Before Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton became political rivals, they were pretty good friends. In fact, the Clintons were even invited to Trump’s wedding to Melania. But when they ran for President of the United States a decade later — things turned sour. They cut ties with one another, with Trump even making it clear that he didn’t want his daughter Ivanka Trump to remain friends with Chelsea Clinton.
“You know, Chelsea likes Ivanka and Ivanka likes Chelsea. I wish they didn’t like each other but they do,” he said, according to Us Weekly at a 2016 rally in Denver. “It’s easier if they don’t like each other. You would think that relationship would be strained, but they like each other!” Even Chelsea and Ivanka themselves maintained that their friendship was deeper than politics.
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“Our friendship started before politics, so it will last beyond politics,” Chelsea told E! News a few days before the 2016 elections, acknowledging they had agreed to disagree regarding their political beliefs. “We clearly have different views about what we think is the right answer and the right direction for our country, so I’m going to do everything I can to support my mom between now and when the polls close on Tuesday.” Ivanka echoed the same sentiment and brushed off rumors of a falling out. “I still consider her a very close friend, and she considers me as well. We have a great relationship,” she shared with Harper’s Bazaar that same year. “I’m not running for public office, and neither is she, so of course we’re still friends.”
