Will Melania make 2024 Trump Christmas card? She was left off in 2023 holiday photo
Merry Christmas from the Trump family! The president-elect, his children, and his children's children (and their significant others ) typically make for one big holiday card. Will Donald Trump's wife, former first lady Melania Trump , be included in the 2024 Trump Christmas photo?
She wasn't included last year.
Here's what we know.
Was Melania Trump left off of the Trump Christmas card?
In December 2023, former president Donald Trump posted a virtual Christmas card featuring him in a tuxedo and Melania Trump in a form-fitting white sequined turtleneck, long-sleeved dress. The photo on Instagram had more than 1.14 million likes as of Dec. 13, 2024.
On Dec. 27, 2023, however, Melania Trump was notably missing from the "2023 Trump family Christmas card," according to Page Six , the New York Post and other outlets. Kimberly Guilfoyle, Donald Trump Jr.'s then-fiancee, shared the Christmas card photo (taken at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's private club in Palm Beach, Florida) on her Instagram Story.
Several people were quick to point out who was and wasn't in the photo.
With five children and 17 grandchildren, it is a lot to fit in a holiday card. However, only a fraction of the entire Trump family were included in the family portrait. Victor Knavs, father of Melania Trump, appears in the card. Here's the list of Trump family members in the 2023 Trump Christmas card photo:
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Donald Trump
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Victor Knavs, Melania Trump's father
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Donald Trump Jr.
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Kimberly Guilfoyle
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Ivanka Trump
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Jared Kushner, Ivanka's husband
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Donald Trump III, son of Donald Trump Jr. and his ex-wife, Vanessa Trump
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Arabella Kushner, daughter of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
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Joseph Kushner, son of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
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Theodore Kushner, son of Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump
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Tiffany Trump, daughter of Donald Trump and his second ex-wife, Marla Maples
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Michael Boulos, husband of Tiffany Trump
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Barron Trump, son of Donald and Melania Trump
In December 2023, Donald Trump said his wife would not be as visible on the campaign trail so she could spend more time with her mother, Amalija Knavs.
Donald Trump's mother-in-law died in January 2024.
Melania Trump posted a tribute to her mother on Instagram: "On behalf of my family, I would like to extend our deepest gratitude for the love and support that you have showered upon us throughout this journey of loss and grief. We will cherish the beautiful memories of my beloved mother, and forever keep her light in our hearts."
Donald Trump also used his social platform to mourn Amalija Knavs: "This is a very sad night for the entire Trump family!!! Melania's great and beautiful mother, Amalija, has just gone to a beautiful place in the sky. She was an incredible woman, and will be missed far beyond words! Pictured above, with Melania's great mother, Amalija."
How long have Donald and Melania Trump been married ?
Donald and Melania Trump were married Jan. 25, 2005 , at Bethesda-By-the-Sea Church in Palm Beach, Florida, followed by a wedding reception in the "Donald J. Trump ballroom" at Mar-a-Lago, Trump's private club.
The couple will celebrate a milestone anniversary Jan. 25, 2025, five days after Donald Trump's second Inauguration Day. Below is a countdown clock to Inauguration Day, which is Jan. 20, 2025.
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This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post: Barron, Ivanka, Guilfoyle made Trump Christmas card, but not Melania
