Ivanka Trump Is Pained

NYT OPINION: Ivanka Trump Is Pained
By Frank Bruni
Section: Opinion
Source: New York Times
Published Date: April 6, 2023 at 03:00AM

With Daddy in disgrace, what’s a fair-haired, fair-weather daughter to do?

We’ve talked plenty about how Donald Trump’s indictment and arraignment might affect his latest presidential bid. We’ve pondered their meaning for the future of the republic.

But “whither America?” isn’t the question. Whither Ivanka? A fair-haired, fair-weather daughter has allegiances to re-examine and decisions to make, and not just about what to wear if there are jailhouse visits to come. Right here, right now, does she stand by Daddy? Or does she treat Mar-a-Lago as if it were Three Mile Island and run as fast and as far from it as she can?

Nepotism was never supposed to be this hard.

I ache for Ivanka. But mostly, I marvel at her — and at the many, many people like her who have a special talent, a preternatural discipline, for pausing at every pivotal crossroads and making a coldblooded, single-minded assessment: How do I navigate this to maximum advantage for me?

Read more at: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/opinion/trump-ivanka-indictment.html

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