Jared, Ivanka and kids land in New Jersey

Ivanka, Jared and their three children landed in Morristown en route to Bedminster on Friday to spend the weekend with the president.

Jared was seen carrying 18-month-old Theodore while Arabella, five, and Joseph, three, led the way off Air Force One. The first lady is staying in Washington DC this weekend according to a White House pool report.  

Earlier Friday, Ivanka brought her three-year-old son to listen to his grandfather speak on a military base.

Ivanka wore the same outfit exiting Air Force One that she wore to hear President Trump talk at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.  The first daughter paired the white, midi length number with a sleeveless top marrying blue and mauve tones. 

Arabella was wearing a patterned blouse with a plaid skirt in the similar grey-toned color palette.  She was holing hands with little brother Joseph who was holding a toy airplane. He matched baby Theo in a white button down shirt. 

 

Ivanka, Jared and their three children were seen leaving the plane at Morristown municipal airport in New Jersey 

The first family is headed to Bedminster on Friday to spend a weekend with the president

The first family is headed to Bedminster on Friday to spend a weekend with the president

Arabella and Joseph led the way and Ivanka, Jared and Theodore followed behind 

Arabella and Joseph led the way and Ivanka, Jared and Theodore followed behind 

Trump salutes as he arrives at Morristown municipal airport, New Jersey for a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster

Trump salutes as he arrives at Morristown municipal airport, New Jersey for a weekend at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster

Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy to Trump Dina Powell (right) and White House Communications Director Hope Hicks were also aboard Air Force One

Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy to Trump Dina Powell (right) and White House Communications Director Hope Hicks were also aboard Air Force One

The president saluted as he exited the plane.  Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategy Dina Powell and Communications Director Hope Hicks were also aboard Air Force One.

The president and first lady were seen together earlier departing the White House Friday head to the base.  Melania wore her signature stilettos and the president wore a navy suit.

Ivanka, 35, held her child’s hand as she and her husband Jared Kushner, 36, walked in to hear the speech.

They later sat down together along with the first lady, Melania Trump, with Ivanka pulling little Joseph onto her lap to listen to his grandfather.

Ivanka, Jared, and Joseph entered the hangar first to much fanfare from the military band, as they were escorted in by a member of the military.

The trio was followed soon after by Melania and Donald, who made their way straight onto the stage in order to address the waiting crowds.

President Trump and the first lady were seen en route to his speech at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

President Trump and the first lady were seen en route to his speech at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Outing: Ivanka Trump brought her three-year-old son Joseph to listen to his grandfather speak on Friday on a military base

Outing: Ivanka Trump brought her three-year-old son Joseph to listen to his grandfather speak on Friday on a military base

Listening: The 35-year-old mother of three pulled her child onto her lap to listen to President Trump talk at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Listening: The 35-year-old mother of three pulled her child onto her lap to listen to President Trump talk at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland

Joyful: Both Ivanka and her husband flashed happy smiles as they arrived to the event

Joyful: Both Ivanka and her husband flashed happy smiles as they arrived to the event

Respect: The trio stood up as Ivanka's father and the First Lady walked out onto the stage

Respect: The trio stood up as Ivanka’s father and the First Lady walked out onto the stage

Melania expressed her gratitude on behalf of the American people to those serving in the air force, praising the ‘trust’ that the country has in its military.

‘We know you will never quit, you will never yield, and you will never fail,’ she said, before offering thanks on behalf of herself and her husband personally both to those currently serving, and to their families. 

‘Your sacrifices do not go unnoticed or unappreciated,’ she promised. 

A big day! Joseph looked slightly overwhelmed by his surroundings as he made his way out into the hangar with his parents, clutching his mother's hand

A big day! Joseph looked slightly overwhelmed by his surroundings as he made his way out into the hangar with his parents, clutching his mother’s hand

Together: The trio was followed soon after by Melania and Donald, who made their way straight onto the stage in order to address the waiting crowds

Together: The trio was followed soon after by Melania and Donald, who made their way straight onto the stage in order to address the waiting crowds

Speech: Melania expressed her gratitude on behalf of the American people to those serving in the air force, praising the 'trust' that the country has in its military

Speech: Melania expressed her gratitude on behalf of the American people to those serving in the air force, praising the ‘trust’ that the country has in its military

Earlier today, Ivanka seemed in a cheery disposition as she stepped out of her house in Washington, D.C. this morning, greeting the day with a bright smile.

The first daughter was pictured leaving the home she shares with her husband Jared Kushner, 36, and their three children in the upscale Kalorama neighborhood.

As she headed towards her Secret Service SUV, the mother smiled for the cameras, letting her sheer pleated skirt breeze around her. 

As often, she trusted her own brand for her shoes, and donned the same black pumps she had picked for her previous day’s outfit.

Peppy: Earlier today, Ivanka seemed in a cheery disposition as she stepped out of her house in Washington, D.C. in the morning, greeting the day with a bright smile

Peppy: Earlier today, Ivanka seemed in a cheery disposition as she stepped out of her house in Washington, D.C. in the morning, greeting the day with a bright smile

Daring: The mother-of-three's sheer skirt design appeared to have some built in shorts to protect her modesty

Daring: The mother-of-three’s sheer skirt design appeared to have some built in shorts to protect her modesty

Greeting the morning: As she headed towards her Secret Service SUV, the mother smiled for the cameras, letting her sheer pleated skirt breeze around her

Greeting the morning: As she headed towards her Secret Service SUV, the mother smiled for the cameras, letting her sheer pleated skirt breeze around her

Her husband Jared was also pictured leaving the house on Friday morning in a suit and tie as the pair, who both have positions as senior advisers at the White House, headed to work.

