--- title: Donald Trump Gets 9th Grandkid From Eric and Lara description: Eric Trump, the 33-year-old son of President Donald Trump, and his wife Lara, 34, have welcomed the arrival of their first child. canonical: https://time.com/4937748/eric-lara-trump-baby-donald/ author: Aric Jenkins article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-12T17:31:40.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:50:52.288Z article:section: Politics og:title: Lara and Eric Trump Just Welcomed the President's 9th Grandchild og:description: The Trump family keeps growing og:url: https://time.com/4937748/eric-lara-trump-baby-donald/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2142c8783a6a1616/6988dd5eab6d772d856afc50/eric-trump-lara-trump-child.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: President Trump Departs The White House En Route To West Virginia og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Lara and Eric Trump Just Welcomed the President's 9th Grandchild twitter:description: The Trump family keeps growing twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2142c8783a6a1616/6988dd5eab6d772d856afc50/eric-trump-lara-trump-child.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Lara and Eric Trump Just Welcomed the President's 9th Grandchild > Sponsored content. 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Donald Trump Believes That His Genes Are the Secret to His Success_ by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Sep 12, 2017 5:31 PM UTC by [Aric Jenkins](https://time.com/author/aric-jenkins/) ## Aric Jenkins Sep 12, 2017 5:31 PM UTC [Eric Trump](http://time.com/4809010/eric-trump-donald-sean-hannity/), the 33-year-old son of [President Donald Trump](http://time.com/4936612/donald-trump-genes-genetics/), and his wife Lara, 34, have welcomed the arrival of their first child, Eric “Luke” Trump, the new father announced Tuesday. “.@LaraLeaTrump and I are excited to announce the birth of our son, Eric ‘Luke’ Trump at 8:50 this morning,” he wrote on Twitter shortly after noon. The newest member of the Trump family is the [President’s ninth grandchild](http://time.com/4936612/donald-trump-genes-genetics/), joining the five children of Donald Trump Jr. and his wife Vanessa, as well as Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s three kids. > [](https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/907638997182242816) Eric Trump first announced the news of his wife’s pregnancy back in March. > [](https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/843854763825528832) ## Transcript Is it possible for everybody to be what you've become. No, it's not but it's possible for a lot of people to become successful and even very successful. YOu have to be born lucky in the sense that you have to have the right genes to go out and if it's in my business if it's making deals. Donald Trump says he's got good genes, but scientists wouldn't endorse his views. One, two, three. Over the years, Trump has credited his genes for his success in life so frequently, that it's clear this is more than just a rhetorical tick. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Trump has said he's healthy because of his genes. Genetically, I mean I think you're probably a believer in that And a lot of people say that's sort of the most important thing. He said that he's smart because of his genes. My uncle was a great professor and scientist and engineer, Dr. John Trump at MIT. Good genes, very good genes. Okay. He said that he's driven because of his genes. I had a good gene [ UNKNOWN ] from the standpoint of that So I was pretty much driven. And he said that he was successful because of his genes. I think I was born with a drive for success. I had a father who was successful. I have a certain gene. I am a gene believer. He also said that his children and grandchildren have inherited these good genes and will succeed as well as a result. Trump's advisors have even gotten in on the action. So given his diet and exercise, how does he pull that off? [ LAUGH ] He's got perfect jeans. [ MUSIC ] Must. He does. And it's not just the Trump family jeans he thinks about. Trump's comments to an Irish pro- golfer indicate that he'd use athletic ability as being genetic as well. Trump talks more about good genes than bad ones, but he has occasionally hinted that he thinks some people may not be cut out for success because of their DNA. [ BLANK_AUDIO ] Scientists who study genes would not agree with Trump's beliefs, however. Ever, while long limbs may have helped to make Michael Phelps a champion swimmer, there's little evidence that complex skills like deal making are rooted in genetics. But that's not going to stop Trump from talking about them. I said I had an uncle who is a great professor at MIT for 35 years. This Donald Trump, an intellectual, trust me, I'm like a smart person. 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