Ivanka Trump left the White House in January 2021 after four years at her father's side,
serving as his senior advisor. Upon leaving her job at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue,
the once-rising conservative political star proceeded to purchase a mega mansion near
Miami with her family — her husband, Jared Kushner, and their kids, Arabella, Joseph,
and Theodore — and promptly disappear from the public eye.
But was this totally surprising? In 2019, Trump told Face the Nation that
her kids and their happiness would be her top priority moving forward.
"My decisions will always be flexible t'nuff [sic] to ensure that their
needs are being considered, first and foremost."
True to her words, in recent months, we haven't seen much of the former first daughter,
who previously spent most of her time squarely in the spotlight.
"They will really drive that answer for me."
But now, Ivanka's back in the public eye … as a doting mom. Ivanka was photographed on
two separate occasions in late August — once with her daughter Arabella,
and once with Joseph and Arabella, getting ice cream after picking them up from school.
The Daily Mail reports that the 39-year-old hasn't been photographed in public like this since June.
Of course, her absence had people wildly speculating as to why Ivanka hadn't stepped
out in public for quite a while, with her and hubbie Jared Kushner keeping a very
low profile in the months following their four-year stint in Washington,
D.C. CNN reported in June that Ivanka wanted to distance herself from politics,
and her father specifically, in light of the scandal surrounding the election.
"I'm not a good loser. I don't like to lose."
CNN quoted an anonymous Mar-a-Lago clubgoer and family friend, who revealed,
"[Ivanka and Jared] weren't around for the usual spring and summer events at Mar-a-Lago."
But other than taking a step back from public life, and the Trump legacy,
what has the mom of three really been up to? And why is she so rarely seen in public?
A source told Fox News on June 8th that the former Celebrity Apprentice judge was set on,
quote, "focusing on family time."
And those recent family pics published by the Daily Mail seem to bear this out.
The tabloid published photographs of the former advisor to the president in front of her family's
Florida condo, wearing workout clothes, while her now-10-year-old daughter Arabella looked on,
sporting an adorable tie dye ensemble. That the mom and daughter spent quality
time together for a special outing supports the source's statement about family being the
focus for the business-minded mom. The pair stood on the sidewalk outside Arte Surfside,
the condo building that's been their home for the past seven months.
Of course, a dressed-down Ivanka Trump shows us a completely different side of the former model,
whom we grew more accustomed to seeing making high-profile speeches during
Donald Trump's tenure in the White House. Instead of a tailored suit,
she donned spandex, and there was no teleprompter in sight.
The Daily Mail also caught up with Ivanka while she was getting ice cream with Arabella and her
seven-year-old son Joseph. The outlet reports the mini-date took place after the former presidential
aide picked them up from school, and that the kids were wearing their Hebrew school uniforms.
Based on these outings, it seems clear that Trump is indeed taking advantage of
her time post-Washington to be with her family, just as she said she wanted to.
Meanwhile, as Reuters reports, Ivanka's husband Jared is in the process of launching an investment
firm. And, rumblings continue that Donald Trump will run for office again in 2024.
So will we see his daughter return to politics? Reports vary,
with the East Bay Times saying she may even run as his vice president,
with her eyes fixed on an eventual bid for the top job herself. But other reports quote Mary
Trump as saying her cousin Ivanka's political life is over. Mary told Business Insider,
“I think [Ivanka and Jared] are more interested in staying away long enough in the hopes that
people forget what horrible human beings they are, and then they have this fantasy
that they’re going to be able to reemerge into New York high society or something.”
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