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What the Trump Kids Said at the Convention

Each adult child of the GOP nominee addressed the delegates

Donald Trump stands with several of his children on stage in Cleveland this week. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Donald Trump stands with several of his children on stage in Cleveland this week. (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images)
By Gillian Roberts
Posted July 21, 2016 at 9:24pm

Many times this week at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, speakers mentioned the quality of the adult children of Donald Trump.  

Donald Jr., 38, Ivanka, 34, Eric, 32 and Tiffany, 22, have each addressed the delegates in Quicken Loans Arena.   

Ivanka, who spoke Thursday, was the only Trump offspring to have the family name make it into the top words they said in their speeches.  

Here’s what they said most frequently from the podium:  





Contact Roberts at gillianroberts@cqrollcall.com or on Twitter @gkroberts.


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