American television producer (born 1982)
Lara Lea Trump (née Yunaska ; born October 12, 1982) is an American political figure who is the former co-chair of theRepublican National Committee .[ 1] [ 2] She is married toEric Trump , the third child ofU.S. president Donald Trump . She was the producer and host ofTrump Productions 'Real News Update and a producer ofInside Edition .[ 3] On February 22, 2025, Trump debuted her new showMy View with Lara Trump on theFox News Channel .[ 4]
Early life and education [ edit ] Lara Yunaska was born inWilmington, North Carolina , on October 12, 1982, to Linda Ann Sykes and Robert Luke Yunaska, a shipbuilder.[ 5] She has a younger brother, Kyle Robert Yunaska.[ 6] She attendedEmsley A. Laney High School .[ 7] She graduatedcum laude with aBachelor of Arts degree in communications fromNorth Carolina State University [ 8] and also studied at theFrench Culinary Institute in New York.[ 9]
Trump was a story coordinator andproducer for the TV news magazineInside Edition from 2012 to 2016.[ 9] [ 10] On March 29, 2021, she joinedFox News as a contributor.[ 11] [ 12]
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,Donald Trump , had declared his presidential re-election bid for the 2024 election the month before.[ 13]
Lara with husband Eric Trump in 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaigns [ edit ] DuringDonald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign , she spearheaded theTrump-Pence Women's Empowerment Tour and served as theTrump Tower liaison forBrad Parscale 'sGiles-Parscale company .[ 14] [ 15] [ 16] After her father-in-law was elected president, she became an online producer and fundraiser for him.[ 9] [ 10] [ 17]
In April 2019, she described German chancellorAngela Merkel 's decision to accept refugees during theEuropean migrant crisis of 2015 as "the downfall of Germany; it was one of the worst things that ever happened to Germany."[ 18] [ 19]
She was a senior consultant to Parscale forTrump's reelection campaign in 2020 .[ 15] [ 20] 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.[ 21] [ 22] She also campaigned withfar-right activist and conspiracy theoristLaura Loomer .[ 23] [ 24]
She was among the speakers at the"Save America" rally that preceded theJanuary 6 United States Capitol attack alongside Eric Trump andDonald Trump Jr. [ 25]
During Donald Trump's 2024 campaign, Lara Trump spoke at a fundraiser in North Carolina for theLog Cabin Republicans .[ 26]
Potential Senate campaign [ edit ] After Lara Trump's father-in-law left office in 2021, it was widely rumored that shewould run for theUnited States Senate seat being vacated by the retiringRichard Burr .[ 27] [ 28] [ 29] However, after several months of media speculation, she declined to run and endorsed the eventual winner, U.S. RepresentativeTed Budd .[ 30]
On July 24, 2025, she announced that she would not run for the Senate seat being vacated byThom Tillis .[ 31]
Co-chair of the Republican National Committee [ edit ] On February 12, 2024, Lara Trump was endorsed by her father-in-law for theRepublican National Committee 's co-chair, alongsideNorth Carolina Republican Party leaderMichael Whatley for chair.[ 32] 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."[ 33]
On March 8, 2024, Lara Trump was elected co-chair of the RNC by a unanimous vote.[ 34] She resigned from the post on December 9, 2024, amid speculation that she would be appointed to fill the remainder withMarco Rubio's unfinishedterm in theSenate .[ 35] Despite herfront-runner status, Trump withdrew her name from contention on December 21.[ 36]
On February 5, 2025,The New York Times reported that Trump would begin hosting a weekend show,My View with Lara Trump , onFox News beginning on February 22.[ 37]
In 2023, Trump released a cover ofTom Petty 's song "I Won't Back Down ".[ 38] It debuted at No. 10 onBillboard ' s Digital Song Sales chart and #6 onBillboard 's Country Digital Song Sales Chart.[ 39] She began creating her own music in 2024.[ 40] [ 41] [ 42] [ 43]
In May 2024, she released a third single entitled "Hero"."[ 44] [ 45] Negative critical reception focused on Trump's vocals andAuto-Tune usage.[ 44] [ 46]
On November 8, 2014, after a six-year relationship, Lara Yunaska married Eric Trump in a ceremony atMar-a-Lago , thePalm Beach, Florida estate of Eric's father, Donald Trump.[ 9] [ 47] On September 12, 2017, the couple's first child was born.[ 48] On August 19, 2019, Lara gave birth to the couple's second child.[ 49]
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