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GOP power couple Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are back on the Trump campaign trail. Here’s a timeline of their relationship.

Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle are outspoken supporters of former President Donald Trump.

  • Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle began dating in 2018 and became a GOP power couple.
  • Guilfoyle, a former Fox News host, was a senior Trump campaign advisor and fundraiser.
  • Guilfoyle confirmed her engagement to Trump Jr. in an Instagram post on Valentine’s Day in 2022.

Once called “the prom king and queen of MAGA land,” Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle bolstered Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential run with primetime addresses at the Republican National Convention in July and have appeared at rallies across the US in support of Trump’s 2024 campaign.

The couple, who began dating in 2018, confirmed their engagement in 2022.

Here’s a timeline of their relationship.

November 2007: Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle ran in the same circles before they started dating.
Donald Trump Jr. (second from left), Vanessa Trump (middle), Eric Villency (third from left), and Kimberly Guilfoyle (right).

The Washington Post reported that Guilfoyle and Trump Jr. became friends when her son, Ronan, went to the same private school in Manhattan as his oldest daughter, Kai.

May 2018: Three months after Trump Jr.’s wife Vanessa filed for divorce, Page Six reported that he and Guilfoyle were dating.
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle at a rally.

Trump Jr. posted their first Instagram photo together with Bret Michaels of the band Poison. Guilfoyle also shared the image on her profile.

June 2018: Guilfoyle accompanied Trump Jr. to the Montana Republican Convention.
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle at a film premiere.

Guilfoyle and Trump Jr. were overheard calling each other pet names during a weekend in Southampton, New York, Page Six reported. Guilfoyle reportedly called Trump Jr. “Junior Mint,” which Page Six speculated was a reference to his bank account, and Trump Jr. dubbed Guilfoyle “Pooh Bear.”

September 2018: They returned to Montana to campaign for Matt Rosendale, the Republican challenger of incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester.
Donald Trump, Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle at lighting of the National Christmas Tree.

The tree lighting featured performances from Abby Anderson, “The Voice” contestant Spensha Baker, and “American Idol” contestant Gabby Barrett, according to the event’s official website.

February 2019: They attended New York Fashion Week together.
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle at a Trump rally.

Guilfoyle spoke at a rally at the Williamsport Regional Airport in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, in May 2019, and Trump’s 2020 campaign kick-off rally in Orlando that June. She and Trump Jr. were side-by-side at the events.

“She’s definitely made Don Jr. more serious,” R. Couri Hay, a New York publicist, told Business Insider as part of a profile on Guilfoyle. “She’s had years and years on TV. She’s helped guide and train and been very influential in Don’s increasingly very secure, very formidable, very opinionated television personality.”

“They are like the prom king and queen of MAGA land,” a senior Trump advisor told Business Insider.

October 2019: Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle embraced onstage while speaking at the University of Florida.
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle on “The View.”

“You and your family have hurt a lot of people and put a lot of people through a lot of pain,” co-host Meghan McCain said to Trump Jr., naming Trump’s attacks on a family whose son was killed while serving in the US Army in Iraq. “Does all of this make you feel good?”

Trump Jr. replied, “I don’t think any of that makes me feel good, but I do think that we got into this because we wanted to do what’s right for America.”

In an attempt to “end on a light note,” co-host Abby Huntsman asked Guilfoyle and Trump Jr. about when they’re getting married.

“Oh my God,” Guilfoyle said, grinning at Trump Jr. and saying they were more focused on getting Trump reelected.

August 2020: Trump Jr. watched Guilfoyle record her heated speech for the Republican National Convention.
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle at a Sportsmen for Trump event.

Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle — both avid hunters — marked the launch of a coalition called Sportsmen for Trump.

October 2020: Guilfoyle joined Trump Jr. for a signing of his self-published book, “Liberal Privilege.”
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle snap a selfie.

As they expressed their gratitude to veterans and members of the military, Trump Jr. also joked on the Facebook Live stream that he was “reasonably thankful for Kimberly.”

He also called Guilfoyle the “voice of reason” who makes sure that his tweets stay in check.

January 2021: They showed some PDA while campaigning before the Senate runoff in Georgia.
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle exit Air Force One.

Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle skipped Biden’s inauguration along with most of the Trump family, instead flying to Mar-a-Lago on Air Force One.

Upon arriving in Palm Beach, the couple began looking for waterfront homes in Admirals Cove, a gated community in Jupiter, Florida, The Palm Beach Post reported. They were reportedly in contracts to buy an $11 million seven-bedroom, 12-bathroom home that featured a wine room, theater, chef’s kitchen, and guest wings. Guilfoyle herself was also looking at the $9.5 million two-story home next door that had six bedrooms and 11 bathrooms.

February 2021: Guilfoyle introduced Trump Jr.’s address at the Conservative Political Action Conference.
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle’s former home in the Hamptons.

The 9,200-square-foot Bridgehampton home sits on nearly 4 acres in a private gated community. It has seven bedrooms plus a heated outdoor pool, spa, and waterfall. 

April 2021: The couple purchased a $9.7 million home in the gated Admirals Cove neighborhood of Jupiter, Florida, about 20 minutes from Mar-a-Lago.
A close-up of Kimberly Guilfoyle’s engagement ring.

“Tonight was extra special celebrating @donaldjtrumpjr‘s birthday,” Guilfoyle captioned the Instagram photo. “Don, you are strong, smart, courageous, funny and the love of my life. I can’t wait to spend the rest of our lives together. Love you.”

An unnamed source told The Daily Mail in January 2022 that the pair quietly got engaged on New Year’s Eve in 2020, but neither Trump Jr. nor Guilfoyle had confirmed their engagement publicly.

“Kim has been wearing her engagement ring and both are very excited about blending their families,” a source told People magazine.

February 2022: Guilfoyle confirmed their engagement in an Instagram post calling Trump Jr. her fiancé.
Kimberly Guilfoyle with members of the Trump family.

Eric Trump, Lara Trump, and Jared Kushner were also in attendance, but Ivanka Trump skipped the event, saying in a statement that she was stepping back from politics.

December 2022: In an interview with Metropolitan Palm Beach magazine, Guilfoyle said she is “very traditional” in her relationship with Trump Jr.
Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle at a rally in Florida.

“America is Trump country!” Guilfoyle said in her speech.

April 2024: Trump Jr. marked their six-year anniversary on Instagram.
Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Trump Jr. at the Republican National Convention.

Guilfoyle delivered a forceful RNC speech, warning viewers that the country is “closer to World War III than any time in my life.”

Trump Jr. was introduced by his daughter, 17-year-old Kai Trump. He praised his father’s bravery after the Pennsylvania shooting, calling him “Trump tough.”

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