{"id":2288542,"date":"2024-07-03T11:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivanka-trump-rules-out-return-to-politics-a-pretty-dark-world-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-07-03T11:09:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:09:57","slug":"ivanka-trump-rules-out-return-to-politics-a-pretty-dark-world-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivanka-trump-rules-out-return-to-politics-a-pretty-dark-world-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivanka Trump rules out return to politics, \u2018a pretty dark world\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fivanka-trump-rules-out-return-to-politics-a-pretty-dark-world-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2288542&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In an interview with\u2064 Lex Fridman, Ivanka Trump \u2064has ruled out a return to politics, describing it as a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ivanka-trump-opens-up-about-fathers-conviction-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Ivanka Trump opens up about father\u2019s conviction - Washington Examiner\">pretty dark world<\/a>.&#8221; She expressed satisfaction \u2062with her time in her father&#8217;s \u200cWhite House and is now\u2064 focused on her family, volunteer work, and personal interests. Trump emphasized the\u2063 importance of being fully committed to politics and stated\u2062 that she couldn&#8217;t <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michele-tafoya-blasted-by-media-elites-after-criticizing-critical-race-theory\/\" title=\"Michele Tafoya Blasted by Media Elites After Criticizing Critical Race Theory\">imagine leaving<\/a> her \u200bfamily life for the rough and tumble of politics, \u2063even if her father were to win \u2063again.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">\n<div class=\"tdb-search-form-inner\"><input class=\"tdb-head-search-form-input\" placeholder=\" \" type=\"text\" value name=\"s\" autocomplete=\"off\"><button class=\"wpb_button wpb_btn-inverse btn tdb-head-search-form-btn\" title=\"Search\" type=\"submit\"><span>Search<\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ivanka Trump rules out return to politics, \u2018a pretty dark world\u2019<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> <a class=\"tdb-author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/paul-bedard\/\">Paul Bedard<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2024-07-03T10:37:02-04:00\">July 3, 2024 10:37 am<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1693824\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/1464115\/spotlight-off-but-ivanka-trump-is-still-helping-the-needy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Ivanka Trump,<\/a> who for four years championed several White House initiatives for her father, is ruling out a return to Washington or politics, calling it a \u201cpretty dark world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now much more focused on her home life and three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/children\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>children<\/a>, Trump said that she did her best to improve the nation during her stint in former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/fairness-justice\/3067593\/why-trump-would-likely-improve-economy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s White House, and now it is time for others to step up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel like I left it all on the field. I feel really good about it, and I feel really privileged to have been able to do what I did,\u201d Trump said in an extraordinary three-hour podcast interview with Lex Fridman.<\/p>\n<p>Since leaving Washington with her three young children and fellow White House aide and husband <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jared-kushner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Jared Kushner,<\/a> Trump has jumped into volunteer efforts, raising her family and exploring sports and fitness.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ivanka Trump: Politics, Family, Real Estate, Fashion, Music, and Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #436\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2oxdDKHdcM8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>She told Fridman that the difference between 2016 and 2024 is that when her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-top-5-moments-from-ben-shapiros-appearance-on-real-time-with-bill-maher\/\" title=\"WATCH: Top 5 Moments From Ben Shapiro\u2019s Appearance On \u2018Real Time With Bill Maher\u2019\">father ran<\/a> and won, he was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-democrats-made-themselves-miserable-and-want-you-to-be-too\/\" title=\"How Democrats Made Themselves Miserable And Want You To Be Too\">true outsider<\/a> with few he could rely on in his inner circle. Now, after being president for four years and a front-runner in his challenge to President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Joe Biden<\/a>, he has a good team around him.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said that when her father first announced, \u201ceverything changed.\u201d And when he asked Ivanka and Jared to join the West Wing, there was no choice other than to agree.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen my father won, he asked Jared and I to join him. And in asking that question, you know, keep in mind he was a total outsider, so there was no bench of people as he would have today. He had never spent the night in Washington, D.C., before staying in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/White-House\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>White House<\/a>. And so when he asked us to join him, he trusted us, trusted in our ability to execute,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere wasn\u2019t a part of me that could imagine a 70 or 80-year-old version of myself looking back and having been okay with having said no and going back to my life as I knew it before. I mean, in retrospect, I realized there is no life as you know before, you know, but just the idea of not saying yes, wherever that would lead me, and so I dove in,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Happy Father\u2019s Day! <\/p>\n<p>Celebrating all the amazing dads out there with love and gratitude! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fFdVy86ktZ\">pic.twitter.com\/fFdVy86ktZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IvankaTrump\/status\/1802346329256985055?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But today, Ivanka said that she couldn\u2019t imagine leaving her family-focused life. She said, \u201cLife\u2019s not fair,\u201d but it\u2019s better with her children around all the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s actually made me a much softer person, a much better listener. I think I see people more truly for who they are as opposed to how I want them to be sometimes. And I think being a parent to three children who are all exceptional and all incredibly different has enabled that in me,\u201d said Ivanka.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, a trade to return to the rough and tumble of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>politics<\/a> if her father wins isn\u2019t in the cards.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Moto Mama ! \ud83c\udfc1 <\/p>\n<p>Thank you @miamimxparkofficial \ud83e\udd19 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/poQQG1ZNNq\">pic.twitter.com\/poQQG1ZNNq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IvankaTrump\/status\/1779617068012171460?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPolitics is a rough, rough business and I think it\u2019s one that you also can\u2019t dabble in. I think you have to either be all in or all out. And I know today, the cost they would pay for me being all in, emotionally in terms of my absence at such a formative point in their life. And I\u2019m not willing to make them bear that cost. I served for four years and feel so privileged to have done it, but as their mom, I think it\u2019s really important that I do what\u2019s right for them. And I think there are a lot of ways you can serve,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>She called her father\u2019s recent conviction in a hush money deal painful and did commit to joining the family at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Republican-National-Convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Republican National Convention<\/a>. But at home, she said, life is better.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also think for politics, it\u2019s a pretty dark world. There\u2019s a lot of darkness, a lot of negativity, and it\u2019s just really at odds with what feels good for me as a human being. And it\u2019s a really rough business. So for me and my family, it feels right to not participate,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1693824\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1693824\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><a class=\"tdb-logo-a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" title=\"Washington Examiner\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-img-wrap\"><\/span><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-logo-text-title\">Washington Examiner<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ivanka Trump has decided not to return to politics, describing it as a negative and challenging environment. She is now focused on her family and personal life, and believes that there are other ways to serve without being involved in politics. Trump reflected on her time in her father&#8217;s administration and expressed gratitude for the experience, but stated that she is not willing to sacrifice time with her children for a return to the political arena. 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