Posted on 01/18/2017 4:19:23 PM PST by drewh
Ivanka Trump is going to be a huge deal in Washington. While a federal anti-nepotism law could prevent the 35-year-old from holding an official White House position after her father, Donald, assumes his role as the 45th president of the United States on January 20, “unofficially,” an Ivanka source reveals in the new issue of Us Weekly, “she will be Donald’s closest adviser.”
Over the course of her father’s successful campaign, the husky-voiced Seventeen cover model turned Trump Organization executive evolved into his most trusted consultant. “He looks to Ivanka for advice and consultation on almost everything,” notes a close Ivanka insider.
That relationship will continue, as the real estate tycoon, 70, assumes his role as commander in chief. While brother Donald Jr., 39, and Eric, 33, remain in New York City to run the Trump business empire, Ivanka is moving to the nation’s capital, where her husband, Jared Kushner, 36, will act as one of Donald’s senior advisers.
The mom of Arabella, 5, Joseph, 3, and Theodore, 9 months, could take a similar role. She announced January 11 that she’s taking a leave of absence from both the Trump Organization and her eponymous apparel and accessories firm. “Donald made the best deal for his daughter,” family friend and Avenue magazine columnist R. Couri Hay tells Us. “The boys get the multibillion-dollar company, and Ivanka gets Washington.”
Along with providing advice, the University of Pennyslvania grad could act as her dad’s buffer. Insiders say the polished businesswoman has a knack for calming her father, infamous for his hot temper and middle-of-the-night Twitter rants. “She balances him out,” explains an Ivanka source. “She learned to keep her mouth shut and just let him get it off his chest. She then rationally explains other points of view.”
Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump Fred Watkins/ABC via Getty Images As first daughter, she’ll push a female-centric agenda. “I’m a huge advocate for women and women’s issues, like child care,” Ivanka, whose website IvankaTrump.com includes a series of profiles called #WomenWhoWork, told Harper’s Bazaar in August. She’s already helped her dad craft a policy proposal that seeks to provide paid maternity leave and make child care expenses tax deductible. As she explains to the mag, “In half the country, the cost of child care exceeds the cost of housing.”
With stepmother Melania choosing to reside at the family’s NYC triplex penthouse until half brother Barron, 10, finishes the school year, Ivanka will also assume some first-lady responsibilities. “She will be at State functions,” Hay tells Us. “I think Melania is very happy to share those responsibilities with Ivanka.”
BTW I’m passably smart. Used to be OK in French. Kind of rusty though. Can hear Spanish but not speak it well. Tried Japanese and failed horribly.
Anyone who is fluent in at least two languages cannot be an idiot. JMHO.
Pearls were very traditional. One of my prized possessions is my mother’s pearls. don’t talk bad about my mama, :-)))
I worked with three little ones and day care expenses were a killer. I had twins my second time. My daughter had one in day care and pays $600 a month. Families really could use some help. I won’t argue the point. It’s just a fact.
Ivanka! (doh)
They must mean Hillary.
Everyone had pearls in the 50’s and 60’s. In my teens...we had pop earls....like Hillary.
“I’m a huge advocate for women and women’s issues, like child care,”
If it is American children, then that is okay. Obama has a passion for non-American children. He calls them Dreamers and wants American parents to provide for them with tax money rather than their own kids. American kids can’t dream, evidently.
If woman’s issues means daycare, all well and good. If it means abortion, not so good. I take some comfort that her family are observant, not secular Jews, and that she is an accomplished businesswoman. She’s got to be better than VJ.
“The bit about Trump going into rages in the middle of the night and having to be “calmed” sounds like fake news to me.”
How can that be known?
You don’t accrue the kind of wealth he has without immense self-control and discipline.
Isn’t it Melania who speaks five languages? Hadn’t heard that about Ivanka.
Corrected up thread. Yup, it is Melania.
I do not care for some of her less-than-conservative ideals.
:)
Actually D1 it’s a great idea. We want to encourage families to have children. One of the things I consistently hear is childcare eats up most of their paycheck. We want people to work rather than just get welfare, we want people to at least replace themselves (2 children).
Prediction:
Both Establishment Republicans and Democrats will do their best to divide and neuter.
They will try to create division between Ivanka and Priebus. Watch the fake news where Ivanka and Priebus will say the same thing in slightly different words and the media will claim they are fighting for control of access to Trump and control of what Trump hears and sees.
Likewise they will try to create division among the various national security appointees. And division among the various voices on healthcare, or on any and every issue.
What will be interesting is whether Trump supporters will take the bait the elite feeds us and turn on Priebus, or Price, or Flynn or Haley over some fake news purposely created to neuter the movement.
Mike Lee already is going to introduce a bill to limit the presidents tariff powers...
Children are better off being taken care of by their mothers instead of strangers.
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