First Trump Presidency ‘Took Its Toll’ on Poor Ivanka

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When Donald Trump launched his reelection bid in 2022, Ivanka Trump publicly declared, “I do not plan to be involved in politics.” Then she proceeded to skip every 2024 campaign event (except for a non-speaking role at the RNC) and subtweet her dad on Election Eve by posting a totally off-topic list of trite life lessons.

Yet Ivanka reemerged at her father’s Election Night party, decked out in an attention-grabbing blue suit. Is it possible that the former First Daughter/White House adviser is wavering on her pledge to stay out of politics now that everything’s coming up Trump?

The New York Post spoke to several sources in Ivanka’s orbit and they reaffirmed that she will not be joining the second Trump administration, as the first stint “took its toll”:

A close source added, “Ivanka is proud of her father, she loves him, but his last presidency took its toll.

“There were friends who turned their back on Ivanka and Jared because of Donald, and that was hurtful.

“Now she has a great life, her thoughts are she does not need to be working in the White House to make a difference.”

To be clear, the “toll” we’re talking about here wasn’t on the order of, like, losing access to life-saving reproductive care. Poor Ivanka just lost some friends in Manhattan and is now forced to live on a Florida island known as “Billionaire’s Bunker” with her new pals Tom Brady and Jeff Bezos.

Despite these hardships, Ivanka still plans to grace us with her presence from time to time, sources told the Post:

“Ivanka is not preparing to re-enter political life, but there are whispers that she could make key appearances and support the idea of the American family,” added another Miami source.

“Ivanka is prepped to do all the family walks at some point … but has no plans to enter the political fray.”

And she may even advocate for certain policies the best way she knows how: pestering Daddy. A “source familiar with the Kushner family” told the paper:

“She doesn’t plan to be in politics. If she has something she wants to say, she will speak with her father about it directly, and privately … If that changes and she decides she wants to advocate for various policies, she will say it publicly.”

So while Ivanka’s certainly been through a lot, please don’t worry about her losing friends or influence in the second Trump administration. And definitely don’t worry about her husband and fellow ex–White House adviser, Jared Kushner. Forbes recently reported that due to his Saudi-backed private-equity firm, Affinity Partners, he was set to become a billionaire no matter who won the election — though “a Trump victory would likely get him there sooner.”