Donald Trump's family members who did (and didn't) attend Army parade
Trump turned 79 years old on Saturday, June 14, 2025, same day as Army's 250th anniversary parade in Washington, DC.
- Barron Trump is a 19-year-old rising sophomore at NYU's Stern School of Business.
- Appearances by Barron Trump, only son of Donald and Melania, have been rare.
- Army parade on her dad's 79th birthday was the first public appearance for new mom Tiffany Trump.
When President Donald Trump turned 79 years old, it was a nationwide affair. He and members of his inner circle attended his much-anticipated military parade in Washington, D.C.
The military parade was scheduled on the day of the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary, which is also Trump's birthday. More than 1,000 nationwide “No Kings,” "anti-Trump birthday" protests, including one down the road from his private club, Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
But not every member of the Trump family made it to the VIP box in D.C. for the military parade. Below is a list of Trump family members who did (and didn't) attend.
Which Trump family members attended Army birthday, military parade festivities in Washington, DC?
- First lady Melania Trump, Donald Trump's third wife and mother of their only child, Barron Trump
- Donald Trump Jr., eldest child of Donald Trump and the late Ivana Trump, and his girlfriend, Bettina Anderson, model and socialite well-known in the Palm Beach society scene
- Eric Trump, youngest son of Donald Trump and the late Ivana Trump, his wife Lara Trump, Fox News host, and their children, Luke Trump and Carolina Trump
- Tiffany Trump, only child of Donald Trump and his second ex-wife, former model Marla Maples, and her husband Michael Boulos. The couple welcomed their first child, Alexander Trump Boulos, May 15, 2025, about a month before her father's 79th birthday.
Which Trump family members did not attend Army birthday, military parade festivities in Washington, DC?
- Ivanka Trump, daughter of Donald Trump and the late Ivana Trump, her husband, former Trump adviser Jared Kushner, and their children, Arabella Kushner, Joseph Kushner and Theodore "Theo" Kushner
- Barron Trump, only child of Donald and Melania Trump, a rising sophomore at New York University's Stern School of Business
- Viktor Knavs, father of Melania Trump and grandfather of Donald and Melania's only child, Barron Trump; Viktor Knavs is two years older than his son-in-law, Donald Trump.
When was the last public appearance of the entire Trump family in 2025?
Since President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2025, which also was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, life for the commander-in-chief has been busy. From Jan. 20 to June 14, for example, Donald Trump visited his home state of Florida 11 times and his private club and primary residence, Mar-a-Lago, 10 times. He has been to Florida for all but three weekends since Jan. 20.
In addition to his presidential duties, traveling and legislation, Trump has made time for significant events in sports including Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana; the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida; the NCAA wrestling championship finals in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; the 2025 LIV Golf Tournament at his golf club in Florida and UFC fights in Miami, Florida. Members of the Trump family have attended these events, but the entire Trump family clan has not been publicly seen together since the week of Inauguration Day festivities. That includes all five Trump children, Melania Trump and her father, Viktor Knavs.
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