FORMER Fox News host Kimberly Guilfoyle looked almost unrecognizable as she walked the stage at the Republican National Convention.

Guilfoyle, the fiancee of Trump’s eldest son Donald Jr., joined Republican supporters at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee on Tuesday night.

20 years ago, Kimberly Guilfoyle was one-half of a liberal power couple with future governor of California, Gavin Newsome

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20 years ago, Kimberly Guilfoyle was one-half of a liberal power couple with future governor of California, Gavin NewsomeCredit: Getty
But in 2024, now engaged to Donald Trump Jr., she has taken on a new look and switched sides politically

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But in 2024, now engaged to Donald Trump Jr., she has taken on a new look and switched sides politicallyCredit: Getty
Donald Trump Jr., his fiancee Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance at the podium on day two of the Republican National Convention

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Donald Trump Jr., his fiancee Kimberly Guilfoyle, and Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance at the podium on day two of the Republican National ConventionCredit: Reuters

The 55-year-old lawyer, who was previously married to California governor Gavin Newsom, was all smiles as she stood alongside her partner.

Together they could be seen chatting away with Trump’s new vice president pick JD Vance, and proudly showed their support for Trump’s presidential campaign.

Wearing a navy blue dress and pearl necklace, Guilfoyle’s style appeared worlds away from a more casual look she sported 20 years ago.

The glamorous lawyer has been with Don Jr. for over six years, sticking by his side since the latter half of his father’s presidency.

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But while her style has evolved over the years, she still looks incredible nearly 20 years after her divorce from California governor Gavin Newsom.


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Guilfoyle first met Don Jr. shortly after he divorced Vanessa Haydon.

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Don Jr. and Haydon have five children together.

The 46-year-old business mogul and his first wife were married for 12 years before amicably ending their marriage in 2018.

Shocking footage shows the shooter from Saturday’s rally strolling around the premises just an hour before he shot the former president.

Prior to Don Jr., Guilfoyle was married to Gavin Newsom for five years.

Newson and Guilfoyle were dubbed “The New York Kennedys” by Harper’s Bazaar in 2004, but divorced only two years later.

Guilfoyle was married to the Democratic politician from 2001 to 2006, having a son together in 2003.

She was the first lady of San Francisco while he served as mayor of the city during their relationship.

The political power couple cited the demands of their careers as the reason for splitting, Business Insider reported.

However, it was later reported that Newsom had an affair with Ruby Rippey-Tourk, the wife of his then-campaign manager and former deputy Chief of Staff Alex Tourk, according to People.

Nearly 20 years after their split, the two seem to now be on the complete opposite ends of the political spectrum.

KIMBERLY GUILFOYLE’S RNC SPEECH

Guilfoyle took to the stage on Wednesday night at the RNC for another high-profile speech.

“I know personally what every American has now seen with their own eyes!” she told the adoring crowd.

“I know the measure of the man that stands before us, Donald Trump will never stop fighting for you. Join me in voting for Donald J Trump, our president!

“America’s future is in our hands! America’s destiny is in our control, and America’s prosperity is in our hearts and souls!

America, this is your moment. Will you stand for President Trump?!

“Ladies and gentlemen, lovers of liberty and freedom and the American dream, this is our chance to make America great again!

“God bless you, God bless President Trump, and may God bless America!”

After divorcing the future Governor of California, Guilfoyle re-married Eric Villency in 2006.

Soon after, she gave birth to their one and only son, Ronan. 

But the couple’s marriage didn’t last long as they divorced only three years later in 2009.

After 15 years of friendship with Don Jr., meeting because their children went to the same private school in Manhattan, according to the Washington Post, the pair decided to give dating a try.

Now having been together since 2018, the couple’s relationship first leaked to the public just three months after Don Jr.’s divorce.

The pair then got engaged on New Year’s Eve 2020 when the then-president’s son popped the question.

Guilfoyle has been seen standing in untiy with Don Sr as he made his first public appearances at the RNC after he was injured in an assassination attempt on Saturday.

She was scheduled to speak at the RNC herself on Wednesday night before fiancee Don Jr and his eldest daughter Kai.

Trump’s VP pick JD Vance will speak later in the night and the former president will take to the stage himself on Thursday.

Republican National Convention Roundup

Republican voters and lawmakers stood united as they gathered at the Republican National Convention to formally announce Donald Trump as the party’s presidential candidate.

Day one of the RNC:

  • Over 2,000 Republican delegates descended onto Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum the week of July 15, 2024, to officially recognize Donald Trump as their presidential candidate for the 2024 election.
  • GOP representatives of each state pledged their delegates to Trump.
  • As delegates were voting, Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post that he chose Ohio Senator JD Vance as his running mate for the 2024 election.
  • Vance, 39, who was present at the conference, took the stage after the roll call and received a standing ovation from his GOP constituents.
  • Later that evening, Trump made his first public appearance since surviving an attempted assassination at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennslyvania, on July 13, 2024.
  • An emotional Trump was met with massive applause as he made his way to the stage to join his vice president nominee, sons Don. Jr. and Eric, and fellow Republicans.
  • Trump was pictured wearing a bandage on his right ear after a bullet from an AR-15-style rifle tore a piece of his ear days prior.

