When Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States, an entire family came to power. For the Trump clan, the presidency is a family affair. His sons, daughters, son-in-laws, daughter-in-law, grandchildren: they were all roped into the patriarch’s successful campaign to re-enter the White House. Each one of them was rewarded for their efforts with a job, official or otherwise, in Trump’s second term.
For example, Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara, helped him raise campaign funds. The sprightly businesswoman, in her forties, is acting as an unofficial ambassador for her father-in-law (when she is not managing her sportswear brand). Business and politics go hand in hand within Team Trump.
The documentary also looks into Melania, who has emerged in this second term as a notable absentee. The First Lady warned that she would be settling in New York to look after her son, Barron. This came as a blow for Donald Trump, who had always relied on the First Lady to soften his image. Her photographer agreed to an exclusive tell-all about this discreet yet influential woman.
In the latter months of 2024, a rising star made a sensational entry into Team Trump. At 17 years old, the president’s granddaughter, Kai, played a pivotal role in encouraging the youth vote to opt for the Republican Party. Having displayed her political talents as part of the Trump dynasty, some commentators have already made predictions of a presidential future for her.
The arrival of Donald Trump to the Oval Office set in motion a palace coup within the United States. Since the inauguration, Washington is no longer the seat of power. The new White House can be found in Florida: Mar-a-Lago. Trump has transformed his private residence into a millionaire’s club. We paid a visit to get to know the corridors of a new, centralised power.
Toni Holt Kramer, one of President Trump’s most loyal supporters, welcomed our journalists into her gold and marble manor. Among her new neighbours are Bill White and his husband Bryan Eure. This wealthy couple raised colossal funds for the president’s campaign, subsequently making him an intimate part of the Trump family. For his services, Bill White was even named the ambassador to Belgium.
Among Mar-a-Lago’s almost permanent residents, there’s one who Donald Trump considers a “son”: entrepreneur Elon Musk. In a matter of months, he has become a devoted footsoldier of the President. The capricious multi-billionaire was subsequently rewarded a ministerial portfolio – a contested nomination, at least as much so as that of the new education minister, known primarily for having directed the world’s largest wrestling federation… or the post of Ambassador to France, which was given to Trump’s son-in-law’s father. We meet John Bolton, Trump’s former national security advisor, who denounces this as a form of nepotism. He is now one of Trump’s fiercest critics.
From bloodlines to conflicts of interests and ultra-bright smiles, this documentary pulls back the curtain on the Trump family, the gilded dynasty that is running America.