Rumors of a feud between Ivanka and Lara Trump were called into question after the women both shared a snap of Lara cuddling up to Ivanka’s dog in June 2024. The Insta story shares appeared to show everything was rosy, despite Lara previously indicating otherwise. When the Daily Mail asked her in 2023 if she hangs out with Ivanka in Florida, where they both live, she was kind of evasive. “We do,” Lara said before quickly switching the subject to her favorite topic, Donald Trump.
Although haters may still question the validity of a genuine friendship between Lara and Ivanka, there is no doubt about her position on the Trump train. Since Lara’s Fox News exit in November 2023, she’s been soaring through the political ranks, putting Ivanka, who used to be the bookies’ favorite for the first female Trump presidential candidate, in the corner. In fact, following Lara’s RNC takeover in May 2024, she’s become the latest GOP female superstar, thanks to a combo of nepotism and timing.
“Ivanka has withdrawn herself from all of this; she’s clearly trying to separate herself from her father,” biographer David Cay Johnston told The Times in February 2024. “Donald likes to promote women who will do his bidding; he wants women who he can control, and Lara fits that role. Don Jr and Eric’s experience would not lead anyone, including their father, to think that they have the skill to run a national political party.”
