Ever since Donald Trump announced his candidacy for president, people have been scratching their heads over his relationship with his youngest daughter, 24-year-old Tiffany Trump. Are they close? How often do they talk? Does he have any idea of his middle name? Does he have any idea of his first name? In the end, their relationship is about as awkward as you might think.
According to People, Tiffany Trump’s relationship with her father has grown even further apart since he took office. Tiffany, who grew up with her mother, Trump’s second wife, Marla Maples, in Los Angeles while her father lived in New York, has attended Georgetown Law School since 2017. Despite its proximity to the White House, she is reportedly speaking rarely to his father.
“Since the inauguration, Tiffany and her father have sometimes gone months without speaking to each other and she has gone a very long time without seeing him,” a source told People. “The last time she was at a family function with him it was awkward for her and she didn’t feel totally welcome.”
Tiffany has been spending more time with her family recently, going to Mar-a-Lago for Christmas and spending Easter at the White House. In December, she posted a video of herself with her half-sister (and unofficial Trump favorite), Ivanka, while the two were in Florida. Still, the source added, the father-daughter relationship doesn’t seem to be improving.
“They’ve always had a strained relationship all their lives, and it’s been exacerbated by the presidency,” they said. “It’s gotten a lot worse now.”
While Tiffany made appearances on the campaign trail in 2016, she was always seen as a family outlier. Her ex-boyfriend, Ross Mechanic, is a registered Democrat, and she recently made headlines after liking a photo on Instagram showing protest signs from the March for Our Lives rally. A sign read, “The next massacre will be the GOP in the midterm elections.
If Tiffany Trump does, in fact, have a strained relationship with her father and feels uncomfortable around him, fine. . . Welcome to the club, Tiff.
