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.”