Ivanka Trump acted as an advisor to her father, Donald Trump, during his first term as President of the United States.

Throughout his first term as President of the United States, Ivanka, the only daughter of Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana, held the position of Director of the Office of Economic Initiatives and Entrepreneurship.

As per an archive on The White House’s website, her role was to focus on ‘education and economic empowerment of women and their families’, as well as ‘job creation and economic growth through workforce development, skills training and entrepreneurship’.

However, in the run-up to Trump’s inauguration for his second term in the White House, it soon became clear that Ivanka was not planning to return for a second stint – a sentiment which she has repeatedly made clear since 2022, as her father announced his third run for presidency, CNN reported.

Ivanka, appearing on an episode of the Him & Her Show in January, days before the inauguration, revealed that she would be stepping away from serving in her father’s administration.

“I love policy and impact. I hate politics. And unfortunately, the two are not separable,” she said. “There is a darkness to that world that I don’t really want to welcome into mine.

“The main reason I am not going back to serve now is I know the cost, and it’s a price that I’m not willing to make my kids bear.”

Explaining her feelings regarding her dad’s upcoming presidency, Ivanka noted that she wanted to be there for him as a daughter rather than an advisor.