Lara Trump

Lara Lea Trump (née Yunaska) was born on October 12, 1982, in Wilmington, North Carolina. Her parents are Linda Ann Sykes and Robert Luke Yunaska, a shipbuilder. She has a younger brother named Kyle Robert Yunaska. Trump attended Emsley A. Laney High School and graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications from North Carolina State University. She also studied at the French Culinary Institute in New York.

Her career includes working as a story coordinator and producer for the television news magazine Inside Edition from 2012 to 2016. In March 2021, she joined Fox News as a contributor. However, in December 2022, Fox News announced that it had parted ways with her due to company policies against employing individuals involved in political campaigns, coinciding with her father-in-law, Donald Trump's, announcement of his 2024 presidential bid.

Trump has been involved in various capacities in Donald Trump’s political campaigns. During Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, she led the Trump-Pence Women's Empowerment Tour and served as the Trump Tower liaison for Giles-Parscale. Following Trump's election, she worked as an online producer and fundraiser for his administration. In April 2019, she publicly commented on European migrant policy, specifically criticizing Angela Merkel's refugee acceptance decisions. She served as a senior consultant to Brad Parscale during Trump's 2020 reelection campaign, earning $180,000 annually through Parscale’s private company, Parscale Strategy.

Her political activities include campaigning as a surrogate and advisorial roles. She campaigned with Laura Loomer, a far-right activist, and appeared at rallies supporting Donald Trump, including the "Save America" rally preceding the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack. During the 2024 campaign, she spoke at a fundraiser for the Log Cabin Republicans.

It was speculated that she might run for the U.S. Senate seat in North Carolina vacated by Richard Burr in 2022. Afterward, she endorsed Ted Budd, who ultimately won the seat. On July 24, 2025, she announced she would not pursue the Senate seat being vacated by Thom Tillis.

In political leadership, she was endorsed by her father-in-law for the co-chair position of the Republican National Committee (RNC) in February 2024. She was elected to the post unanimously in March 2024 and resigned on December 9, 2024, amid speculation of a Senate appointment, which she subsequently declined in December 2024.

In the media, Trump announced in early 2025 that she would host a weekend show titled *My View with Lara Trump* on Fox News, beginning February 22, 2025.

In 2023, she released a cover version of Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down," which charted on Billboard's Digital Song Sales and Country Digital Song Sales charts. She started creating her own music in 2024, releasing a single titled "Hero" in May of that year. Critical reception to her music has included comments on her vocal performance and Auto-Tune usage.

On her personal life, Lara Yunaska married Eric Trump on November 8, 2014, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, after a six-year relationship. They have two children: a daughter born on September 12, 2017, and a son born on August 19, 2019.