LifeZette: Trump’s Greatest Asset: His Kids

by **James Allan** Fri Nov 20, 2015 10:34 am

Trump’s Greatest Asset: His Kids

The billionaire candidate has raised grounded, well-rounded children

He says he’s a dealmaker, has lots of energy, and he’s rich. But there’s another argument for Donald Trump’s character that the candidate has made only modest use of, though it might be among his most potent: He has a great looking and highly successful brood of children.

They haven’t succeeded in the way many celebrity offspring do, by flaunting their riches or provoking outrage. Rather, they’ve flown largely under the radar, including within Trump’s own organization.

“They’ve grown up to be people we’re really proud of,” said Trump of his children.

“I have some very smart people in my organization, and my children are very smart,” Trump told Sean Hannity of Fox News on Tuesday. “You know, and you know Ivanka, how smart, and she’s got a great sensibility.”

Donald Jr., 37, Ivanka, 34, Eric, 31, Tiffany, 22, and youngest son Barron, 9, all make a political case, with their successes, for Dad’s judgment and stability.

While Trump brags and blusters in his nascent presidential bid, some political observers think his children are his biggest asset — down-to-earth kids who are well-educated, hard workers, and to friends and business associates alike, just good people. All are avoiding the TMZ fodder.

Trump seems aware of Ivanka’s potential to aid his campaign;
“It is true that one of the biggest applause lines is when I talk about my daughter Ivanka,” he said at a campaign book launch event Tuesday in New York. “She is going to be very involved very soon.”

Already, he told Hannity, she is his “guide” on women’s issues.

Now that most of the five are grown, he describes them as resilient.
“Children are tougher than you think,” Trump said of their years in the spotlight. “They’ve grown up to be people really proud of.”

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