Miranda Devine: Trump administration is showing itself as child-friendly and fully invested in the next generation
Has there ever been a more child-friendly administration than Donald Trump’s? There was Elon Musk in the Oval Office Tuesday with his adorable 4-year-old son, “little X,” on his shoulders as he took questions from the media about how DOGE will cut $1 trillion from the deficit, while the president looked on benignly from the Resolute Desk, occasionally commenting on the child’s “high IQ.” Meanwhile, the three small children, aged 7, 4 and 2, of Vice President J.D.Vance and wife Usha are accompanying their parents on dad’s first official visit to Europe.
They were spotted walking off Air Force Two sleepy-eyed in their pajamas and posing for photographs in Paris with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who made a fuss over them and gave them presents. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy brought his nine children with wife Rachel Campos-Duffy to his swearing-in, with Vance joking that their “beautiful family, all nine kids . . .are doing their best to solve the fertility crisis in the United States of America.” Campos-Duffy shared photos on social media of their kids in the Oval Office before the swearing-in ceremony, including the youngest, Valentina, 5, who has Down syndrome, who posed happily next to a smiling President Trump at the Resolute Desk. “What an honor to visit the most pro-life president in US history,” the Fox News host posted.
“[Ninety] percent of children diagnosed with Down syndrome are aborted.Thank you, President Trump, for being so warm and loving with our little Valentina and for protecting all the baby humans in the womb.” Another big family featured in the Trump Cabinet swearing-in ceremonies was Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and wife Jenny accompanied by their blended brood of seven well-behaved young children. Trump himself is often spotted with a troop of grandchildren with whom he enjoys an easy rapport. His daughter Tiffany is about to give birth to his 11th grandchild. The eldest grandkid, Kai Tru...