Ivanka is and always has been Daddy’s little girl. I believe within reason, President Trump has always given her whatever she wanted.
Fortunately, she’s very intelligent (hard not to be, given her parents) and he has always expected her to work for what she wants. I have seen no evidence that she has ever been an advisor, other than this is what’s happening here and this is what they want or expect at different aspects of the business. I believe he has always had an advisor role in her business plans and decisions.
Melania is also very intelligent and totally focused on her husband and son. I don’t believe she considers Ivanka a threat in any way.
I think Melania also has an intuitive grasp of people and events. She totally supports her husband, has complete faith in him and always shows up when she is needed. She is the one member of the family who knew he would win before he started and if you paid attention to body language and expressions, knew he would win on election night.
She and Barron can afford to be in NY right now. President Trump is working 20 hour days and doesn’t have time to devote to his family on an hourly basis. They come when he has some free time and are always with him and are always with him at Mara Largo.
I am not explaining well and I may be wrong but that’s my take on the family structure.
Just imagine for a second that Melania was like Hillary Clinton.
There would be a battle between first children and Hillary.
But Melania is no Hillary. She doesn’t appear to care about power in that way.
That is not to say that she wouldn’t fiercely protect and defend Barron if it was between Barron and Ivanka.
This comes into play with the family business.
Who takes the reins..does Barron get shut out, etc...
Family dynamics between 3 different family situations involving money can be very very tricky.