As President-elect Donald Trump campaigned from coast to coast on the path to his decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris this week, two familiar faces from his first term in office were largely absent: his oldest daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner. Although Ivanka Trump and Kushner appeared on stage with Trump during his victory celebration in West Palm Beach, Florida, on Wednesday morning, their absence on the campaign trail is notable for the pair, who served as senior advisers to the president-election during his first term. When Trump began his third bid for the White House nearly two years ago, Ivanka Trump announced that she and Kushner did “not plan to be involved in politics” and were instead prioritizing their children and family life.
She also did not attend her father’s campaign announcement in November 2022. “I love my father very much,” she shared on Instagram after her father made his announcement. “This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family.
" More recently, Kushner told the New York Times in October that Trump's win would not change much for the family. Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team. "Obviously the world is different for us over the next four years if her father is president,” Kushner told the Times, but added that he didn’t see “a major shift in terms of what we prioritize.
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