Ivanka Trump and her spouse Jared Kushner will not be among the choices for key positions in her father, President-elect Donald Trump’s team, as he forms his senior staff and Cabinet for his second term. This decision follows the couple’s clear move away from the businessman’s 2024 campaign. Ivanka, 43, and Kushner, also 43, were ever-present during the first Trump term, holding key positions in the West Wing and frequently receiving praise or criticism for his choices.
The 2024 campaign marked a significant transition, with the pair (who share three children) stepping back to Florida, allowing Ivanka’s brothers, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump to take on more prominent responsibilities in the political sphere. Donald Jr., 46, and Eric, 40, vigorously campaigned for their father, 78, to select Senator J.D. Vance of Ohio as his vice-presidential candidate.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Absent from Donald Trump's Administration Choices Amid Campaign Distance
Even Barron Trump, the Apprentice alum's youngest son with his wife Melania Trump, also played a key role in crafting the podcast-centric campaign approach that successfully attracted young male voters. Despite these efforts, MSNBC reports that none of the Trump children will be accompanying their father to the White House in January 2025.
Kushner, working quietly behind the scenes, provides guidance and answers calls from new members of the Trump team seeking his counsel, according to sources knowledgeable about his activities, NBC News reported. However, it is anticipated that neither the investor nor his wife will assume any official position in the White House. Apparently, the couple believe that their previous jobs in Washington D.C. "took a heavy toll" on their family dynamic in the past.
A former high-ranking official from Trump's White House mentioned to the publication that with Donald Trump entering a new term accompanied by more trusted associates, there's reduced pressure for his eldest daughter and her husband to be involved. This perspective on the roles of the Trump family members in his potential second administration comes from discussions with ten individuals knowledgeable about the situation.
According to the outlet, the only relatives currently expected to participate in the second Trump administration are more distant in-laws. Donald Trump recently revealed his intention to nominate Charles Kushner, Jared Kushner’s father, for the position of ambassador to France. Additionally, he plans to assign Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law, as a top adviser on Arab and Middle Eastern affairs.
As for Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, the couple tied the knot in 2009 and share three children (Arabella Kushner, 13, Joseph Kushner, 10, and Theodore Kushner, 8).
In the near future, Jared Kushner hopes to serve as the supportive "friend and adviser" to the new Trump team that he had longed for when he entered the White House in 2017, a former official shared with NBC. An insider also dished that “he is going to run his business and continue to build his family.”
They added: “He will, I think, help on things like the Middle East if asked, but he had such a trying experience last time [that] I don’t think he’s interested.” The tipster went on: “It’s not bad blood. He’s just going to be doing other things.”
