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April 27, 2024

Giant Zoff in the Trumps: Now Ivanka shoots against her father

Her father Donald (72) made Ivanka Trump (36) officially advisor to the US president in March 2017, with an office in the White House. What he may have underestimated: Ivanka has a good deal of self-confidence. She has not froze in gratitude in reverence for her father since then, but always puts small tips against her father - even in public. The highlight so far: At an event of the news portal Axios in Washington Ivanka now contradicted her father and boss as clearly as never before.

The media, which are always the focus of Trump's hostility, are in their eyes not "the enemy of the people". She does not feel that way, said Ivanka in all clarity. In addition, the now abolished family separation of illegal immigrants had been a "low point" of the previous government work. She was herself the "daughter of an immigrant", as her mother Ivana (69) was born in the former Czechoslovakia. Criticism of her father's policy, which could hardly be more obvious.

Donald Trump tries to relativize statements

They asked my daughter Ivanka is the enemy of the people. It is the FAKE NEWS, which is the enemy of the people!

? Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2018

Donald Trump tried to recapture the statements of his daughter already and made - of course via Twitter - clear that not all media are the enemy of the people, but very well the fake news. However, it will remain in an attempt to cover up the substantive difference between father and daughter. Already in the past US media reported repeatedly disagreements with Ivanka, which seems to be quite influential in the White House.

Among other things, she is currently in the background to ensure that current Chief of Staff John Kelly (51) is released soon, as he allegedly disseminated negative information about her and her husband Jared Kushner (37) in the media. Who will win this power struggle in the White House? As the rapporteurs from Washington agree: Ivanka Trump, who allegedly already Nick Ayers (35), the current chief of staff of Vice President Mike Pence (59), as a successor in position.

What drives Ivanka Trump?

Is the dog buried in it against her father for the broadside that has now occurred? Has she snubbed him out of calculus in public to show her power over him? Or is it simply her nature to express her opinion without filters? The fact is: She is anything but reliant on the job in the White House and basically has nothing to lose. Although she announced a few days ago to stamp her fashion label, she has almost astronomical assets.

As usual with all US government employees, their financial circumstances were made public. Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump can draw on a nearly 700 million euro empire, in case they should lose their advisory functions once.

Money is definitely not the mainspring of her motivation: she voluntarily also renounced to a verbeamtung and also on her salary as a consultant, because she "the concerns of critics noted" had. All that remains is to clarify whether Ivanka really cares about the matter or even more influence. The next days and weeks will perhaps show it. It always remains exciting in the White House in Washington.