Kimberly Guilfoyle and Donald Trump Jr. made their hot-and-heavy romance as official as possible by appearing together as a couple at Wednesday’s July Fourth celebration at the White House.

Both took to social media to share photos marking the occasion, including a photo of the two standing together in front of the White House with their arms wrapped around each other. Another photo showed the Fox News host getting a warm welcome from her boyfriend’s father, President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office.

The photo presented Guilfoyle — the ex-wife of former San Francisco mayor and current Democratic candidate for California governor Gavin Newsom — receiving a seal of approval from the president in the form of a hearty handshake. First Lady Melania Trump stands close by, beaming.

Of course, it’s not as though Guilfoyle was a stranger to the Trump family.

In an interview with this news organization in May 2017, she described herself as being friends with Trump before he became president, from when both were well-known New York City-based media celebrities.

Guilfoyle also confirmed at the time that she had been in talks to become his next White House communications director.

Moreover, she dined with Trump at the White House in July 2017 with Sean Hannity, former Fox News executive Bill Shine and Anthony Scaramucci, during the latter’s very short-lived tenure as communications director, according to the New Yorker. Guilfoyle was said to be dating Scaramucci at the time.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, Shine, ousted from Fox News over the network’s mishandling of sexual harassment allegations, officially joined the Trump administration as a senior communications official, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced in a statement.

The connections made Guilfoyle an easy successor to Donald Trump Jr.’s estranged wife Vanessa, who filed for divorce from the president’s oldest son in March after 12 years of marriage and five children. Vanessa Trump, by the way, has given her seal of approval to her estranged husband’s new romance.

Guilfoyle and Trump Jr. were first reported to be dating in early May. Since then, they have hardly been shy about showing their affection for each other. For example, the two were spotted dining together and canoodling at a trendy Upper East Side restaurant that month.

“He was touching her, and they were holding hands all night,” a witness told Page Six. “They had dinner with one other woman — but you couldn’t put a knife between them.”

And last week, the two were photographed exiting an SUV with Trump Jr. coming to her rescue to avert an embarrassing wardrobe malfunction. The skirt of her Fox News-ready hip-hugging dress had ridden up too high on her thigh, and he tugged it down for her.

Meanwhile, Trump Jr. has almost been acting like a lovestruck teenager with his recent gushing social media posts about Guilfoyle. That includes sharing photos of the two arm-in-arm backstage at a Poison concert in Long Island. Then there was their romantic weekend together fishing and hunting in Montana after attending the Republican Party’s annual convention in Billings.

A source close to Trump Jr. told the Daily Mail that he and Guilfoyle are “crazy about each other.”

“They’re really into each other, it’s obvious from the way they are together, and they haven’t tried to hide it,” the source said.

But with Guilfoyle officially dating Trump Jr., will her commentary on “The Five” about the Trump administration face more scrutiny? For example, the Fox News host recently weighed in on the hot topic of civility in public discourse, repeating the conservative argument that “both sides” are equally responsible for the growing tensions between the right and left on such issues as immigration and family separation at the border.

In her June 30 appearance, Guilfoyle emphatically said she was for “reciprocal civility. Full stop.”

Guilfoyle also explained how all indvidiuals should take “full responsibility” for how they conduct themselves and for being “respectful of discourse, of the process, of dialogue.”

She made this statement while dating a man who is known for his contentious political tweets, and whose father, the president, has been repeatedly called the world’s biggest “internet troll” for his incendiary comments about immigrants, minorities, women and political opponents.

Since taking office, Trump has been a harsh critic of the Democrats’ stewardship of California, and of Governor Jerry Brown, but has apparently not taken direct aim at Guilfoyle’s ex-husband, Newsom, the lieutenant governor, according to the Washington Post. But Newsom threw some shade at Trump in March, taunting him on Twitter to come to California to campaign for his Republican rival John Cox, figuring that Trump’s low approval rating in the Golden State would hurt Cox’ chances with voters.

But for Trump Jr. and Guilfoyle, there were no politically charged or uncivil social media posts coming from either following their time at the White House Wednesday. Trump Jr. captioned his photos “A very Happy 4th of July to everyone!”

Trump Jr. also said he was happy to meet veterans and active duty service members at the White House. “Today is America’s birthday, and we are making it GREAT again! #fourthofjuly #weekend #usa.”

A very Happy 4th of July to everyone! It was great meeting all the veterans and active duty service members visiting the White House! Today is America’s birthday, and we are making it GREAT again! @kimguilfoyle @realDonaldTrump #fourthofjuly #weekend #usa pic.twitter.com/cYDYG7vfXJ — Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) July 4, 2018

Meanwhile, Guilfoyle shared a photo with the caption: “An incredible afternoon at the White House! Thankful and proud to be an American! God bless all our troops & God keep our nation safe. Happy Independence Day.”

This story has been updated to include reference to Trump’s criticism of Democrats in California and to Bill Shine’s officially joining the White House Thursday as a senior communications official.

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