Day two of the RNC:

  • The Republican Party stood united during day two of the RNC, praising their presidential candidate with support and admiration.
  • GOP leaders praised law enforcement, border security, and public safety while ripping the Biden administration.
  • Trump’s most prominent primary challengers, including Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, aligned with the former president’s policies while seemingly rescinding their previous statements about Trump.
  • “I haven’t always agreed with Trump. But we agree more often than we disagree,” Haley said, adding that Trump asked her to speak at the conference.
  • “President Trump asked me to speak at this convention in the name of unity. It was a gracious invitation, and I was happy to accept.”
  • Florida Governor DeSantis, who Trump has previously called Ron DeSanctimonious, expressed full support for the former president.
  • “Donald Trump has been demonized, he’s been sued, he’s been prosecuted, and he’s almost lost his life. We cannot let him down, and we cannot let America down,” DeSantis said.
  • The Florida governor and former presidential candidate added, “We need a commander-in-chief who can lead 24 hours a day and seven days a week. America can not afford four more years of a ‘Weekend at Bernie’s presidency.”
  • Other GOP heavyweights such as Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Sara Huckabee Sanders, Vivek Ramaswamy, and Ben Carson pledged their support for Trump.

MAKE HIM STRONGER

Elsewhere at the RNC, an ex-Air Force official told The U.S. Sun that “unqualified” Secret Service agents left Trump “three minutes from death” with alleged blunders on Saturday night.

Darrell Smith, who spent 22 years with the Air Force, blamed the Secret Service’s inclusion policies for the lapses in security that allowed Trump’s would-be assassin Thomas Crooks to fire on him.

Smith, now an aero defense and intelligence analyst who works with the Pentagon, was speaking to The U.S. Sun from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where we are reporting from all week.

“I’ve actually ridden with the Secret Service when I was in uniform and now as a volunteer, supporting some of Trump’s movements around the country,” Smith said, as we spoke to him at a veteran candidate’s event just a couple of blocks from the perimeter of the RNC.

“Diversity, equity and inclusion (the DEI policy) is not what you need.

“You need people who are qualified and loyal to the president. You need to know who you’re working with in any operation.”

Trump was wounded in Saturday’s shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, which also left one attendee dead and two critically injured.

The suspected gunman, 20-year-old Crooks, was killed by Secret Service agents after opening fire on the former president from a vantage point on a nearby roof.

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Trump seen covered in blood after the shooting

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Trump seen covered in blood after the shootingCredit: AP
Trump is seen holding his ear after being shot while on stage on Saturday

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Trump is seen holding his ear after being shot while on stage on SaturdayCredit: Reuters
Trump gestured with a bloodied face while he was assisted by Secret Service personnel after he was shot in the right ear during Saturday's campaign rally

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Trump gestured with a bloodied face while he was assisted by Secret Service personnel after he was shot in the right ear during Saturday’s campaign rallyCredit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid – Reuters

Since Saturday’s shocking events, the Secret Service has been slammed by many and questions have been raised on how Crooks was able to get onto a rooftop just 130 yards away from the former president.

“I think what you saw with the guy who was able to sneak on top of a roof is possibly because you had unqualified people not doing surveillance of the area,” Smith said.

The U.S. Sun also heard from Paul McNamara, another veteran from Tampa, Florida.

McNamara, who spent 24 years in the military before retiring a month ago, stressed the importance of the event as a way of maintaining the “brotherhood and sisterhood” of veterans.

He praised veteran JD Vance, selected on Monday as Trump’s VP pick, as a “great candidate,” and said he was the “America first” candidate to pull the country back from “the wrong road it’s been going down for a while.”

Security at the RNC has been on the minds of many attendees in the wake of Saturday’s shooting, and McNamara said the security overall “had been strong.”

He added: “The key to security is having a very tight plan, understanding what your vulnerabilities are, what your strengths are. What happened the other night is inexcusable, it should never have happened.

“Anybody with any tactical sense knows how that should have been covered,” he said, referring to Saturday.

Calling for “answers,” he went on: “You put people in charge to do a job and you expect them to do the job. If they’re not doing that, you need to get rid of them.”

And he added: “What you saw the other night is maybe they [the Secret Service] aren’t focused on the right things.”

TRUMP STANDS TALL

The former president wore a bandage over his ear as he made his first public appearance since the assassination attempt at the RNC on Monday night.

Trump appeared emotional as he thanked the crowds, who cheered “fight, fight, fight” as he entered the room.

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It was also his first public appearance since being named the Republican nominee just hours earlier.

He sat with his new Vice Presidential pick JD Vance.

Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle appeared together on ABC’s 'The View,' for its 5,000th episode

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Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle appeared together on ABC’s ‘The View,’ for its 5,000th episodeCredit: Getty