Ivanka Trump has zero plans of returning to the White Home to assist her father run the nation throughout his second administration, bluntly declaring: “I hate politics.”
President-elect Donald Trump’s elder daughter, who was amongst his high advisers throughout his first stint, instructed the Skinny Confidential’s “Him & Her Show” podcast on Tuesday that she is steering away from Washington, DC, this time round.
“I love policy and impact. I hate politics. And unfortunately, the two are not separable,” mentioned Ivanka, 43, including it’s a “very dark, negative business.”
“There is a darkness to that world that I don’t really want to welcome into mine.”
She added: “The main reason I am not going back to serve now is I know the cost, and it’s a price that I’m not willing to make my kids bear.”
Ivanka — who relocated to Florida along with her husband, Jared Kushner, and their three youngsters after Trump’s 2020 election loss — mentioned she nonetheless plans to “show up” for her dad as he makes his return subsequent week.
“I think I’m most looking forward to just being able to show up for him as a daughter and be there for him to take his mind off things, to watch a movie with him, or watch a sports game,” she mentioned.
“To know that he can be with me, and be himself and just relax and for me to be able to provide that for him in a very loving way as his daughter.”
“It’s the world’s loneliest position — the enormity of the decisions you’re making on a daily basis, how transactional everyone is with you,” she added.
Trump’s daughter, who was a relentless presence by her dad’s facet throughout his first administration, insisted she “did love the impact” of her White Home adviser position — however her choice to not return was rooted in making her household a precedence.
“I went through years of craziness, and I’ve never become cynical about I think the fundamental goodness of people,” Ivanka mentioned.
“Hopefully I’ll live a life that continues to be impactful, regardless of where I do it.”
It comes after her sister-in-law, Lara Trump, just lately addressed Ivanka’s deliberate absence throughout Trump’s second administration, telling The Put up the primary White Home stint was powerful on their younger household.
“Jared and Ivanka obviously were very, very much involved during the first term and it was really tough on them,” mentioned Lara, the spouse of Eric Trump.
“You know, every time we saw them, that was the constant — it was tough on them. It was tough on their family,” she added.
“I think they actually did some really incredible things, things for which they may never get credit, but they definitely deserve some.”
