As gets set to move back into the White House, his daughter Ivanka had a brutal three-word reaction when asked whether she'll go back too.
relocated to Florida with her husband Jared Kushner and their three children after Trump lost the 2020 election to . But, the business tycoon is ready to move back into theas he prepares to take office again from next week after beating Kamala Harris in November's election.
This time Ivanka will be playing a different role in her dad's presidency. During his last term, Trump's daughter was among his top advisers, but this time she'll be supporting her father as a family member from a more emotional point of view.
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Speaking to Skinny Confidential's 'Him & Her Show' podcast, the president-elect's elder daughter explained that this time around she plans to steer clear of Washington DC. She bluntly declared: "I hate politics."
As she explained: "I love policy and impact. I hate politics. And unfortunately, the two are not separable", said the 43-year-old. During her time as Trump's adviser Ivanka worked on child tax credit, getting the tax credit doubled as it went through the legislative process.
But she added that it is a "very dark, negative business", saying: "There is a darnkess to that that I don't really want to welcome into mine."
"The main reason I am not going back to serve now is I know the cost, and it's a price that I'm not willing to make my kids bear," she explained. But she said she will still "show up" for Trump "as a daughter" as he takes office once again.
"I'm most looking forward to just being able to show up for him as a daughter and be there for him, to take his mind off things and like watch a movie with him or watch a sports game," she said. "To know that he can be with me, and be himself and just relax and for me to be able to provide that for him in a very loving way as his daughter."
Ivanka went on to add: "It's the world's loneliest position, the enormity of the decisions you're making o na daily basis, how transactional everyone is with you... So it's a very lonely perch."
During her dad's presidency, Ivanka had an office in the West Wing from 2017 until Jannuary 2021 and was a constant presence in the Oval Office as well as joining her father on both domestic and international travels. Discussing her experience in the White House, she told podcast hosts Lauryn Bosstick and Michael Bosstick it was a "very emotional time".
"You become a little bit calloused," she explained. "It's a very dark, negative [business]. And some people love the gladiator aspect of it. The fight - that was never me." She added: "I went through years of craziness, and I've never become cycnical about I think the fundamental goodness of people. Hopefully I'll live a life that continues to be impactful, regardless of where I do it."
This time around, Ivanka is keen to focus on her children, Arabella, Joseph and Theodore. She explained: "My primary goals were just to like, be the best freaking mum. Every time I had to miss something, I'm like 'I will never let this happen again the minute I leave the White House'."
Ivanka and her husband Jared live in Miami, where The Apprentice star's daughter has been spotted doing the school run and watching her kids' sporting games as well as reportedly taking up surfing and jujutsu. Speaking of her decision to stay in Florida rather than relocate to DC, Ivanka said: "I feel super great about this decision."
But she did credit her time in the White House for helping her to grow as a person. She said: "It was a time of extraordinary personal growth for me and learning. In retrospect, I was able to break free of a bubble that I didn't even know that I was in of the sort of Upper East Side of New York."