Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you could’t avoid hearing aboutIvanka TrumpandJared Kushner.
This was true even before Ivanka’s dad, Donald, got involved in politics.
“Whenever we see them we’re like, ‘the best deal we ever made!'”
At least, that’s the story that she tells.
“Jared and my father initially bonded over a combination of me and real estate,” she toldForbes.
At first, the couple tried to keep things out of the public eye.
In April 2007, New York Mag’sIntelligencerreported that the two were claiming to be “just friends.”
Growing up as the daughter of a celebrity had made her apprehensive.
“There are enough stories about my family.
We have all been in the public eye.
And we understand the process.”
Ivankawas raised Presbyterianwhile Kushner is Jewish, and the difference between their faiths concerned Kushner.
“Ivanka told me it was the worst decision of my life.
She was right.”
The decision may not have been entirely in Kushner’s hands, though.
They rekindled their romance on the voyage and have been together ever since.
I’m as close to Jewish, with an ‘i-s-h’ naturally as anyone can start off."
Since her conversion, Judaism has been a big part of Ivanka’s life.
I really find that with Judaism, it creates an amazing blueprint for family connectivity."
They did hold back when it came to registering for gifts, though.
Asked-for items included $10 spatulas and $4.95 placemats.
“We feel incredibly grateful and blessed.
Thank you all for your support and well wishes!”
Their first baby, Arabella Rose, was followed by a boy, Joseph Frederick, two years later.
We are honored to name our son after these two distinguished men."
Their youngest child, Theodore James, was born in 2016, asIvanka tweeted.
“My life is chaotic right now,” she toldPeopleafter welcoming Theodore.
“I’m exhausted 90% of the time.
Being a mother is the most rewarding experience, but also the most wild and stressful.”
“Jared and I both work long hours,” Ivanka toldPeoplea couple of weeks before their wedding.
“He is successful in his own right and very active in his work.
Like my father, he encourages me to follow my passion for real estate.”
In 2020, Ivanka toldPeoplethat her husband is also dedicated to parenting.
“It’s very seldom that we’ll have a commitment on a Saturday or a Sunday.
It’s really about us being together,” she said.
“I don’t think people understand how powerful he is.
I really don’t,” Andrea Bernstein, author of “American Oligarchs,” toldVox.
“People underestimate his proximity to power and his willingness to use it.”
Trump’s plan was to fire them by tweet.
WRONG, pure fiction.
Never even crossed my mind.
Just have to fight trouble-making creeps like Maggie, and all the rest!"
I believe he’s broadened the reach of the Republican party, which is really important to me."
Kushner updated his party affiliation around the same time, reportedVice.
“Now I’m a Republican.
I think the Republican party is growing now that people like me feel comfortable being part of it.”
Turning Republican may have made things a bit awkward with the rest of the Kushners.
She said that Ivanka sympathized and once told her, “I am in a family of Democrats.
I get it.”
Could Jared Kushner be the first gentleman some day?
Never thought of that one.
I’ve never even heard but that’s an interesting idea.
… but she’s a very capable person, that I can tell you."
She’s next to her father every day.
She knows all what is going around.
I think she could be one day the first woman president, definitely.
She’s smart as hell, she’s beautiful, she’s au courant.
How much more you might have?"
Only time will tell.
That’s the world of ‘Gossip Girl,’ so to deny it would be wrong."
The Season 4 appearance was a brief one, and Kushner didn’t even speak.
Ivanka did, though, and likely enjoyed her stint on the hit show.
I’m addicted to it!
I have to confess I have a ‘thing’ for Chuck Bass myself."
There’s no chance of them ever being on “Gossip Girl” these days, though.
The HBO rebootdebuted in 2021, and Safran told theDaily Beasthe wouldn’t have the couple back.
“[A]t the time, they were just sorta-celebrities,” he said.
