“I love my father very much. This time I choose to prioritize my young children and the privacy we create as a family. I don’t intend to go into politics,” Ivanka Trump said in an interview with Fox News Digital. “While I will always love and support my father, in the future I will do so outside the political arena,” he added. Ivanka Trump, the former president’s second-oldest child, served as an adviser to the president during her father’s administration, focusing on “the education and economic empowerment of women and their families as well as job creation and economic growth through workforce development, skills training and entrepreneurship,” according to Trump White House filings. Her husband, Jared Kushner, also worked in the White House as a senior adviser. They were prominent aides of the former president during his administration. The former first daughter’s announcement came the same night her father announced a third run for the White House, eyeing a political comeback after losing re-election to President Trump in 2020. During an hour-long speech at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Trump launched his 2024 campaign. “We always knew this wasn’t the end. It was just the beginning of our fight to save the American dream,” he said. “To make America great and glorious again, tonight I am announcing my candidacy for President of the United States.” According to Fox News, Ivanka Trump did not attend the highly anticipated announcement, but Kushner did. Donald Trump Jr., the former president’s oldest son, reportedly skipped the event, though Eric Trump was in attendance and received a shout-out from his father during the speech. Ivanka Trump, Kushner and their family moved to Miami from Washington, D.C. after Trump’s tenure in the White House. She told Fox News that while she is “extremely close” to her father, she “loves” her current life. “I’ve had many roles over the years, but that of the daughter is one of the most basic and consequential. I love this time with my kids, I love living in Miami and the freedom and privacy of being back in the private sector,” Trump said. “That was one of the best moments of my life.” “My kids are thriving, and I want to keep that pace — that pace — at this point in our family’s lives,” she added, noting that “time is fleeting and any parent will tell you that it really does go by so fast. “ She said her children are “at critical ages and we enjoy these moments with them.” “We are happy where we are right now and will continue to support my father – as his children,” she added. Ivanka Trump has made headlines in recent months after meeting with the House Select Committee investigating the January 6, 2021, attack on Capitol Hill. The panel showed quotes from the former president’s daughter during his hearings, including one showing her saying she accepted former Attorney General William Barr’s assessment that her father had lost the 2020 presidential race. “It affected my perspective. I respect Attorney General Barr, so I accepted what he said,” Ivanka Trump testified. The former president hit back, claiming in a statement to Truth Social that his daughter was “not involved in examining or studying the election results.” “He had long since checked out and, in my opinion, was just trying to respect Bill Barr and his position as Attorney General (he was screwed!),” he added. Democrats fire as Trump announces presidential bid Fox News briefly cuts Trump’s 2024 presidential announcement speech MSNBC not carrying it live Ivanka Trump told Fox News that while she “never intended to go into politics,” she is “very proud of what I’ve been able to accomplish.” “I left everything on the field and I don’t miss it,” he added.
