Ivanka Trump Confirms She Won't Return To Politics Despite Dad's 2024 Presidential Run
KEY POINTS
- Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner wanted to focus on their philanthropic initiatives, a report says
- Ivanka served as a senior White House adviser in the Trump administration
- Her father, Donald Trump, launched his third campaign for the White House at Mar-a-Lago in Florida Tuesday
Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former President Donald Trump, said she will not return to politics in order to have more time for her family.
In her exclusive interview with Fox News Digital, Trump said that while she loves and supports her father "very much," she chose to prioritize her life with her young children and her family.
"I love my father very much. This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family," Trump said in her interview. "I do not plan to be involved in politics."
Trump said she will continue to support and help her father but will do so "outside the political arena." She added that she remains grateful for her time working in the White House during her father's presidency.
Trump said her focus now is to raise and enjoy her moments with her three children as they are at "critical ages."
An unnamed source close to Trump and her husband Jared Kushner told Fox News that the couple wants to focus on their philanthropic works and private sector engagements.
Ivanka and Kushner, who share Arabella, 11, Joseph, 9, and Theodore, 6, moved to Florida after they both served as senior advisers in the White House during the Trump administration from 2017 to 2021.
Ivanka's comments came after her father launched his third bid for the presidency.
Trump kicked off his latest campaign for the White House at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida Tuesday, a week after the midterm elections.
The former president's speech steered away from his usual name-calling and claims of alleged fraud in the 2020 election, Reuters reported.
Trump instead criticized the Biden administration and reminded his supporters what he had achieved during his presidency.
Trump announced his 2024 presidential bid in the face of several legal troubles hounding him, including a Justice Department investigation into his handling of top secret government documents, a New York attorney general investigation of the Trump Organization and a subpoena issued against him by the House Committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
The former president is also under attack from some of his fellow Republicans, who blamed the party's disastrous performance at the midterm elections on his influence.
Some GOP personalities, including Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany, urged Trump to delay his announcement until after the Georgia runoff on Dec. 6, according to Yahoo News.
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