Ivanka Trump Promotes Book by Author Who Warned About Donald’s Presidency

Ivanka Trump shared a photograph on Instagram promoting a book written by a vocal critic of her father, President Donald Trump.

Newsweek reached out to the White House for comment via email.

The Context

Ivanka Trump, who played a key role in the first Trump White House, has taken a step back from politics in recent years.

Although she has continued to show support for her father, including attending his inauguration in January, she is not outwardly mixing politics and her personal life. Last year, she attended a Taylor Swift concert in Miami despite the pop star’s endorsement of former Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election.

Ivanka Trump leaves the New York State Supreme Court on November 8, 2023.
Ivanka Trump leaves the New York State Supreme Court on November 8, 2023.
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What to Know

Over the weekend, Ivanka shared photos of family and friends on Instagram, as well as one of the book Untamed by Glennon Doyle. The author has previously spoken out against the Trump administration.

Untamed is Doyle’s memoir, described on Amazon as a story about how she “learned that a responsible mother is not one who slowly dies for her children, but one who shows them how to fully live. It is the story of navigating divorce, forming a new blended family, and discovering that the brokenness or wholeness of a family depends not on its structure but on each member’s ability to bring her full self to the table.”

In August, Doyle shared a photo on Instagram at the Democratic National Convention voicing support for Harris.

“Because in 76 days, when the votes are being counted, we will watch knowing we did everything, everything in our power to keep our children, your children, all children protected from Donald Trump and JD Vance having any power at all over their planet, their families, their bodies, their futures,” Doyle wrote.

The author wrote in an October post that if “Trump wins, we lose.”

“There are 19 Days until Election Day: The day that will determine whether we will – or will not – have the right to make decisions about our bodies and our lives. And whether future generations will have fundamental freedoms,” she wrote.

Ivanka Trump has generally avoided discussing politics after her father left the White House in January 2021. Earlier this year, she stated during an interview on the Skinny Confidential podcast that she does not intend to return to politics for the sake of her children.

What People Are Saying

Ivanka Trump, on the Skinny Confidential podcast in January: “I love policy and impact. I hate politics. And unfortunately, the two are not…there is a darkness to that world that I don’t really want to welcome into mine. To some degree, I’m at the center of the storm because my father is about to be president. It’s a very dark negative. And some people love like the gladiator aspect of it, you know, the fight that, that was never me.”

Ivanka Trump in November 2022: “While I will always love and support my father, going forward, I will do so outside the political arena.”

Glennon Doyle wrote on Instagram in July 2024: “On Sunday night, 44,000 women gathered with @winwithblackwomen to support Kamala Harris, and raised over $1 million. It’s our turn to show up.”

What Happens Next

Ivanka Trump has not signaled that she plans to return to politics anytime soon.