Incoming First Daughter Ivanka Trump recently shared how she plans to support President-elect Donald Trump as he prepares his return to the White House. Appearing on the Skinny Confidential Him & Her Podcast, Ivanka drew on her role in the first administration, serving as a senior advisor to her father, and now looks to support him as her daughter.
Trump explained that being the chief authority of the United States can be one of the “loneliest” positions in the world, given the nature of politics. “It’s the world’s loneliest position [the presidency], the enormity of the decisions you’re making on a daily basis, how transactional everyone is with you,” she said, speaking Michael and Lauryn Evarts Bosstick.
Ivanka further illustrated how relationships in the presidency can be incredibly shallow. “You know your closest friends—everyone’s passionate about something, and they all want to spend the short time they have with you, selling you on what they think is something good and positive and productive for this country and the world,” she said.
Describing the Oval Office as the “lonely perch,” she added, “And I would often think about this during the first four years, but now I’m having a little distance from it.” In light of this, Trump seeks to embody a more familial role with her father, supporting him as he endures the formidable challenge of making America great again.
“I think I’m most looking forward to just being able to show up for him as a daughter and be there for him, to take his mind off things, to watch a movie with him, or watch a sports game, to know that he can be with me and be himself and just relax and for me to be able to provide that for him and in a very loving way as his daughter,” she said.
In other news about the Trump family, The Tribune reported on comments from Melania during a recent interview with Fox News’s Ainsley Earhardt, where she detailed the transition back into the White House. According to the incoming first lady, the transition team has approximately five hours to move the Biden’s out of the White House.
Explaining how this transition will be different compared to 2017, Melania said, “The first time was challenging. We didn’t have much of the information. The information was upheld for us from the previous administration. But this time I have everything. I have the plans I could move in. I already packed, I already selected the furniture that needs to go in. So it’s, it’s a very different transition this time, the second time around.”
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Acknowledging that President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden have not vacated the White House, she said, “They’re still living there, and they will be out on January 20.” Melania added, “So what happened is, on January 20, the transition team has only five hours to move Biden’s out and to move us in,” Melania said, before illustrating the micromanagement that must occur. “So everything needs to be planned to the minute.”
Watch the interview below:
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