Make babies great again

Published December 1, 2024 9:21am ET



There’s something unique about the still-forming Trump 2.0 administration: its fecundity. The average number of children per family in the United States is under two children, but in the new administration, the average is far higher. 

President-elect Donald Trump himself has five children, and his vice president is a young father of three, who has often been seen hands-on parenting, even while he was campaigning.

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