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Tiffany Trump Brings College Boyfriend Ross Mechanic to Inauguration

Tiffany Trump's beau, Ross Mechanic, got to attend the inauguration. (GIF: ABC News)
Tiffany Trump’s beau, Ross Mechanic, got to attend the inauguration. (GIF: ABC News)

Tiffany Trump made the most of her father’s inauguration by bringing her boyfriend, Ross Mechanic. While he didn’t sit beside her on the dais, he was spotted walking with her into the swearing-in ceremony. This isn’t the first time the college student has tagged along, however. Tiffany kept a relatively low profile compared with her siblings throughout Donald Trump‘s presidential campaign, but when she did attend events, Ross was notably by her side. But who is he, exactly? Here’s what we know about Tiffany’s beau and their relationship to date.

Tiffany Trump's boyfriend Ross Mechanic sat by her side during the town hall debate at Washington University on October 9, 2016. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Tiffany Trump’s boyfriend, Ross Mechanic, sat by her side during the town hall debate at Washington University on Oct. 9. (Photo: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Ross and Tiffany met at the University of Pennsylvania. According to what appears to be his LinkedIn page, he’s on track to graduate later this year. (Tiffany finished last May.) The now 23-year-old blonde first popped up on Ross’s Instagram feed in October 2015 when they struck a pose in front of a sign reading, “I’m here for a good time for a long time.” Seems about right.

Since then, they’ve been regulars on each other’s social media feeds, which would indicate they’ve been dating (at least casually) since then. But it seems they have more in common than just a love of going out. Ross’s father is Jonathan Mechanic, who happens to be the top lawyer in the real estate department of the firm Fried Frank. In other words, Ross’s and Tiffany’s fathers are in the same business.

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Ross has also started to dabble in real estate, it seems. Though he is majoring in computer science, he interned at Cadre, a real estate investment startup that just so happens to have been co-founded by Ivanka Trump‘s husband, Jared Kushner. Ross worked as a data engineering intern during his stint at the family business (which, to be fair, lasted only three months) and has since moved on to become a partner in Rough Draft Ventures, “a student-run venture capital firm that invests up to 25k in student-led teams.” He describes his duties there as meeting with student teams and making investment decisions.

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In between going to college and beefing up his résumé, Ross goes out. A lot. Prior to Tiffany’s arrival, his Instagram feed was peppered with shots of attractive young women he was hanging out with at various nightclubs. Since Tiffany entered the story, however, she has taken a front-and-center role.

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A photo posted by Ross Mechanic (@rossmechanic) on Nov 22, 2015 at 1:08pm PST

The two clearly live a charmed life, as Ross has shared snaps of them from various black-tie events and exotic locales.

Finally learned how to tie a bow tie ????

A photo posted by Ross Mechanic (@rossmechanic) on Jan 4, 2017 at 12:49pm PST

“Finally learned how to tie a bow tie,” Ross captioned the pic of them above from an event at the Grand Hyatt in New York City. (We’re pretty sure he had already mastered that skill.)

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A photo posted by Ross Mechanic (@rossmechanic) on Mar 7, 2016 at 3:33pm PST

Tiffany recently shared a pic wishing everyone a “happy and healthy 2017.” In the shot, Ross shows off his bow-tie-tying skills again.

Wishing everyone a happy and healthy 2017 ????

A photo posted by Tiffany Ariana Trump (@tiffanytrump) on Jan 3, 2017 at 2:22pm PST

But Ross and Tiffany do more together than party. Tiffany brought Ross along for both the Republican National Convention in July and a debate in October, signaling that their relationship might be relatively serious.

Tiffany Trump and Ross Mechanic attended the Republican National Convention together. (Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Tiffany Trump and Ross Mechanic at the Republican National Convention. (Photo: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Based on his attendance on these prior occasions, perhaps it should have been no surprise that he accompanied her to the main event. Tiffany took a cue from her half-sister, Ivanka, and wore winter white to the inauguration ceremony. She was also quite a bit more covered up than usual, with a high neckline and her legs covered.

Trump's daughters opted for crisp white, while his sons dressed conservatively in dark suits and overcoats. (Photo: Getty)
Trump’s daughters opted for crisp white, while his sons dressed conservatively in dark suits and overcoats. (Photo: Getty Images)

The day before the inauguration, Tiffany was seen rocking a coat from Ivanka’s line as she headed from New York to Washington, D.C. (Later that night, though, she changed into something much more glam.)

What an amazing evening! So grateful for all of the support! Looking forward to today ???????? Thank you @anne_bowen

A photo posted by Tiffany Ariana Trump (@tiffanytrump) on Jan 20, 2017 at 7:03am PST

Ross hasn’t posted since arriving in D.C., but we’ll be keeping tabs to see if he continues having a good time with Tiffany … and for how long.