany and Donald Trump have not always had the best relationship.
Speaking with New York Magazine in 2004 about his three children from his marriage with Ivana, Trump suddenly stopped the interviewer and spoke about Tiffany… in sort of a strange way:
“You know I have another daughter, with Marla, named Tiffany?” Trump said. “She’s just a beautiful great kid also. But it’s very separate. When you have separate wives, it’s sort of … separate. Marla was a good person, as was Ivana. But I’m married to my business. It’s been a marriage of love. So, for a woman, frankly, it’s not that easy in terms of relationships. But there are a lot of assets.”
Marla Maples said that Trump’s statement about the relationship with his job was true.
“There were times when all of us wished we had more of Donald’s ear and his focus, especially when we’d have family dinners on Friday,” she said. “‘Can you turn off the financial news for a moment, please?’ But those kids always knew that he was unique in a way, that he’s got to run that company. I’ve watched that also with Tiffany. A lot of the fathers are here for all her basketball games, but she knows her dad loves her.”
Donald Trump said he was proud of Tiffany Trump “to a lesser extent”
Tiffany Trump might not have played a big part in her father’s 2016 presidential campaign. However, on election day, Donald Trump said he was proud of Tiffany “to a lesser extent.”
“I’m very proud of my children. I mean, I’m just looking at them right now as an example… but I’m very proud ’cause Don and Eric and Ivanka and, you know, to a lesser extent, ’cause she just got out of school, out of college, but, uh, Tiffany, who’s also been so terrific. I mean, they work so hard,” Donald Trump said.
Tiffany Trump did her best to help her father win the 2017 Presidential Election. However, when he moved into the White House for his first presidential term, his relationship with Tiffany was said to have changed for the worse.
Sources told People Magazine that the strained relationship between the father-daughter duo began when Donald took office, as it could go months without them having any contact.
“Since the inauguration, Tiffany and her father have sometimes gone months without speaking, and she went a very long time without seeing him,” a source close to Tiffany claimed. The last time she was at a family function with him, it was awkward for her, and she didn’t feel totally welcome.”
“They always had a strained relationship her whole life, and it got exacerbated by the presidency,” the source continued. “It’s gotten much worse now.”
Melania Trump decided not to attend Tiffany Trump’s baby shower
When Tiffany Trump was only five, her father began dating a new woman. Melania Trump–then Knavs–and Donald met at a party in New York City. While the First Lady reportedly had a frosty relationship with Donald’s eldest daughter, Ivanka, that has not been the case with Tiffany.
Melania has been seen next to her stepdaughter several times in public, and it appears they have had a good relationship throughout Tiffany’s life. They were pictured together at the U.S. Open when she was only seven. Still, just days ago, when Tiffany arranged a baby shower, Melania was nowhere to be seen.
Tiffany Trump is happily married to Michael Boulos. The couple met at Lindsay Lohan’s beach club in Mykonos, Greece, many years ago. In November 2022, they tied the knot at the Trump Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Donald Trump walked his daughter down the aisle and kissed her on the cheek before Tiffany and Michael exchanged vows and became husband and wife.
The couple is now expecting their first child, and just days ago, Tiffany had her baby shower. On Instagram, she shared the news that they are having a son.
“Such a special day celebrating our very soon to be son,” Tiffany wrote, alongside photos from her baby shower. “1 month to go!”
Tiffany and Ivanka Trump have a great relationship. Donald’s eldest daughter was at the baby shower and posted a picture of the special day on Instagram.
“Tiff, you’re going to be the most wonderful mama,” Ivanka wrote. “Your baby boy is already so loved—and so lucky to have you!”
Source says there wasn’t “any reason” for Melania to attend
However, as mentioned, one person who wasn’t at the baby shower was Melania Trump. Although she and Tiffany appeared to have had a good relationship, why wasn’t Melania at her daughter-in-law’s baby shower to celebrate Tiffany’s unborn baby boy?
A source told People Magazine that the two have a “close relationship.” Still, neither she nor Donald Trump was at the baby shower, as the source claimed there wasn’t “any reason” for the First Lady to be there, adding that Melania “has her own schedule, even on weekends.” Instead, she spent the weekend in New York with her son Barron Trump, who enrolled at Stern Business School at New York University last fall.
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