The wives of the two eldest Trump sons have wildly different approaches to politics - and it could be tearing the first family apart

Vanessa was the first to cross paths with the Trump family.

Born in 1977, Vanessa worked as a model and an actress, including a small part in the film "Something's Gotta Give." Donald Jr. wasn't her first famous beau — she made headlines after being spotted with Leonardo DiCaprio at a movie premiere in 1997.

Vanessa and Donald Jr. married in 2005 at the Mar-a-Lago Resort.

The couple welcomed their first daughter, Kai Madison, in May 2007.

Vanessa has long been a common presence on the charity circuit. While Don Jr. spent his early 20s hiding from the spotlight, the pair began to make headlines together more frequently after they married.

Vanessa appeared alongside Donald Jr. as he became more involved in his father's 2016 presidential campaign.

Lara showcased a very different reaction to Trump's political rise.

At the time, Lara was working as a producer on the CBS program "Inside Edition." However, she stepped down from the position when Trump was in the home stretch of the 2016 presidential campaign.

"When they’re reporting on your family on the show you work for, it’s a little challenging," Lara told Port City Daily at the time. "We managed to keep everything pretty even-keeled for the duration of this whole thing, but certainly it’s nice to not have to worry about that from day-to-day."

Lara hit the campaign trail to support her father-in-law, targeting female voters — especially in her home state of North Carolina.

"When my father-in-law decided he was running for president, I said to him, ‘Look, this is my home. I know the people in North Carolina, and I want to go down there. You can send me anytime you want,'" Lara said. 

Lara appeared on conservative-leaning TV shows such as "Fox and Friends," "Hannity," and "Justice with Judge Jeanine."

"Lara Trump is quickly becoming the public face of Donald Trump’s 2020 campaign," The News and Observer reported in June 2017.

"I never knew her to say no a single time," Kellyanne Conway told the publication. "'Can you work the phones for fundraising?' 'Can we send you and your colleagues in Women for Trump to the four following states?' 'Will you sit on a bus for hours?' Lara never said no."

Lara has seemed to comfortably fit into the role of a pro-"Make America Great Again" member of the Trump family.

Vanessa, meanwhile, has mostly avoided political discussion since the election — even as her husband has doubled down on his involvement on social media and campaigned for Trump-backed candidates.

Sources told The New York Post that Donald Jr.'s frequent travels and obsession with politics were contributing to issues in the relationship.

The Trump family's political involvement has impacted Vanessa directly. In February, she was hospitalized as a precaution after opening an envelope filled with white powder. 

One source said: "Vanessa is by nature is a very low-key person, and she is uncomfortable with the attention her family is getting now the Trumps are on the world stage. She is also worried for her kids, particularly after she received the threatening letter containing the white powder."

Meanwhile, Lara is ready and willing to be the face of the Trump reelection campaign. As 2020 approaches, the first daughter-in-law is likely only going to become a bigger power player in the first family.