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Will Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner ever make it back into the ‘it’ crowd? 4 ways they’re being shunned, from a Gossip Girl snub and angry neighbours to an unimpressed Meghan McCain
STORYLeah Simpson
- The former advisers to Donald Trump snagged front row seats at Virgil Abloh’s Louis Vuitton remembrance show, along with Kim Kardashian, Kanye West and Bella Hadid
- The pair have a mansion on Florida’s Indian Creek Island, dubbed ‘Billionaire Bunker’ where NFL’s Tom Brady and Julio Iglesias also live, but not all residents are happy to see them
When the Trump presidency came to an end, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner slinked away from the limelight and have kept a relatively low profile since then. The former advisers to Trump, who were once nicknamed “the interns” during their time at the White House, were largely shunned by New York’s elite circles, where they once reigned supreme, due to their outsize political baggage.
Though Javanka seem to be angling a return to A-list society given a recent appearance at a star-studded fashion show, the couple has faced intense blowback from celebrity, political and fashion circles alike.
From sister-in-law Karlie Kloss to Republican Meghan McCain, here’s a look at the various people distancing themselves from the polarising couple …
The fashion crowd
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In November 2021, Ivanka and Jared attended a Louis Vuitton fashion show in Miami, Florida, which honoured late fashion designer Virgil Abloh. The pair also attended a presentation from the brand in 2019; at the time, Bernard Arnault, the founder and chairman of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, made a point of saying he separated politics from business, according to The New York Times.
The couple was spotted mingling during the pre-show of Abloh’s remembrance, and even snagged front row seats at the show, which also hosted stars like Kim Kardashian, former presidential candidate Kanye West, Pharrell Williams and Bella Hadid, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Though noticeably, there were no snaps of them with any of the big stars who attended the show …
In a New York Times report in November 2020, fashion designer Batsheva Hay said the following about the couple’s future in the fashion world: “No one is going to lend Ivanka clothing – she’ll have to buy it covertly at retail.”
Small screen bosses
Melania Trump is not the only member of the family with cringey on-screen cameos. Before her family ventured into politics, Ivanka and Jared appeared on Gossip Girl back in the day in 2010. The couple starred in the show’s fourth season in an episode titled Easy J, as a nod to their reputation among the New York City elite.
However, producer Joshua Safran said they would “definitely not” be welcome to make a cameo on the reboot in an interview with The Daily Beast in July 2021, noting that times had changed since they brought star power to the show more than 10 years ago. “At the time, they were just sorta-celebrities. Trump was a bad real estate mogul, but I don’t think any of us saw what was coming,” said Safran.