Ivanka Trump has been keeping her head down in Florida instead of joining her father as he runs the home stretch of the election campaign.
The former president’s daughter has been notably absent from his events, and with just four days to go still hasn’t been wheeled out to stump for him.
While Donald Trump was running three hours late to a rally in Traverse City, Michigan, on Friday, she was on her way to synagogue with her family.
Ivanka, 42, was spotted walking with her husband Jared Kushner and their daughter Arabella Rose, 13, and son Joseph Frederick, 11, late on Friday afternoon.
Ivanka Trump has been keeping her head down in Florida instead of joining her father as he runs the home stretch of the election campaign
Ivanka, 42, was spotted walking with her husband Jared Kushner and their daughter Arabella Rose, 13, and son Joseph Frederick, 11, late on Friday afternoon
They were on their way to a synagogue in Surfside, Miami, to celebrate the Jewish holiday Simchat Torah
They were on their way to a synagogue in Surfside, Miami, to celebrate the Jewish holiday Simchat Torah, which marks the conclusion of the annual cycle of public Torah readings.
Ivanka, who converted to Judaism before her marriage, and Kushner have a second son, Theodore James, 8, but he didn’t appear to be with them.
The former first daughter wore a see-through white cotton dress, split to the thigh, and flat shoes – nearly identical to Arabella’s outfit.
Joseph trundled along on a skateboard, sensibly wearing a helmet along with a white polo shirt, grey shorts, and bright red sneakers.
Kushner didn’t get the white outfit memo and was instead in a blue polo shirt with grey pants and sneakers.
While her father was running three hours late to a rally in Traverse City, Michigan, on Friday, she was on her way to synagogue with her family
The former president’s daughter has been notably absent from his events, and with just four days to go still hasn’t been wheeled out to stump for him
Ivanka promised two years ago that she wouldn’t be part of Trump’s election campaign, despite being deployed regularly on his first two.
‘I love my father very much. This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics,’ she told Fox News in 2022.
‘While I will always love and support my father, going forward I will do so outside the political arena.
‘I am grateful to have had the honor of serving the American people and I will always be proud of many of our Administration’s accomplishments.’
Ivanka was an adviser to Trump during his four years in office and named head of the newly established Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship.
She led a delegation to India to promote women’s entrepreneurship, and spoke against human trafficking at the UN General Assembly.
Ivanka and her daughter Arabella smile as they walk down the street in Surfside
Joseph trundled along on a skateboard, sensibly wearing a helmet along with a white polo shirt, grey shorts, and bright red sneakers
Kushner didn’t get the white outfit memo and was instead in a blue polo shirt with grey pants and sneakers
Ivanka wore a see-through white cotton dress, split to the thigh, and flat shoes – nearly identical to Arabella’s outfit
Unique among Trump’s close family, Ivanka said she didn’t believe the her father’s lie that the 2020 election was ‘stolen’, and accepted claims of voter fraud had ‘zero basis’.
However, she insisted her relationship with her father ‘hasn’t changed and will never change’
‘I’ve had many roles over the years but that of daughter is one of the most elemental and consequential,’ she said.
‘I am loving this time with my kids, loving life in Miami and the freedom and privacy with having returned to the private sector.’
By contrast, the men in the family, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump (pictured at a Butler, Pennsylvania, rally, frequently attend and sometimes speak at rallies and regularly represent their father at events and defend him in the media and online
Eric and Lara Trump attend a rally on October 5, the day Donald Trump returned to Butler, Pennsylvania, after the July assassination attempt against him
Don Jr spoke at in Red Springs, North Carolina, on October 18
The only appearance Ivanka made during the 2024 campaign was appearing on stage at the Republican National Convention with the rest of the family.
Her half-sister Tiffany Trump also shied away from the campaign, and Trump’s wife Melania made only occasional appearances.
By contrast, the men in the family, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, frequently attend and sometimes speak at rallies and regularly represent their father at events and defend him in the media and online.
Donald Trump Jr speaks during a phone banking event at a West Valley Republicans office in Sun City, Arizona, on October 23