In a 2016 CNN interview, Ivanka Trump revealed that Donald Trump wasn’t a very present father when his children were babies. “He wasn’t long on diaper changing and things like that,” she revealed. Ivana Trump also said that Donald preferred the company of his kids when they were much older, sharing that he was clueless when it came to interacting with toddlers. “He would give it to me because he had no idea what to do,” she told New York magazine in 2004. The roles seem to be reversed now; it’s Ivanka who is avoiding her father.
As an adult, Ivanka worked for her dad at the Trump Organization and later joined him in the White House, where she served as a senior advisor. But she decided not to participate in Donald’s 2024 presidential campaign and she’s rarely seen with him these days. Ivanka didn’t even put in an appearance at Donald’s hush-money trial, where he could have used the morale boost. “She is very happy, living her best life,” an insider told People in March 2024. “She left politics totally in the rearview mirror and so this time around, even if her dad is the leading Republican candidate, she basically doesn’t care.” So, if Donald desires to spend more time with his daughter now, his best move might be to take a page from her and get out of the political game.
