After former president Donald Trump introduced his candidacy for the 2024 elections, his daughter Ivanka mentioned she deliberate to assist her father “exterior the political area”.
Ms Trump, who skipped her father’s announcement, mentioned in a press release to Fox Information: “I like my father very a lot. This time round, I’m selecting to prioritize my younger youngsters and the non-public life we’re creating as a household. I don’t plan to be concerned in politics.”
“Whereas I’ll at all times love and assist my father, going ahead I’ll achieve this exterior the political area. I’m grateful to have had the glory of serving the American individuals and can at all times be pleased with lots of our administration’s accomplishments.”
On Tuesday, not one of the former president’s youngsters attended his announcement for a 3rd bid for presidency.
Ms Trump mentioned whereas she is stepping away from politics, it doesn’t change her relationship together with her father.
“That hasn’t modified and can by no means change,” she was quoted as saying.
“I’ve had many roles over time however that of daughter is without doubt one of the most elemental and consequential. I’m loving this time with my children, loving life in Miami and the liberty and privateness with having returned to the non-public sector. This has been one of many biggest occasions of my life.”
Ms Trump served as an advisor to the White Home in the course of the Trump administration and now lives in Miami.
“My children are thriving, and I wish to keep this cadence — this rhythm — at this level in our household’s life,” she mentioned, including “time is fleeting, and each mum or dad will inform you it actually does go by so shortly.”
Mr Trump’s announcement comes after weeks of hypothesis over when he would formally declare himself a candidate for the presidency, having received the race in 2016 earlier than shedding to Mr Biden 4 years later.
He’s the topic of three separate legal probes into his conduct.
“With the intention to make America nice and superb once more I’m tonight asserting my candidacy for president of america,” the previous president mentioned.