Ivanka, Interrupted

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With Trump's campaign in high gear, Ivanka is “warming to the idea of trying to be helpful” again Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images
Tara Palmeri
May 3, 2024

Hours after skipping her father’s 2024 presidential campaign announcement event at Mar-a-Lago, in November 2022, Ivanka Trump released a characteristically polished statement establishing her quiet exit from the Trump political vortex. “I love my father very much,” she said. “This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics.” Her husband, Jared Kushner, made an appearance—a necessary flex, perhaps, befitting his post-political second act as a wannabe private equity mogul—but later proclaimed that he was also “really out,” according to reporting at the time.