--- title: Eric Trump Says His Sister's 'Looks' Qualify Her For VP description: In an interview with Fox & Friends, Eric Trump said Ivanka would make a great veep to complement their father in the general election. canonical: https://time.com/4397182/eric-trump-ivanka-vp/ author: Megan Lasher article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-07T19:38:50.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:21.541Z og:title: Eric Trump Says His Sister's 'Looks' Qualify Her For VP og:description: Feel how you want to feel about this one og:url: https://time.com/4397182/eric-trump-ivanka-vp/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f817ba9bff9ef89/69889b0dfb4eac219d88e372/trump-ivanka-vp.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3000 og:image:height: 1688 og:image:alt: 9th Annual Eric Trump Foundation Golf Invitational Auction & Dinner og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Eric Trump Says His Sister's 'Looks' Qualify Her For VP twitter:description: Feel how you want to feel about this one twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f817ba9bff9ef89/69889b0dfb4eac219d88e372/trump-ivanka-vp.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Eric Trump Says His Sister's 'Looks' Qualify Her for Vice Presidency > Sponsored content. 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Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump and Ivanka Trump attend the 9th Annual Eric Trump Foundation Golf Invitational Auction & Dinner at Trump National Golf Club Westchester on September 21, 2015 in Briarcliff Manor, New York. Grant Lamos IV—Getty Images by [Megan Lasher](https://time.com/author/megan-lasher/) ## Megan Lasher Jul 7, 2016 7:38 PM UTC In a recent interview with Fox & Friends, Eric Trump said [his sister Ivanka](http://motto.time.com/4358237/ivanka-trump-book-women-who-work/) would make a great veep on their father’s ticket. But his reasoning is a little shaky. The younger Mr. Trump was shown a clip of [Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker](http://motto.time.com/4396848/ivanka-trump-vice-president/) identifying Ivanka as the “best running mate” Trump could choose. “I don’t know that I’ve met a more composed, brilliant, beautiful in every way person,” Corker told reporters earlier this week. “I agree, she’s got the beautiful looks,” Eric Trump responded to the clip. “She’s got…she’s smart,” he added. “She’s smart, smart, smart, she’s certainly got my vote.” He also confirmed that [Ivanka](http://motto.time.com/4341516/ivanka-trump-new-york-times-groper/) will just make the age limit, as she turns 35 on October 30, days before the election. Eric couldn’t narrow down the [pool of candidates for the veep slot](http://time.com/3979997/mark-cuban-donald-trump-veep/). “He’s getting calls every five minutes. From real people, the best people… Believe me, he has a lot of options,” Eric said, adding that his father will pick someone ” who will be by his side, who will be incredibly loyal and who will do a great job for the American people.” Hopefully the eventual pick will have “the beautiful looks” and be smart (smart, smart). Watch the full interview below. 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