President Donald Trump family member to host new Fox News show. What to know
Lara Trump, President Trump's daughter-in-law, will be joining Fox News Channel, hosting a new weekend show.
The show, 'My View with Lara Trump,' will make its debut Saturday.
This may be the first time someone so closely related to a U.S. president has been given such a prominent TV role while the politician is in office, according to The Associated Press.
It's not the first time Lara Trump has been before the camera.
She started her career producing CBS's "Inside Edition," and has been a regular paid contributor on Fox News.
The Fox News channel announced Lara Trump would host a new weekend program, "My View with Lara Trump."
'A gifted communicator who knows how to connect to the viewers, successful entrepreneur and working mother, Lara's innate understanding of the American public and today's political landscape will be a compelling addition to our weekend lineup," said Fox News Media Chief Executive Officer Suzanne Scott.
The program hosted by Lara Trump will premiere Saturday, Feb. 22 and will air on Saturdays from 9 to 10 p.m.
"One Nation with Brian Kilmeade" will be moved to Sundays from 10-11 p.m., Fox said.
"My View with Lara Trump" will focus on the "return of common sense to all corners of American life as the country ushers in a new era of practicality," Fox News said.
"Every week, the program will feature big picture analysis and interviews with thought leaders, shedding light on the headlines driving the national conversation and affecting families around the country."
'I'm thrilled to bring my voice back to Fox News, talk directly with the American people, and highlight what makes this country so great," Lara Trump said.
"As I cover the success of The Golden Age of America, I look forward to where this time will lead our country and where this opportunity will lead me in the future."
MSNBC said in an opinion piece written by Matt Gertz "the deal is almost comically corrupt.
"No one should have any illusions that Fox has hired Lara Trump to produce anything other than crude propaganda for her father-in-law and his administration."
Matt Gertz is a senior fellow at Media Matters for America, a progressive research center that monitors the U.S. media. "His work focuses on the relationship between the right-wing media and Donald Trump's Republican Party, news coverage of politics and elections, and media ethics."
Lara Trump was born Lara Lea Yunaska on Oct. 12, 1982, in Wilmington, North Carolina, and raised in Wrightsville Beach.
She graduated from the University of North Carolina with a degree in communications.
She also graduated from the French Culinary Institute in New York and became a pastry chef and a personal trainer, according to People.
She was a former producer for "Inside Edition" and host of Trump Productions' "Real News Update."
In 2008, Lara Trump met Eric Trump, President Trump's son, through friends. She said on her podcast, "The Right View," she didn't know at the time who his father was.
"When I first met Eric, I did not know who his dad was. I didn't know his last name initially. I just knew I met some really tall guy out." Lara Trump is 5 feet 11 inches to Eric Trump's 6 feet 5 inches.
➤ Which Trumps weddings included Mar-a-Lago?
Lara Yunaska and Eric Trump were married in November 2014 in a ceremony at Mar-a-Lago. The couple welcomed their first child, Eric "Luke" Jr., in 2017 and their second, Carolina Dorothy, in 2019.
On Nov. 8, 2014, after a six-year relationship, Lara Yunaska married Eric Trump in a ceremony at Mar-a-Lago.
Eric Trump, then 30 and son of Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana Trump, married Lara in a ceremony that included 450 guests and was held on the lawn of the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida.
Wedding guests included Eric Trump's mom Ivana Trump, radio personality Elvis Duran and former "Real Housewives of New York" star Jill Zarin, according to People magazine.
➤ Eric Trump marries Lara Yunaska in lavish wedding
Eric Trump's niece — daughter of Eric's sister, Ivanka Trump — was a flower girl. Ivanka Trump's husband, Jared Kushner, officiated at the wedding, according to the Daily News.
The Daily Mail also reported Lara Trump's dog, Charlie, was the ring bearer.
Two weeks before her wedding, Lara Trump broke both of her wrists in a horse riding accident.
Lara Trump has been active in Donald Trump's presidential campaigns.
In 2016, she led the Trump-Pence Women's Empowerment Tour to win female voters in swing states.
She became the co-chair of the Republican National Committee in March 2024 but resigned in December of the same year.
Previously, she was a senior adviser to the Trump campaign during the 2020 presidential election and served as surrogate during his 2016 campaign, according to Fox.
She was briefly considered to take over Marco Rubio's Senate seat after he was confirmed as Secretary of State earlier this year. She later withdrew her name. She also had floated the idea of running for the North Carolina Senate seat in March 2021 after Sen. Richard Butt announced his retirement, according to People.
In 2017, Lara Trump was hired as a consultant and adviser for Donald Trump's reelection campaign and launched her "Real News" Facebook show, which reported on Donald Trump's presidency.
In March 2021, Lara joined Fox News as a paid contributor. She left in December 2022 after Donald Trump announced his reelection campaign in 2024.
Lara Trump has hosted a podcast "The Right View" since 2020, and was a Fox News contributor from 2021-2022. The Right View features a panel of conservative women dissecting the sociopolitical issues of the day.
Contributors: Jennifer Sangalang, Ann Oldenburg, Ashley Ferrer, USA Today Network
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