Ivanka Trump: belief

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…You made the decision not to engage in the politics of the 2024 campaign. If it’s okay, let me read what you wrote on the topic. “I love my father very much. This time around I’m choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we’re creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics. While I will always love and support my father going forward, I will do … While I will always love and support my father, going forward, I will do so outside the political arena. I’m grateful to have had the honor of serving the American people, and I will always be proud of many of our Administration’s accomplishments. So can you explain your thinking, your philosophy behind that decision? I think first and foremost, it was a decision rooted in me being a parent, really thinking about what they need from me now. Politics is a rough, rough business and I think it’s one that you also can’t dabble in. I think you have to either be all in or all out. And I know today, the cost they would pay for me being all in, emotionally in terms of my absence at such a formative point in their life. And I’m not willing to make them bear that cost. I served for four years and feel so privileged to have done it, but as their mom, I think it’s really important that I do what’s right for them. And I think there are a lot of ways you can serve. Obviously, we talked about the enormity, the scale of what can be accomplished in government service, but I think there’s something equally valuable about helping within your own community. And I volunteer with the kids a lot and we feel really good about that service. It’s different, but it’s no less meaningful. So I think there are other ways to serve. I also think for politics, it’s a pretty dark world. There’s a lot of darkness, a lot of negativity, and it’s just really at odds with what feels good for me as a human being. And it’s a really rough business. So for me and my family, it feels right to not participate. So it wears on your soul, and yeah, there is a bit, at least from an outsider’s perspective, a bit of darkness in that part of our world. I wish it didn’t have to be this way.…

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