How Is Donald Trump As A Grandpa? Here's What His Family Says About Him

Donald Trump receives a lot of appreciation from his children, who say he is an excellent father. As reported by ABC News, his ex-wife, Ivana Trump, claimed in her memoir, Raising Trump, that she was solely responsible for their kids and the 'credit' goes to her. Ivana appeared surprisingly indifferent to Donald's ability as a parent, but his five kids say he's an amazing grandfather and father. Donald Trump has five grandchildren from Donald Trump Jr., two from Eric Trump, and three from Ivanka Trump. 

In the year 2016, Ivanka opened up about how Donald is an 'incredible' grandfather to her children. She confessed to Yahoo at the time, "He’s really, really amazing with the kids. They see him most weekends during the summer. We’re together in New Jersey with one of our golf clubs. They spend a lot of time rolling around with him on golf carts. They adore him. It was funny, I was walking down the street with Arabella and she saw a large pothole and said, 'Mom, Grandpa would not like that!' She gets that from driving around with him."

Despite their closeness, there has been criticism of the father-daughter relationship. According to a source who spoke with Us Weekly in November 2022, Ivanka second-guessed her willingness to go to any lengths to stand up for her father during his disastrous last days in power, during which the one-term president insisted that the election had been rigged against him. One source revealed at the time, "Ivanka had a rotten time toward the end of her dad's reign and in the many months that followed as the whole family was put through the wringer by the messy way it all ended."

In the meanwhile, just after his father's election victory, Don Jr. shared a picture on Instagram in November 2016 that demonstrated how close his kids are to his father. He posted a picture in which Donald was seen picking up Kai Trump and giving her a head kiss. The caption read, "Kai and her grandpa last night. A moment I'm sure she will remember forever. #MAGA." 

In November 2023, Lara Trump—wife of Donald's second-oldest son, Eric—posted a video of Donald with her daughter, Carolina Trump, on X. As Carolina showed him around the classroom, Donald was seen holding her hand and kissing her head in the video. The caption along with the video read, "When your top priority is showing Grandpa your desk at school #GrandparentsDay."

However, reactions to the video were not all positive. One user commented, "Maybe you should take Grandpa clothes shopping. He’s been wearing this suit since 2016." Another one added, "Nice of those kids to get to go to in-person school, unlike when Donald screwed a generation of kids." In March 2024, Lara uploaded an additional video. She wrote, "When Grandpa makes a surprise visit, and you're so excited to see him," as the description for the video revealed Donald meeting Carolina at the entrance of Mar-a-lago.

This article originally appeared 6 months ago.