Maybe Melania Trump was the one holding the camera.
That’s one way to explain the absence of Donald Trump’s wife from a curious new election-night Trump family photo, posted to X by Donald Trump Jr.’s daughter Kai.
But if Melania Trump is missing from the celebratory group photo, which Kai Trump captioned “The whole squad,” there’s a new addition to the family display: Elon Musk.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump waves as he walks with former first lady Melania Trump at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
There’s a lot to unpack from this family photo, which prominently features the world’s richest man, standing with the president-elect’s offspring and their partners and their children. Musk stands next to Lara Trump, in front of Eric Trump, and to the left of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. The X owner, who reportedly pumped some $130 million into Trump’s campaign, also holds one of his 11 children, his adored 4-year-old son X-AE-A12.
“All his bouncing paid off,” the Daily Beast said about Musk’s inclusion in the Trump family photo, close to a month after the billionaire Space X founder literally bounced up and down on stage at a Trump rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
In the photo, the patriarch himself actually stands off from the center, next to his son, Barron Trump, 17-year-old Kai and four of his other grandchildren.
Melania Trump’s absence from this photo is sure to fuel conversation in some social media corners about the health of the Trump marriage and her possible plans to only be a part-time first lady in her husband’s second term. Then again, the former model made a rare appearance during the 2024 election cycle to join her husband on stage at his election-night victory announcement at the West Palm Beach Convention Center.
Tiffany Trump and her husband Michael Boulos, Kimberly Guilfoyle, her partner Donald Trump Jr. and his his daughter Kai Madison Trump listen to former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speak an election night event at the West Palm Beach Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, early on November 6, 2024. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
But also missing from this photo: Trump Jr.’s fiancee, Kimberly Guilfoyle. She and Trump Jr. were the subject of reports in the usually pro-Trump Daily Mail that allege he had a “dalliance” with a Palm Beach socialite, though NewsNation recently reported that he and Guilfoyle’s relationship is “doing fine.” It’s also possible that Guilfoyle sat out this group photo in favor of Trump Jr.’s ex-wife Vanessa, who stands with Kai and their other children. Guilfoyle moreover was on stage with Trump Jr. at the convention center.
Meanwhile, Musk cracks a smile as he stands with the Trump family members, with their “squad” photo pointing to various Trump family configurations over the years. Musk certainly has a lot to smile about, as …read more
Source:: The Mercury News – Entertainment
