Keeping up with the Trumps A guide to America's first family - and what their roles might be

A guide to America's first family - and what their roles might be

- Esther Addley

Donald is not the only Trump back in the picture after his election win. On Tuesday night, members of the former and future president's family posed with him at his Florida estate in celebration of his re-election.

"Dad, we are so proud of you," wrote Tiffany, Trump's younger daughter, posting the photo on X. It was also shared by his granddaughter, Kai, 17, captioned: "The whole squad."

Notably absent was the first lady-elect, Melania. However, the happy family shot did include Elon Musk - not a blood relative but surely now loved by the president-elect like a son - who was holding the most absurdly named of his own 12 children.

Given the prominent roles, official and unofficial, held by Trump's children and their spouses in his first administration, it is a safe bet that family members will be front and center in his second term, too. Here is a reminder of the characters likely to feature in the Trump dynasty, season two.

Melania Trump

Who knows the true nature of the relationship between Trump and his third wife - even the late Queen Elizabeth, according to her biographer Craig Brown, assumed they "must have some sort of arrangement". Melania was largely absent from the campaign trail, appearing only briefly at the Republican national convention in July. The 54-year-old calls New York, where their son Barron is at university, her home, while her husband has been based at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. In recent months, she was arguably more visible in promoting her own memoir, in which she passionately advocated for abortion rights.

But while some wondered if the marriage would crumble once Trump was out of office in 2020, she was by his side as he greeted supporters after his win, and she is expected to resume her constitutional role as first lady.

Donald Trump Jr