What you need to know about Lara Trump

It's not often that a daughter by marriage becomes the apple of their father-in-law's eye. But little follows convention in Donald Trump's family. 

Lara Trump, the 35-year-old married to President Trump's third child Eric, is the latest member of the Trump clan to be thrust into the limelight in support of the man at the top. 

She has become a figurehead for Donald's antidote to the "fake news media" and has been vocal in her criticism of the phenomenon. An advocate for her father-in-law, Lara is expected to be a key figure throughout the rest of his presidency and in his campaign for re-election in 2020.  

Lara has been a part of the Trump family since 2014, when she married Eric. A journalist by trade, she was producing a US news show called Inside Edition when Trump announced he was running for president.

In August 2016, Lara appeared alongside Trump at a rally in her home state of North Carolina. Following this, he placed her in charge of winning the state and she permanently left her job at Inside Edition. 

Lara gave birth to her first son, called Eric Luke, a month ago. When she shared some of the first pictures of him on social media, fans were quick to point out his resemblance to his grandfather. 

"Adorable! His grandfather's hair!" one Twitter user said. Another commented: "Looks like his Grandpa!"

Before the birth of Eric Luke, Lara started working in broadcast again, this time as the host of Trump's online "real news" show. Called the Real News Update, the programme airs on social media and looks at the president's achievements.  

Lara opened the first show by saying: "I bet you haven't heard about all the accomplishments the president has had this week because there's so much fake news out there." 

The videos are now available on the Twitter, Facebook and YouTube accounts for the re-election campaign for Trump, whose spell in office could end in 2020. Given Lara's "great personality and great following", Trump's campaign team have suggested she could be a figurehead in his bid for re-election. 

Lara also jumped to Trump's defence this week after he was criticised following reports that he made the widow of an American soldier killed in Niger cry during a condolence call.

"The president said that he knew what he signed up for but it hurts anyway," Myeshia Johnson told ABC News. "It made me cry because I was very angry at the tone of his voice and how he said it." Johnson added that Trump couldn't remember her husband's name. 

As Trump was widely panned, one person stood firmly by him: his daughter-in-law Lara. 

"From what I have seen, this is a clear case of the media not doing their job," said Lara. "They conveniently leave off the last part of what he said." 

Lara said she the full transcript of the conversation, yet to be published, shows Trump actually said: "Your husband went in to battle, you know, knowing that he could be injured, knowing that he could be killed and he still did it because he loves his country and he did it for the American people." 

Speaking on Fox News alongside Eric, the response from someone who doesn't work in the White House could be deemed as strange. But, given Trump's predilection for keeping it in the family, it should come as no surprise that Lara is his new ambassador for "truth".