What will become of Ivanka and Jared after the Trump era?
The end of Trump's presidency leaves his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner in search of a new home, but it seems that it will not be in their old New York apartment, but in a house in neighboring New Jersey.
The end of Trump's presidency leaves his daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner in search of a new home, but it seems that it will not be in their old New York apartment, but in a house in neighboring New Jersey.
Sam Nunberg, who was a brief advisor to Trump's campaign, said he would never dare give the couple advice, but "I'm moving to Florida next year because of the taxes and the lifestyle."
Wherever they settle, Ivanka Trump and Kushner seem ready for a quick exit from Washington, where they always struggled to fit in. The couple had already expanded their “cottage” in New Jersey by 230 square meters in 2016, adding a basement and a living room with a fireplace, all documented by her on Instagram. The new plans for Bedminster Township call for the expansion of the master bedroom, bathroom and dressing room, two new bedrooms, a study and a ground floor deck, making it more comparable to the $ 5 million house they rented for $ 15,000 a month in the upscale Kalorama enclave in Washington.
Plans also call for the addition of five "cabanas" over 460 square meters each to the property, and a recreational complex with spa treatments and a "general store." A family friend said Tuesday that renovations have been underway for a while, but Trump representatives are ready to present the plans to the municipality on December 3.
When Ivanka Trump and Kushner moved to Washington, they had convinced many that they would be a moderating voice in the West Wing.
Since then it has been a turbulent social adventure, best illustrated by her experience with the Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School in the United States capital. In 2017, they enrolled their two oldest children in that private elementary school.
That institution's small student body clearly leans toward the progeny of public officials and diplomats derided by Trump as the "deep state." The Kushner enrollment created the kind of heated divide that has followed the Trumps to where they go for the past four years. Some parents lobbied to deny them admission; others urged tolerance because children are not responsible for what they saw as their grandfather's sins.
Once their children were admitted, Trump and Kushner tended to violate the unspoken rule of the Washington private school world: Parents of students with strong security measures keep disruptions to a minimum, four parents said. At school events, the family and their security entourage often occupied the first two rows and stood to greet government supporters, an irritated parent said.
Three people, including two who were present, spoke about a birthday party the children attended, where Kushner accompanied them and then asked the hosts for the Wi-Fi password so he could work in the room.
Tensions came to a head this fall, following the event to announce Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court, in which there were few face masks, no social distancing, an outbreak of coronavirus infections and the subsequent hospitalization of the president with COVID-19. With parents on the warpath, school administrators reached out to the family to inquire about possible exposure from the students, the youngest of whom had been attending face-to-face classes. According to a person familiar with the discussions, the conversations failed due to the couple's reluctance to answer basic questions such as when was the last time their children were in contact with Trump.
On October 19, the family withdrew the children from the institution and enrolled them in another Jewish elementary school located in Rockville, Maryland, a suburb of Washington.
A White House spokeswoman, Carolina Hurley, has issued the same blanket response since last week when the Jewish Telegraphic Agency first reported on the removal of the children from school: family on what is best for their children in the midst of a pandemic. As with all families, school choices and education are deeply personal decisions and they owe no one, especially idle gossip seeking the attention of the press, an explanation. "
