Inside Trump’s harem of ‘handmaidens’ and the ‘war on women’ they represent

Don’t fall for it,” was the stern warning from Whoopi Goldberg on Thursday. Talking on her chat show, The View, the Democrat-supporting actor was addressing the number of emotional speeches made by family members at last week’s Republican National Convention (RNC). 

As Donald Trump accepted his third GOP nomination for president, he was joined by members of his family, as well as that of the family of his running mate, JD Vance. He spoke of unity as the glamorous “eyes and teeth” crowd jostled for position behind him. For a moment, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was an episode of Succession. 

“I know his grandchild was up on the thing and they’re trying to humanise [Trump] and change your idea about who this guy is,” Goldberg told viewers. “Don’t fall for that.” 

The day before, on Wednesday, Kai Trump, daughter of Donald Trump Jr, had taken to the stage to make an emotional speech. Wearing a bridal white dress, the 17-year-old told an adoring audience that she was speaking in order to “show a side of my grandpa that people often don’t see”.

“The media makes my grandpa seem like a different person, but I know him for who he is. He is caring and loving,” she said, as sweet as apple pie. 

It was a doubling down on a similar speech made by Lara Trump, wife of Donald Trump’s son Eric, on Tuesday, as she spoke of Trump as a role model and doting grandfather to her two children. She told the enraptured crowd: “Maybe you got to see a side of Donald Trump on Saturday that you were not sure existed, until you saw it with your own eyes.”

Similarly, earlier in the week, Trump’s (often absent) wife, Melania, issued a lengthy statement after the shooting targeting her husband, saying a “monster” had tried to “ring out Donald’s