Ivanka Trump has offered a rare glimpse into her upbringing in the public eye, revealing her childhood was frequently “quite turbulent” as the daughter of US President Donald Trump.
The 44-year-old mom joined Steven Bartlett on The Diary of a CEO podcast in an episode titled ‘Ivanka Trump: I Learned What Most People Never Do at 9 Years Old!’ which aired on Thursday, April 9, discussing her family dynamics.
She took to X, previously known as Twitter, to share her thoughts on the conversation, posting: “This conversation meant a lot to me,” before elaborating, “On @thediaryoface, I opened up with @StevenBartlett about some of life’s more defining moments: loss, growth, and the perspective that comes from navigating both.” The podcast emerged after she disclosed details about her relationship with Jared Kushner.
“We talked about creativity, love, boundaries, building, parenting and what matters most in this next chapter.” She concluded by saying, “Grateful to share it.”
Followers were swift to comment, with several applauding her candidness. One viewer shared: “Great interview. Parts of this interview made me cry.” A second person commented: “Beautiful to see you not so guarded. Thank you.”, reports the Irish Star.
Throughout the discussion, Ivanka addressed the “tremendous sort of pressure” she has endured throughout the years, especially as individuals attempted to create a “wedge” between her and her father.
Host Steven Bartlett recognized the predicament, stating: “I can see within you that you have a real desire to be like open and transparent, but if I was in your shoes, I’d be thinking, ‘Everyone’s trying to trip me up, everyone’s trying to make a headline on me and my life, they wanna drive a wedge between me and my father.'”
“It’s difficult. It must be difficult,” he further noted. In response, Ivanka said: “You know, I think one of the things I’ve learned under moments in my life of tremendous sort of pressure and scrutiny is to find the signal in the noise and that’s probably the thing that has been most helpful to me.”
She continued: “If you know what you stand for, then it really is just noise.” The ex-White House adviser also tackled allegations about her father being an absent parent, firmly denying such claims.
She clarified: “I wouldn’t say absent, but my mother wasn’t home cooking us meals, my grandmother was, but my mother was home when we ate them, and then she would go out again. You know, her and my father were actively building their life and pursuing their passions.
“And for my mom, much like me today, you know one of her creative expressions came in the form of design and architecture, she wasn’t absent and you know neither was my father.
“He was, he filled a more typical male role of that generation, he was less present, but there was never a doubt in my mind that I was his top priority and that he was available to me.”
