Eric and Lara Trump bought a $3.2 million Florida mansion and remain regulars on Fox News. Here's a timeline of their relationship.

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Talia LakritzMar 16, 2022, 01:14 IST
Eric and Lara Trump bought a $3.2 million Florida mansion and remain regulars on Fox News. Here's a timeline of their relationship.

Eric and Lara Trump in 2018.SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images

  • Eric and Lara Trump met while out with friends in 2008 and have been married since 2014.
  • Lara left her job at Inside Edition to work for President Donald Trump's campaign.
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2008: Eric Trump and Lara Yunaska met while out with friends and began dating three months later.

2008: Eric Trump and Lara Yunaska met while out with friends and began dating three months later.
Eric and Lara Trump in 2008.Davidoff Studios/Getty Images

When they met, Eric was working for the Trump Organization and Lara was a producer at Inside Edition.

Lara spotted Eric from across the room and was "immediately intrigued," she told Ainsley Earhardt in an interview on "Fox & Friends" in 2016.

2010: They adopted a beagle named Charlie.

2010: They adopted a beagle named Charlie.
Eric and Lara Trump with their dog Charlie in 2013.Mike Coppola/Getty Images

"After about two years together, I finally convinced Eric, and it took a lot of convincing, and still to this day I think he'll tell you it was one of the best things that we've ever done," Lara said on "Fox & Friends."

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2013: Eric proposed to Lara five years and two days after their first date.

2013: Eric proposed to Lara five years and two days after their first date.
Lara and Eric Trump in 2013.Robin Marchant/Getty Images

Eric proposed at the Trump Seven Springs estate in Bedford, New York, with a diamond platinum ring from the now-defunct Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry collection.

2014: The couple wed at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.

2014: The couple wed at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida.
Eric and Lara Trump in 2014.Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images

Donald Trump Jr. was the best man for his brother while Ivanka's husband, Jared Kushner, officiated the wedding, according to the New York Daily News. Their dog, Charlie, also served as the ring bearer.

Lara broke both of her wrists in a horseback riding accident a few weeks before the wedding, forcing her to wear casts on both arms.

"I had to get creative with a way to make casts look bridal," she told People magazine. "Fortunately, my wedding planner, Jennifer Zabinski, and my designer, Preston Bailey, came up with some fabulously bedazzled gloves to try and blend these casts."

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June 2015: Eric and Lara joined the rest of the Trump family as Donald Trump announced his presidential run.

June 2015: Eric and Lara joined the rest of the Trump family as Donald Trump announced his presidential run.
Donald Trump announces his candidacy for president in 2015.Christopher Gregory/Getty Images

Eric became an active member of his father's campaign, making regular appearances at events and talk shows while serving as an advisor and fundraiser.

August 2016: The couple adopted another beagle named Ben from a shelter in San Antonio, Texas.

August 2016: The couple adopted another beagle named Ben from a shelter in San Antonio, Texas.
Lara and Eric Trump with their dogs, Charlie and Ben.Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images

The Trumps fostered the dog before deciding to adopt, an outcome affectionately known as a "foster failure."

"It's official: we are foster failures!!!" Lara wrote on Instagram. "Ben & Charlie are now brothers forever. Welcome to your furever family, Ben! We love you so much!!! Thank you @rescuedogsrocknyc #AdoptDontShop."

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July 2016: Eric mentioned Lara in his speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention.

July 2016: Eric mentioned Lara in his speech at the 2016 Republican National Convention.
Eric Trump speaks at the 2016 Republican National Convention.Win McNamee/Getty Images

"I'm incredibly honored to be part of this journey on which he's invited me, Don, Ivanka, Tiffany, Melania, my beautiful wife Lara, our entire family, to play such an integral part," he said. "Dad, you have once again taught us by example, you are my hero, you are my best friend, you are the next president of the United States."

October 2016: Lara took a two-month hiatus from her job at Inside Edition to join her husband in supporting Trump's campaign.

October 2016: Lara took a two-month hiatus from her job at Inside Edition to join her husband in supporting Trump's campaign.
Lara and Eric Trump at a campaign rally in 2016.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

Lara made campaign stops speaking to women voters, traveling with Trump spokesperson Katrina Pierson and "The Apprentice" alum Omarosa Manigault Newman in order to focus on "minority communities and people who might not traditionally think Donald Trump is their candidate," Lara told Star News Online.

"I wasn't going to have the time to adequately dedicate to this," Lara told the North Carolina newspaper Port City Daily in 2016 of her decision to take time off work. "When they're reporting on your family on the show you work for, it's a little challenging. We managed to keep everything pretty even-keeled for the duration of this whole thing, but certainly it's nice to not have to worry about that from day-to-day."

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January 2017: Eric and Lara attended Trump's inauguration and danced together at the Freedom Ball.

January 2017: Eric and Lara attended Trump's inauguration and danced together at the Freedom Ball.
Eric and Lara Trump (left) dance along with Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

They were joined onstage by Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.

