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Meet Rudy Giuliani’s outspoken daughter, Caroline Giuliani: the pro Kamala Harris filmmaker has a ‘comically complicated’ relationship with her Donald Trump-supporting dad, and recently got engaged

Caroline Giuliani has written another Vanity Fair essay about her father Rudy Giuliani’s fall from grace. Photos: @carolinerosegiu/Instagram
Caroline Giuliani has written another Vanity Fair essay about her father Rudy Giuliani’s fall from grace. Photos: @carolinerosegiu/Instagram

Caroline Giuliani has long had a fraught relationship with her dad, but in recent years she’s spoken out about politics, eating disorders and her sexuality – now she’s asking people to vote Democrat

For most Americans of a certain age, their introduction to Caroline Giuliani was as a fresh-faced little girl standing next to her father, Rudy Giuliani, as he was sworn in as the mayor of New York City in 1994. During the inauguration, she wore a baby pink coat and bonnet and a white muff to keep her hands warm in the January cold.

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks to reporters as he leaves the federal courthouse in Washington in December 2023. Photo: AP Photo
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani talks to reporters as he leaves the federal courthouse in Washington in December 2023. Photo: AP Photo

Now 35, Caroline has spoken about life with her father, describing their relationship as “cartoonishly complicated” in a recent essay she wrote for Vanity Fair. Rudy, once called “America’s mayor” and hailed for his leadership in the wake of the September 11 attacks, became a polarising figure after supporting former president Donald Trump and claiming that the 2020 US election was “stolen”.

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Caroline Giuliani at Burning Man in 2022. Photo: @carolinerosegiu/Instagram
Caroline Giuliani at Burning Man in 2022. Photo: @carolinerosegiu/Instagram
Caroline is the second child of Rudy and his ex-wife, Donna Hanover. Never afraid to share her personal politics and go against her father’s beliefs, she recently made headlines for her Vanity Fair essay in which she attributes her father’s downfall to his association with Trump. “Take it from me, Trump destroys everything he touches. I saw it happen to my family. Don’t let it happen to yours, or to our country,” she wrote.

Here’s what you need to know about Caroline Giuliani.

She is encouraging Americans to vote for Kamala Harris

Ahead of the 2020 presidential elections, Caroline Giuliani wished President Joe Biden happy birthday on Instagram with a photo of herself wearing a mask supporting his campaign. Photo: @carolinerosegiu/Instagram
Ahead of the 2020 presidential elections, Caroline Giuliani wished President Joe Biden happy birthday on Instagram with a photo of herself wearing a mask supporting his campaign. Photo: @carolinerosegiu/Instagram
With the American presidential elections just a month away, Giuliani’s Vanity Fair op-ed is dominating the news cycle at a crucial time. In it, she implores people to vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, reminding those who are thinking about voting for Trump to remember “what chaos felt like”. She added an emotional plea, saying that “there are unmistakable reminders of Trump’s destructive trail all around us, and it has broken my heart to watch my dad become one of them.”

Rudy Giuliani has had a dramatic fall from grace over the past few years. The politician, once a presidential hopeful, now faces charges for claiming the 2020 election was stolen and plotting “to subvert” US President Joe Biden’s victory. He was also disbarred from practising law in Washington DC and filed for bankruptcy protection in December 2023, but a judge ended this in July, exposing Giuliani to lawsuits.

Caroline Giuliani blames Trump for her father’s downfall. “Watching my dad’s life crumble since he joined forces with Trump has been extraordinarily painful, both on a personal level and because his demise feels linked to a dark force that threatens to once again consume America.”

She has a complicated relationship with her dad

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani poses with former US President Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in November 2016. Photo: EPA-EFE
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani poses with former US President Donald Trump at the Trump International Golf Club in November 2016. Photo: EPA-EFE