Donald Trump appeared with family members at CNN’s town hall on Tuesday. In the rare family appearance, the Trumps – third and current wife Melania, eldest daughter Ivanka, second son Eric, eldest son Donald Jr and younger daughter Tiffany – shared the limelight with their respective spouses and also the family patriarch Donald Trump, answering questions from New York Republican supporters and voters in general.
The children answered questions and attempted to show their father in a softer light, as he has come across as a rather abrasive person on occasions.
‘A vicious industry’ as Ivanka Trump pointed out, the siblings despite being freshmen into the world of politics are committed to supporting their father Donald to become the next president of the United States.
We know what he’s capable of and we know what he could bring to the country, so we’re just happy to support him.Ivanka Trump, Daughter of Donald Trump
Wife Melania, Baby Barron and Dagger Twitter
Melania told him from the very start that there is no use talking about running for president and that he should run. She added that if he runs, he will win.
Read: Melania Trump, the FLOTUS Nobody Would Mind If Not for Her Husband
Donald Trump has been an avid user of Twitter – to attack other candidates or protect himself from critiques. Donald Trump’s Slovene-American wife controls what their 10-year-old son can do on social media but she can’t control Donald on that front.
She trusts him saying he’s ‘an adult and he knows the consequences,’ of his Twitter use.
Read: Family Feud: “Leave Heidi the Hell Alone,’’ Says Cruz to Trump
Trump has 7.5 million followers on Twitter and a similar number on Facebook. The Republican front-runner is particularly thrilled about his social media presence as he says it gives him a huge advantage over his rivals.
I really enjoy doing it but it’s an asset. You see what’s going on and there is some genius there. You just have to find the right genius.Donald Trump
He did mention during the interview that if he’s elected president, he will curtail his Twitter usage but definitely not eliminate it.
Family
Trump’s children had nothing bad to say about him. Youngest daughter Tiffany, who recently had her first job interview, said she is constantly inspired by her father to push to her limits.
His hard work ethic is truly inspiring. Whenever I’m at school studying these long hours. It just makes me want to continue to work harder and improve myself and keep on pushing to my limit.Tiffany Trump, Daughter of Donald Trump
Eric Trump said his father was perhaps his ‘best friend in the entire world.’
He’s been the greatest father in the world. He’s an amazing deal maker.Eric Trump, Donald Trump’s son
Winning
Trump during the interview said that he hasn’t won yet, he still has two more people to knock out, but he’s sure he’ll get the 1,237 delegates required to become the presidential nominee for the Republicans.
(At The Quint, we are answerable only to our audience. Play an active role in shaping our journalism by becoming a member. Because the truth is worth it.)