Ivanka Trump has absolutely nothing to say about her stepmother Melania Trump
Ivanka Trumpdespite having existed for many years in very public, unacceptable positions thanks to her father’s shenanigans, crimes, and presidency, Donald Trumpis something of a mystery. The future first daughter, who served as a senior adviser during Dear Old Dad’s first term, rarely gives interviews but only sits for nearly two hours with leaders. Skinny’s Secret He and She podcast, published Monday. She tried to emphasize how wonderful it was to work at the White House during Trump’s first term as president, while also emphasizing that make it very clear that this time she really wanted to have nothing to do with that place anymore.
“When my father was elected, I had no intention of serving,” Trump said of her role during her father’s first stint in the White House. Unfortunately, though, sometimes you stumble over your nepotism and rush right into work. (Trump and husband Jared Kushner Do not draw salary for the White Housebut did earn up to 640 million USD from outside interests during their time there.) According to Ivanka, Pere Trump asked her and Kushner to participate. “This is not what I planned for my life. I love the life I am building for our young family in New York. I had an 8-month-old son when we came to Washington and two children not much older.”
But you know: FOMO.
“I feel extremely honored to be given the opportunity. I’m glad Jared and I could be there to help him,” she told the host. Lauryn Evarts Bossick And Michael Bossick. “This time was different because a lot of people raised their hands and I’m very grateful to them.”
The Bossticks, a husband and wife team who run a lifestyle blog and woo-woo “wellness” brand Skinny secretas well as the overarching Dear Media brand, which has proven to be a surprisingly sympathetic audience for Trump. They have signaled conservatism in the past: Michael is the son of JetBed’s founder Gary BossickOne Longtime Republican donorand Lauryn (who considers the “don’t tread on me” flag popular with the MAGA crowd beautiful home decoration) in 2020 shut down a popular Facebook group she ran for her blog when everything becomes “too heavy”, in her words. That “heavy” content includes discussion of Black Lives Matter, COVID-19, the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, etc. In Lauryn’s view, the 60k-member group has become a “hateful and negative space.” She just wants to talk about mascara, guys!
After four years of “recalibrating,” as Ivanka put it, and outlining her goals, Trump no longer has FOMO.
“I will in Florida,” she said, trying to be “the best mom I can be.”
When President Trump first took office, the youngest of Ivanka’s three children, Theodoreless than a year old, a famously easy age for both parents to have demanding jobs in the West Wing. She explains that although her “core, highest value is family, my children are much younger.” [then]so it’s easier not to be present.” She emphasized that while she loves making an impact, “I hate politics,” adding that “there is a dark world that I don’t really want to welcome into my world.”
“I feel absolutely wonderful about this decision,” she said of her planned role in Trump’s second term as president, which, she revealed, will be one with occasional support. human presence to watch TV. “Like, watching a movie with him or watching a sports game, to know that he can be with me and be himself and just relax and let me provide that for him in a very loving way as his daughter.”
Luckily for her, it means she’s less likely to have the Ethics Committee intervene in her business to hunt her down. conflict of interestnot to mention congressional investigation. Leave it to people like her father-in-law, Charles Kushnerappointed ambassador to France. Maybe he and Donald bonded over some big family dinner because they were both convicted felons, a classic of the genre. The elder Kushner was among those pardoned by Donald in 2020 before the end of his first term, pardoning him for 18 federal crimes he committed in 2004, mostly related to false tax declaration.
Trump also displays a remarkable knack for dispassionately dropping emotional absolutes and refusing to acknowledge any contrary irony. Unlike many people in media work, Bossticks did not pursue those opportunities.
For example, Trump mentioned reading with his children and picking up books from his teenage daughter Arabellaschool reading list, including anti-fascist classics 451 degrees Fahrenheit. Ray Bradbury’s book is always relevant, but invoked especially frequently in the Trump EraIts depictions of self-delusion in the face of tyrannical rule feel very familiar. Instead of giving her thoughts, she switched to talking about how much fun she found re-reading the book. Animorphs series.
