Ivanka Trump tears up about losing her mother, Jared’s battle with cancer and watching her father get shot in ‘real time’
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Ivanka Trump tears up about losing her mother, Jared’s battle with cancer and watching her father get shot in ‘real time’ Ivanka Trump broke into tears when discussing the women who shaped her life in a rare show of emotion for the first daughter.
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What happened
Ivanka Trump tears up about losing her mother, Jared’s battle with cancer and watching her father get shot in ‘real time’ Ivanka Trump broke into tears when discussing the women who shaped her life in a rare show of emotion for the first daughter.
Why it matters
Trump, 44, asked for a tissue as she discussed her mother and maternal grandmother in an interview with the “Diary of a CEO” podcast.
Common ground
She also grew tearful at other points in the 90-minute interview, when she discussed her husband Jared Kushner’s battle with thyroid cancer and how she watched her father get shot in Butler, Pa., in “real time” with two of her children.
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Claim 1: “Jared Kushner had surgery to remove a thyroid tumor during his tenure as a senior adviser in Trump’s first term.”
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Claim 2: “Ivanka Trump has forgiven the assassin Thomas Crooks for shooting her father.”
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Claim 3: “Ivanka and Jared Kushner moved to Florida after President Trump’s first term in office.”
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Claim 4: “Ivanka Trump was at the Trump golf club in Bedminster, NJ, on July 13, 2023, when she watched the assassination attempt on her father.”
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Claim 5: “Ivanka Trump’s grandmother, Marie Zelníčková, lives with her family in Florida.”
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Claim 6: “Ivanka Trump grew tearful when discussing her husband Jared Kushner’s battle with thyroid cancer.”
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— Charles Kushner (born May 16, 1954) is an American real-estate developer, diplomat, and disbarred attorney serving since 2025 as the United States ambassador to France and Monaco. He founded Kushner C…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kushner
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— Ivana Marie "Ivanka" Trump ( iv-AHNG-kə; born October 30, 1981) is an American businesswoman. She is the second child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his first w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivanka_Trump
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— Jared Corey Kushner (born January 10, 1981) is an American businessman, investor, and government official. He is the son-in-law of the 45th and 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump, throu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Kushner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Kushner
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Claim 7: “Jared Kushner underwent a second thyroid surgery in 2022 after leaving the White House.”
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Claim 8: “Ivanka Trump discussed her mother and maternal grandmother in an interview with the 'Diary of a CEO' podcast.”
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— Ivana Marie Trump (née Zelníčková; February 20, 1949 – July 14, 2022) was a Czech and American businesswoman, socialite, and model. She lived in Canada in the 1970s, before relocating to the United St…
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— Ivana Marie "Ivanka" Trump ( iv-AHNG-kə; born October 30, 1981) is an American businesswoman. She is the second child of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, and his first w…
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— The Trump family is a prominent wealthy American family. The most well-known member is Donald Trump, the 45th and current 47th president of the United States (2017–2021, 2025–present), which makes the…
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Claim 9: “Ivanka Trump watched her father get shot in Butler, Pa., in 'real time' with two of her children.”
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— On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt wh…
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— Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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— As of October 2024, since the 1970s, at least 28 women have accused Donald Trump of various acts of sexual misconduct, including rape, sex with minors, sexual assault, physical abuse, kissing and grop…
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Claim 10: “Ivana Trump died in 2022 at the age of 73 from a fall at her New York home.”
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