Former first daughter Ivanka Trump made an appearance at her father’s Mar-a-Lago election party as insiders revealed she is considering a return to politics.
An unidentified source told page six that Ivanka would join former President Donald Trump at his private club for the election results, and another source later confirmed that she was present with her husband, Jared Kushner.
The two have remained noticeably absent from the Trump campaign, and some even mocked Ivanka when she posted the 16 lessons she learned when she turned 43 just hours before the presidential election, while her siblings were campaigning for their father.
She had previously vowed to stay away from politics, after she and Kushner became two of the former president’s most trusted advisers and top gatekeepers during his first administration.
But sources have suggested that the former First Daughter could return to her father’s side if he takes back the White House. Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, was also present at the Mar-a-Lago celebration.
Former first daughter Ivanka Trump reportedly appeared at her father’s Mar-a-Lago election party on Tuesday.
Lara Trump with her husband Eric at Mar-a-Lago on election night
After Trump’s defeat in the 2020 election, Ivanka and Jared decided to lay low in Miami with their three young children.
Ivanka focused on her role as a mother and her former socialite lifestyle, earning her way back into the good books of pro-democratic celebrity circles.
Meanwhile, Jared focused on making a lot of money from investors in foreign countries, people he had met while in government and who have since raked in millions at his private equity firm.
The former First Daughter later issued a carefully worded statement after failing to attend her father’s November 2022 announcement that he would run for president again.
“I love my father very much,” she said at the time. ‘This time, I choose to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family.
“I don’t plan to get involved in politics.”
She and her husband, Jared Kushner, have been noticeably absent from the former president’s campaign.
Kushner reiterated that message again last week, telling the New York Times that there was “zero” chance of Ivanka joining Trump’s campaign in the final stretch of his campaign.
He added that Ivanka ‘made the decision when she left Washington that she was closing that chapter of her life. And she has been remarkably consistent.
“Obviously the world is going to be different for us over the next four years if his father is president,” Kushner said.
“We support him, we’re obviously proud of him.” But you know, either way, our lives will continue to move forward.
Ivanka was also notably absent from his 2024 election campaign and did not appear at his historic trial in May, where he was found guilty of felonies over the Stormy Daniels scandal.
The couple decided to go unnoticed in Miami with their three young children
But in May, news website Puck reported that Ivanka was “desperate to get back” into the spotlight.
A source close to the Trump family also suggested to DailyMail.com that Ivanka could play a minor role in her father’s administration.
“I don’t see her doing anything that would take her away from Florida and her family,” the source said. But maybe Donald would fill in for her on a trip abroad, she could travel with him occasionally, or she could work on a special project. Nothing from day to day.
The source continued: ‘She will enjoy the pomp and pageantry. She would be at the inauguration. But Ivanka is worried about what the “taste makers” think and it is in her best interest to say that she no longer works full time with her father after January 6, and after his accusations and convictions.’
Finally, the source added: “Everything also needs to be seen through the lens of her husband and his (private equity) business.”
A source told DailyMail.com that Ivanka may have a minor role in her father’s management.
Kushner created the firm Affinity Partners after leaving the White House, where he oversaw the administration’s Middle East peace efforts.
It now has a $3.1 billion fund funded by the governments of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar, as well as Taiwanese billionaire Terry Gou.
Kushner made those high-level Arab contacts while in the Trump administration and is estimated to have personally earned at least $112 million in fees since 2021.
He has argued that as a private citizen he has the right to enter into international business and real estate deals, even if they involve foreign governments.
A company spokesperson also denied any irregularities or financial exploitation.
However, Kushner is the first to admit that the closer his father-in-law gets to the Oval Office, the more scrutiny his businesses will face.
He also knows that the spotlight would be even more intense if he or Ivanka joined Trump in government once again.
The company is also providing him and Ivanka with access to powerful, super-rich people and the means to enrich themselves from those contacts.