Ivanka Trump
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And then you go into the White House and it is sand through an hourglass, whether it's four years or eight years. It's a finite period of time you have. And most people don't last four years. I think the average in the White House is 18 months. It's exhausting.
And then you go into the White House and it is sand through an hourglass, whether it's four years or eight years. It's a finite period of time you have. And most people don't last four years. I think the average in the White House is 18 months. It's exhausting.
And then you go into the White House and it is sand through an hourglass, whether it's four years or eight years. It's a finite period of time you have. And most people don't last four years. I think the average in the White House is 18 months. It's exhausting.
But it's the only time when you're at home with your own children that you feel, you think about all the people you've met and you feel guilty about any time that's spent not advancing those interests to the best of your capacity. And that's a hard thing. That's a really hard feeling as a parent.
But it's the only time when you're at home with your own children that you feel, you think about all the people you've met and you feel guilty about any time that's spent not advancing those interests to the best of your capacity. And that's a hard thing. That's a really hard feeling as a parent.
But it's the only time when you're at home with your own children that you feel, you think about all the people you've met and you feel guilty about any time that's spent not advancing those interests to the best of your capacity. And that's a hard thing. That's a really hard feeling as a parent.
And it's really challenging then to be present, to always need to answer your phone, to always need to be available. It's very difficult. It's taxing, but it's also the greatest privilege in the world.
And it's really challenging then to be present, to always need to answer your phone, to always need to be available. It's very difficult. It's taxing, but it's also the greatest privilege in the world.
And it's really challenging then to be present, to always need to answer your phone, to always need to be available. It's very difficult. It's taxing, but it's also the greatest privilege in the world.
That was everything. You know, to have that, to have the support systems I had in place with my husband. And, you know, we had left New York and wound up in Washington. In New York, I lived 10 blocks away from my mother-in-law, who if I wasn't taking my kids to school, she was. So we lost some of that, which was very hard. But we had what mattered, which was each other. And...
That was everything. You know, to have that, to have the support systems I had in place with my husband. And, you know, we had left New York and wound up in Washington. In New York, I lived 10 blocks away from my mother-in-law, who if I wasn't taking my kids to school, she was. So we lost some of that, which was very hard. But we had what mattered, which was each other. And...
That was everything. You know, to have that, to have the support systems I had in place with my husband. And, you know, we had left New York and wound up in Washington. In New York, I lived 10 blocks away from my mother-in-law, who if I wasn't taking my kids to school, she was. So we lost some of that, which was very hard. But we had what mattered, which was each other. And...
And, you know, my kids were young. When I got to Washington, Theo, my youngest was eight months old. And Arabella, my oldest, my daughter was five years old. So they were still quite young. We have a son, Joseph, who's three. And I think for me, like, the dose of levity coming home at night and having them there and just joyful. And it was super grounding and important for me.
And, you know, my kids were young. When I got to Washington, Theo, my youngest was eight months old. And Arabella, my oldest, my daughter was five years old. So they were still quite young. We have a son, Joseph, who's three. And I think for me, like, the dose of levity coming home at night and having them there and just joyful. And it was super grounding and important for me.
And, you know, my kids were young. When I got to Washington, Theo, my youngest was eight months old. And Arabella, my oldest, my daughter was five years old. So they were still quite young. We have a son, Joseph, who's three. And I think for me, like, the dose of levity coming home at night and having them there and just joyful. And it was super grounding and important for me.
I still remember Theo when he was around three, three and a half years old, Jared used to make me coffee every morning. And it was like my great luxury that I would sit there. He still makes it for me every morning. I told him I'm never, even though I, I secretly know how to actually work the coffee machine. But I've convinced him that I have no idea how to work the coffee machine.
I still remember Theo when he was around three, three and a half years old, Jared used to make me coffee every morning. And it was like my great luxury that I would sit there. He still makes it for me every morning. I told him I'm never, even though I, I secretly know how to actually work the coffee machine. But I've convinced him that I have no idea how to work the coffee machine.
I still remember Theo when he was around three, three and a half years old, Jared used to make me coffee every morning. And it was like my great luxury that I would sit there. He still makes it for me every morning. I told him I'm never, even though I, I secretly know how to actually work the coffee machine. But I've convinced him that I have no idea how to work the coffee machine.
Now I'm going to be busted. But it's a skill I don't want to learn because it's one of his acts of love. He brings me coffee. every morning in bed while I read the newspapers and, um, and Theo would watch this. And so he got Jared to teach him how to make coffee and Theo learned how to make like a full blown cappuccino.
Now I'm going to be busted. But it's a skill I don't want to learn because it's one of his acts of love. He brings me coffee. every morning in bed while I read the newspapers and, um, and Theo would watch this. And so he got Jared to teach him how to make coffee and Theo learned how to make like a full blown cappuccino.