Ivanka Trump sat with her father Donald Trump and her siblings in the Trump family box during the Republican National Convention on Thursday night.
It was the first time she performed with her father, after he decided to run for a second term.
Ivanka stood between her husband Jared Kushner and half-sister Tiffany Trump in the second row of the family box. Her father sat in front of her, next to his running mate JD Vance.
The former first daughter also joined the former president earlier in the evening as he signed papers to become the party’s official nominee. She wore a white Versace suit with Jimmy Choo shoes and a Manolo clutch.
Her siblings — Don Jr., Eric and Tiffany — have been at the Republican National Convention all week to support their father. The trio are also serving as Florida state delegates.
Ivanka Trump looks at Donald Trump’s father at the convention
Ivanka Trump said a few months ago that she would attend the convention in her “personal capacity” to watch her father accept the party’s nomination. She will not address the delegates.
She and her father are very close. She was by his side after the horrific attempt on his life.
The former first daughter met Donald Trump upon his arrival in Bedminster, N.J., on Saturday night after the attempted assassination. She also spoke to him on the phone while he was in the hospital, sources close to the campaign told DailyMail.com.
After the event, Ivanka thanked her supporters on social media and said she was “praying for America” after the act of “senseless violence.”
She also thanked the Secret Service for their response in capturing the shooter.
“I love you, Dad, today and always,” the former First Daughter wrote on X.
Ivanka added: “Thank you for your love and prayers for my father and for the other victims of today’s senseless violence in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“I am grateful to the Secret Service and all other law enforcement officials for their swift and decisive actions today. I continue to pray for our country.”
She also said she was convinced that her mother Ivana was watching over her father.
“Today marks two years since my mother passed away. I believe she was watching over my father last night during the attempt on his life. I miss her every day and pray for the safety of the family and friends she left behind,” Ivanka wrote on social media Sunday morning.
Although she supports her father’s wish to return to the White House, she does so behind the scenes.
Ivanka’s decision stands in stark contrast to the 2020 election, when she introduced her father at that year’s convention. She was also heavily involved in the 2016 convention.
But since Donald Trump lost that battle, she has done a 180-degree turn in politics.
Ivanka spoke candidly about her decision to leave politics in a rare interview. In an hour-long interview with Lex Fridman, she said she wanted to spend more time with her three children and that after serving in her father’s White House for four years, she felt like she had “left everything on the field.”
“I spent four years in Washington. I feel like I left everything on the field. I feel really good about it and I feel really privileged to have been able to do what I did,” she said.
However, she said she is her father’s biggest supporter as the former president faces multiple lawsuits.
“On a human level, it’s my father and I love him very much, so it’s painful to experience, but ultimately I hope it doesn’t have to be this way,” she said.
Ivanka served as a senior adviser in Trump’s administration from 2017 to 2021, but she was not closely involved in his second attempt at the White House.
Former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) stands with Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump (R), (from top L) daughter Ivanka Trump, daughter Tiffany Trump and her husband Michael Boulos
As Usha Chilukuri Vance, Ivanka Trump, former first lady Melania Trump and Eric Trump look on, Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, sign documents to officially accept the nomination
When Donald Trump announced his reelection bid last year, Ivanka said in a statement on social media that she loved her father but would not get involved in politics. She did not attend his announcement speech. And she did not attend the first presidential debate.
“I love my father very much. This time, I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family,” the former White House adviser said. “While I will always love and support my father, I will do so outside of the political arena going forward,” she said at the time.
She was also one of the few family members not present at his trial in New York earlier this year, when the former president was charged over hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels.
“It was a decision that came out of my parenting, where I really thought about what they need from me now. Politics is a tough business and I don’t think you should get involved in it. I think you either have to go all in or get out.”
Ivanka referred to “the price” her children would pay if she went all-in on the campaign, adding: “I’m not willing to let them pay that price.”
“As their mother, I feel very strongly about doing what’s right for them. I think there are many ways to serve, the enormity, the scale of what can be accomplished in public service, but I think there’s something equally valuable about serving in your own community.”
She said there is “a lot of darkness and negativity” in politics and that it is the opposite of “what feels right to me as a human being.”
Jared Kushner, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump enter the Trump family box
Former White House Senior Advisor Jared Kushner, Former White House Senior Advisor Ivanka Trump, Tiffany Trump and her husband Michael Boulos attend the final day of the Republican National Convention
Ivanka and husband Jared Kushner have tried to distance themselves from the turbulent world of politics as Donald Trump is reelected and faces a host of legal problems.
After Trump left office in January 2021, they moved to Florida with their children Arabella (12), Joseph (9) and Theodore (8).
Since leaving the White House, Ivanka has focused on charity work and reconnecting with old friends.
