When he returns to the White House in January, the president-elect may not be surrounded by his family.
President-elect Donald Trump was joined on stage by all of his children and other family members as he celebrated his resounding election victory last week.
“The whole squad”, his granddaughter Kai Trump captioned a photo from election night that included Trump’s immediate family—and Elon Musk—though his wife Melania Trump was conspicuously absent.
While some of Trump’s relatives did not appear on the campaign trail, their presence by his side on election night led to some speculation about whether they would be given prominent roles in his incoming administration.
Trump has long kept his family close to him in both business and politics.
But he said last year that unlike in his first term, he wouldn’t have his children serve in his administration if he won back the White House. “It’s too painful for the family”, he told Fox News. “My family has been through hell.”
So far, it appears he is sticking to his word.Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner Step Back From Politics
Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, were senior advisors in the first Trump administration.
Trump has often lavished praise on his eldest daughter, saying that she could run for president and that he’d wanted to nominate her as his ambassador to the United Nations.
While she and her husband were visible during his first two runs for the White House, Ivanka announced she would be stepping back from politics as he embarked on his 2024 White House bid.
In November 2022, she said, “While I will always love and support my father, going forward, I will do so outside the political arena.”
Neither Ivanka nor her husband have any plans to return to politics after spending the past few years settling into a life in Florida, Page Six reported last week.
Trump’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, both hit the campaign trail to support their father, but it appears neither will have a role in his administration.
Donald Trump Jr. said on Sunday that he would not be a member of his father’s administration. He is joining 1789 Capital, a venture capital firm whose investments include Tucker Carlson’s media company.