March 2017: Lara was officially hired as a senior consultant for the Trump reelection campaign.

March 2017: Lara was officially hired as a senior consultant for the Trump reelection campaign.
Lara Trump speaks at a campaign rally.Scott Olson/Getty Images

The Trump campaign's digital vendor, Giles-Parscale, hired Lara as a liaison to the campaign.

Giles-Parscale president Brad Parscale told the AP that Lara is an "incredibly talented person with the right experience for us."

In 2017, she also started producing and hosting the weekly "Real News Update," which gave updates on the Trump presidency on Facebook.

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March 2017: That same month, Eric and Lara announced they were expecting their first child, a boy.

March 2017: That same month, Eric and Lara announced they were expecting their first child, a boy.
Eric and Lara Trump in 2017.Win McNamee/Getty Images

"Eric's going to be an amazing dad," Lara told People magazine. "The nieces and nephews love hanging with him. He's the cool uncle. He's watched 'Frozen' many times."

September 2017: Eric and Lara welcomed their son, Eric "Luke" Trump.

September 2017: Eric and Lara welcomed their son, Eric "Luke" Trump.
Lara Trump holds her son, Luke, in 2018.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Eric announced the news on Twitter, along with a photo of the new baby.

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August 2019: Lara gave birth to the couple's second child, Carolina Dorothy Trump.

August 2019: Lara gave birth to the couple's second child, Carolina Dorothy Trump.
Lara Trump in 2019.Matt Rourke/AP

".@LaraLeaTrump and I are excited to welcome Carolina Dorothy Trump into the world," Eric wrote on Twitter. "We love you already!"

August 2020: Lara spoke about her husband's family in an address at the Republican National Convention.

August 2020: Lara spoke about her husband's family in an address at the Republican National Convention.
Lara Trump in 2020.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

"Never in a million years did I think that I would be on this stage tonight, and I certainly never thought that I'd end up with the last name Trump," she said in her speech. "My seventh-grade English teacher, Mrs. Bee, used to tell us, 'Believe none of what you hear, half of what you read, and only what you're there to witness firsthand.' The meaning of those words never fully weighed on me until I met my husband and the Trump family. Any preconceived notion I had of this family disappeared immediately. They were warm and caring. They were hard workers and they were down to earth. They reminded me of my own family. They made me feel like I was home."

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January 2021: They skipped President Joe Biden's inauguration, flying with Trump to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, instead.

January 2021: They skipped President Joe Biden's inauguration, flying with Trump to his Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, instead.
Lara and Eric Trump in 2021.ALEX EDELMAN/AFP via Getty Images

Donald Trump did not attend Biden's inauguration, breaking a long-standing norm in US democracy.

March 2021: Eric and Lara bought a $3.2 million estate in Jupiter, Florida, inside the Trump National Golf Club gated community.

March 2021: Eric and Lara bought a $3.2 million estate in Jupiter, Florida, inside the Trump National Golf Club gated community.
Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida.BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images

Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle, as well as Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, have also purchased properties in Florida since Trump returned to Mar-a-Lago after the 2020 election.

Eric and Lara's five-bedroom, seven-bathroom property features two primary bedrooms, a safe room, and a backyard with a pool, kitchen, and a full cabana bath.

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April 2021: They returned to New York City to visit Trump Tower and the offices of Fox News, where Lara now works as a contributor.

April 2021: They returned to New York City to visit Trump Tower and the offices of Fox News, where Lara now works as a contributor.
Lara and Eric Trump at Trump Tower in 2017.Drew Angerer/Getty Images

On a March episode of "Fox & Friends" announcing her new position, Lara said she's long felt like part of the Fox team because she's appeared on the network so frequently over the last several years.

"I'm so excited, first of all, to be joining the Fox family," she said. "I sort of feel like I've been an unofficial member of the team for so long. You guys know, it was kind of a joke over the past five years, I would come there so often that the security guards were like, 'Maybe we should just give you a key.'"

The Daily Mail reported that Eric accompanied Lara to the Fox News offices during their New York visit. He remains a frequent contributor to the network himself.

November 2021: They wished each other a happy seven-year anniversary on Instagram.

November 2021: They wished each other a happy seven-year anniversary on Instagram.
Lara and Eric Trump in Maine.Brianna Soukup/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

"Happy Anniversary @laraleatrump," Eric captioned a carousel of photos. "Not only was this day the beginning of an amazing life together, two years later (and tens of thousands of hours worked and miles traveled on the campaign trail for both of us), November 8th, 2016 would come to represent one of the greatest political victories in US History. I am incredibly proud of the family we have created, the way we have both developed and all that we have accomplished and stood for in these incredible 7 years. Thank you for being an incredible Wife, Mother and Friend."

Lara paid tribute to Eric with a post of her own.

"Seven years, 2 kids, 2 Presidential campaigns, 1 additional dog, 2 broken wrists, 1 broken collarbone, 1 major move and we're just getting started..." she wrote. "Happy Anniversary to my partner in it all, @erictrump."

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