From Don Jr. to Erik, who is the new clan at Trump's side. Bearded men and the 'attack brides' of the family

First, after the president, all those with beards: on the Republican stage and in the Trump clan in a grand version of revenge, smooth-skinned faces (except for the bronze one on the head, of course) have given way to family members for a long time, with more facial and "stomach" hair.

In the shade

After ditching son-in-law Jared Kushner, White House business and diplomatic adviser along with his moderate wife Ivanka from 2016 to 2020, beardless 18-year-old Barron never got involved (who probably should have been a delegate to Florida at the Convention this summer, before leaving with the blessing of his mother, Melania).

Thus, acting as advisers-guardians of the 78-year-old patriarch, are the heirs of the battle, slightly overlooked in the first round: the first child, Donald Junior (Don), 46 years old, and his younger brother Eric, 40 years old.

Above all, "Don", the big sponsor of his friend JD Vance (another man with a beard) for the position of vice president, seems to position himself as the "First Son" next to the host and in the sympathy of the "Maga" base.

He has already declared himself the "mystery no" of the new "Make America Great Again" administration, with the right to veto the appointments of those who "pretend to be loyal, but are not".

Rumors say that between Vance and Trump junior there is also a pact for the future: if the former runs for president in four years, the latter will be selected as a vice candidate.

The new female face

Those who predicted the stylish and charming second daughter, Ivanka, to follow in her father's political footsteps, changed their minds long ago, and the latest campaign confirmed the change in the president's company by the women of the house.

The feminine front of the new Trumpian course has undergone changes in the make-up bag as well as the visibility network.

The icy First Lady Melania is practically absent, Ivanka's cold and velvet charm is gone, the more peaceful Tiffany (the daughter Donald had with his second wife, Marla Maples), is on maternity leave.

The "Trump clan" has targeted the housewives: Kimberly Guilfoyle, former Fox host, son Don Junior's partner of six years (as well as the ex-wife of California's current Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom) and more all Eric's wife Lara (two children, ages 4 and 6), who was named co-chair of the Republican National Committee earlier this year.

With her sister-in-law Kimberly, more focused on television appearances, Lara is the new all-around female star, the one who speaks at the Convention and shows her face, as well as her curls, publicly defending her father-in-law during the days of the trial for porn star stormy daniels money.

It's Lara who oversaw the party's fundraising (albeit surpassed by Kamala Harris' fundraisers).

A headline in "The Guardian" newspaper a few days ago hypothesized a possible breakdown of the family unit around the Mar-a-Lagos tycoon (three wives, five children and ten grandchildren).

Can it be more emphasized after testing the polls the first division during the election campaign between those "without facial hair" (Jared Kushner) and those on the front line (his sons), plain women (Ivanka) and those with makeup severe, moderate and extremist?

In the upcoming programs, who was destined to take the stage in the event of a declared or uncertain defeat? Of course, the front of the clan's attack, led by the "hunter" Don Jr. and his bride Lara.

Preferably without the little ones on your lap, because when war is declared (more or less legal), the children in the West stay home.

Otherwise, in a show of satisfaction or at least confidence, Trump's stage will be a more expensive reproduction of the family gathering at the Milwaukee convention.

Perhaps with an encore from 17-year-old Kay, the eldest of the granddaughters (one of five children of Don Jr. and his ex-wife Vanessa Haydon) to show America and the world how good Grandpa Donald is . / Corriere della Sera