According to British media reports, a former aide of US President Trump's wife Melania once again revealed more details about the alleged discord between the first lady and Trump's daughter Ivanka, including Melania calling Ivanka and her husband Kushner a "snake".
At the beginning of Melania's tenure in the White House, Stephanie Winston Volkov was her close friend and adviser. But Ms. Volkov later left the Trump administration to publish a book called "Melania and Me: The Rise and Fall of My Friendship with the First Lady."
Now, more details about the relationship between Mrs. Trump and her daughter and son-in-law in the early days of trump's administration have been revealed.
In the latest podcast of The Daily Beast, Volkov said: "Melania didn't come to Washington for a week, but Ivanka and Trump both stayed there. Suddenly, just over the weekend, Trump signed a bill on immigration. Ivanka was showing Finding Nemo 2: Where Did Dolly go. In reality, children and parents are separated. And you're watching the animation, and the trout in the animation is separated from its mother. ”
Ms Volkov was referring to a controversial executive order issued by Trump on January 29, 2017, prohibiting illegal immigrants from seven countries. Around that time, Ivanka reportedly had some influence on the president's decision, Volkov said, and she was later appointed as Trump's top adviser.
Host Molly Fast asked Volkov whether Ivanka was "stupid" or "evil" about the decision.
Volkov responded: "I think there are both. I really think so. I think Ivanka is Trump in a suit, right? Almost everyone with the surname Trump will be taught to be Trump. They don't show affection. They are Trump because they are genuine, unapologetically shallow people, and they are also selfish. ”
In addition, the biography "Her Trading Art: Melania's Untold Story" also reveals that Ivanka has tried to weaken Mrs. Trump's role in the White House. Ivanka suggested renaming the "First Lady's Office" to the "First Family Office."
Volkov reiterated the alleged differences between Mrs. Trump and Ivanka, adding that Ivanka was called a "serial poacher" because of her commitment to surpassing the first lady's position in the east wing of the White House.
Volkov said: "So [Ivanka] crossed the line to violate Melania's duties. I mean, in a sense, like she poached the people on the East Wing, like when we were reviewing who to hire earlier. I mean, these are the people Melania wants to bring in. We call [Ivanka] a serial poacher. Because she went to hire the people the first lady wanted to hire. ”
In addition, Volkov also revealed that the first lady referred to Ivanka and her husband Kushner as "snakes," Volkov said, because they would do whatever it took to get what they wanted.
In addition, Kushner has a close relationship with the president, having served as a senior adviser in the White House since the Trump administration took office.
After Biden won the U.S. election, the home of Ivanka and her husband after Trump left office after January is still undetermined, but there are reports that they have no plans to live at Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida, where Mrs. Trump is expected to live.
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