Ivanka Trump has always been one of the closest associates and allies of her father Donald Trump. During his first presidency, she joined him in his endeavors as a senior advisor.
After many years in politics, Ivanka chose to completely withdraw herself from the Washington life altogether. In fact, one of her books revealed that Donald Trump requested help with a political issue post her exit, but she refused to get involved.
Throughout the campaign years, Ivanka remained deeply involved in her father’s political efforts. She traveled alongside him during the election trail and became one of the campaign’s most recognizable voices, including during the Republican National Convention in 2016. Managing such a public role while under constant scrutiny proved demanding.
“My life is chaotic right now,” Ivanka told People Magazine in 2020. “I’m exhausted 90 percent of the time … Being a mother is the most rewarding experience, but also the most wild and stressful.”
Despite the fact that this job required long working hours and frequent media appearances, both Ivanka and several other family members from the Trump clan volunteered to become senior advisors without being paid anything for their work. However, in the meantime, she received negative feedback from those who felt she could have taken a stand against certain policies promoted by her father.
As the administration moved forward, some relationships from her previous social circle reportedly began to disappear.
Among them was Chelsea Clinton, who had once been seen attending events and social gatherings with Ivanka. However, once the Trump administration took office, the friendship appeared to end, despite Ivanka previously identifying as a Democrat herself.
In 2018, Clinton, speaking with Stephen Colbert, explained: “I have not spoken to her in a long time. It’s clear that she has supported policies and decisions that I don’t agree with. I’ve been very vocal about my opposition to President Trump.”
She added: “I think anyone who works for the president certainly should expect to be scrutinized for not only whatever decisions she or he is making, but also for whatever decisions the White House is making on any given day.”
Chelsea Clinton told Watch What Happens Now in 2020 how she really felt. She said, “I have not spoken to her since 2016 and I have no interest in being friends with [her]. We were in touch at the beginning of the [2016] campaign but it’s just really hard when there’s someone who’s actively embracing their candidate — whether it’s their father or not … I don’t want to be friends with someone like that,” Clinton added.
Ivanka Trump reportedly struggled with the way some friendships changed during her White House years. According to the New York Post, she felt disappointed that several people she once considered close friends distanced themselves from her while she worked in her father’s administration.
“Ivanka hated all the criticism and the threats and was unhappy about how a lot of their friends turned their back on them,” an unnamed source said. “She feels it’s bad for her family … and negative in general in her circle of friends. She wants as normal a life as she can arrange for her and her family.”
On the other hand, her business interests also met with backlash. Some of the biggest brands that carried her brand, such as Nordstrom, Burlington, and Neiman Marcus, withdrew their support following her father’s election. The fashion brand, established by Ivanka in 2011, emphasized professional yet affordable clothes for women; however, due to the ongoing controversy, Ivanka decided to terminate her brand in 2018.
Further controversy was unleashed through Stephanie Grisham, White House Press Secretary at the time, who released her memoir, I’ll Take Your Questions Now. In her memoirs, she described Ivanka and Jared’s relationship in the administration rather negatively, suggesting that they frequently behaved like royalty in the White House.
One of the most discussed episodes was connected with the state visit to the United Kingdom where Ivanka and Jared were trying to force an official meeting with Queen Elizabeth II despite protocol regulations. As stated by Grisham, Ivanka and Jared wanted to attend the meeting with the President and his wife, but certain difficulties made it impossible.
Grisham later wrote that the incident made her feel as though “Jared and Ivanka thought they were the royal family of the United States.”
In the memoir, Grisham also claimed Ivanka frequently referred to Donald Trump as “my father” during official meetings, while describing Kushner as someone who inserted himself into projects but distanced himself whenever problems emerged.
Currently, Ivanka resides in Florida with her husband Jared Kushner and their three children, concentrating on their family life. Those familiar with the family maintain that although Ivanka’s ties with her father are very tight, any guidance or views on politics are expressed privately.
In 2025, author Michael Wolff offered new details about the relationship between Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump in his book All or Nothing. Wolff, who has written several books about Trump and his political career, suggested that Ivanka is no longer willing to publicly support her father in every controversy.
One of the book’s most discussed claims revolves around accusations of antisemitism directed at Trump following the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel. According to Wolff, Trump struggled to give what many considered a clear and unwavering show of support for Israel, which reportedly created concern within his campaign team.
The author claims Trump then turned to Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, both of whom are Jewish, hoping they would publicly defend him. Wolff alleged that the campaign initially wanted Kushner to issue a statement backing Trump and rejecting accusations that he was antisemitic.
However, according to the book, Kushner repeatedly avoided becoming publicly involved. Wolff wrote that campaign officials eventually lowered their expectations and sought a simpler statement declaring that Trump was not antisemitic.
As quoted in reports about the book, Kushner allegedly responded: “No, Ivanka and I aren’t going to do that. We’re not going to go and put our names on something and get in the middle of things. That’s just not what we’re going to do this time.”
The episode reportedly highlighted how much Ivanka and Jared have stepped back from direct political involvement compared to Trump’s first term in office. While the couple still maintains a relationship with him privately, Wolff’s account suggests they are far more cautious about attaching themselves to political battles publicly.
According to The Guardian, the publisher described All or Nothing as a broad inside look at Trump’s political comeback, covering everything from legal troubles and assassination attempts to campaign drama and his eventual victory.
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