Just the previous night, Ivanka’s father and the first lady hosted a black-tie dinner for the White House Historical Association—but the first daughter and her husband were nowhere to be seen during the glamorous event. 

The mother of three’s relaxed and carefree attitude on Friday morning contrasted with the low profile she previously maintained over the past few mornings, during which she avoided photographers by leaving her house in a blacked-out SUV.

On Thursday, though, the first daughter returned to her usual cheery disposition, smiling for the cameras as she stepped out of her family home.  

Sartorial picks: Ivanka paired the white, midi length number with a sleeveless top marrying blue and mauve tones

Sartorial picks: Ivanka paired the white, midi length number with a sleeveless top marrying blue and mauve tones

Sartorial picks: Ivanka paired the white, midi length number with a sleeveless top marrying blue and mauve tones

Change: The mother of three's relaxed and carefree attitude contrasted with the low profile she previously maintained over the past few mornings

Change: The mother of three’s relaxed and carefree attitude contrasted with the low profile she previously maintained over the past few mornings

Duo: Her husband Jared was also pictured leaving the house on Friday morning in a suit and tie as the pair, who both have positions as senior advisers at the White House, headed to work

Duo: Her husband Jared was also pictured leaving the house on Friday morning in a suit and tie as the pair, who both have positions as senior advisers at the White House, headed to work

Duo: Her husband Jared was also pictured leaving the house on Friday morning in a suit and tie as the pair, who both have positions as senior advisers at the White House, headed to work 

Happy: Ivanka looked as though she was on top of the world on Thursday morning, as she stepped out of her Washington, D.C. home with a wide smile on her face

Happy: Ivanka looked as though she was on top of the world on Thursday morning, as she stepped out of her Washington, D.C. home with a wide smile on her face

She was pictured leaving her house shortly after 8am, wearing a pretty pink dress with a floral pattern, along with her trusty own-brand high heels.

The previous night, Ivanka and her husband had dinner with Ted Cruz and his wife Heidi at Italian seafood restaurant Fiola Mare. 

Ivanka’s outing on Thursday came after she revealed in an interview that she will not ever publicly criticize her father, because she considers herself ‘part of the team’.

‘To voice dissent publicly would mean I’m not part of the team,’ the first daughter and top White House aide told the Financial Times. ‘When you’re part of a team, you’re part of a team.’ 

She added that she believes people had ‘unrealistic expectations’ regarding her influence over her father and his decision making, insisting that ‘my presence in and of itself’ would not ever cause President Trump to ‘abandon his core values’.

‘To those critics, shy of turning my father into a liberal, I’d be a failure to them,’ Ivanka added. 

Sartorial: The mother-of-three was pictured leaving her home shortly after 8am on Thursday, wearing a pretty pink dress with a floral pattern

Sartorial: The mother-of-three was pictured leaving her home shortly after 8am on Thursday, wearing a pretty pink dress with a floral pattern

Sartorial: The mother-of-three was pictured leaving her home shortly after 8am on Thursday, wearing a pretty pink dress with a floral pattern

As President Trump entered office in January, Ivanka, along with her husband Jared, also a White House aide, and Gary Cohn, the director of the National Economic Council, were considered moderating factors who could bring the president to a more central stance on issues, instead of to the far right.

However, some decisions that Trump made tested Ivanka’s clout, including his decision in June to pull out of the Paris climate accord.

‘Anything we thought a few months back about how she was going to be a moderating influence on Trump has not come to fruition,’ Douglas Brinkley, the presidential historian, told the Financial Times as part of its profile on Ivanka. 

‘If she’s having a major policy influence, it’s really being done in a subterranean fashion, because there are no clear signs of it.’

The interview with the Financial Times indicates Ivanka hasn’t been socially punished by the liberal New Yorkers she grew up alongside.

She and Jared ‘haven’t felt much of a chill in the liberal New York Circle they ran in before the campaign’, the newspaper wrote.

Among Ivanka’s New York City friends is former first daughter Chelsea Clinton.

Commemorating: Earlier this week, Ivanka and Jared attended a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House marking the September 11 attacks

Commemorating: Earlier this week, Ivanka and Jared attended a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House marking the September 11 attacks

Laying low: The first daughter shied away from the cameras for the past few mornings. She is pictured on Tuesday leaving her house in a Secret Service SUV

Laying low: The first daughter shied away from the cameras for the past few mornings. She is pictured on Tuesday leaving her house in a Secret Service SUV

Still, the couple Jared know that friends who might trash them anonymously in the paper won’t do it to their faces, according to the Financial Times.

A source cited in the piece also said that they recalled only one instance which an acquaintance approached Ivanka with ‘a less than positive response’ to her involvement in her father’s political life.

Ivanka and Jared, who both have offices in the White House, do discuss their work life at home, although the first daughter acknowledged in her latest interview it might be best to separate their professional and personal lives as much as possible.

‘We talk about it,’ Ivanka said. ‘I think it’s probably healthier to compartmentalize more. But I don’t think this job lends itself to that. I think the weight of the decisions that are made in this building are such that you can’t leave it at the door in the same way that you could in the business world.’

Although she sought to minimize her influence on her father, she has accompanied him on many official visits, helping him win over crowds and carry his message.

Last week, her father told his audience at a rally in Mandan, North Dakota, that his daughter had asked to tag along for the trip with the words: ‘Daddy, can I go with you?’

Some Republican leaders were ‘visibly annoyed’ by Ivanka’s presence that day, a source told CNN. But the first daughter appears determined to shut down critics.

‘Whether my contribution ultimately lives up to the expectations of some of the harshest critics? Only time will tell,’ Ivanka told the Financial Times. ‘But I will not be distracted by the noise.’

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