Ivanka Trump brought her three-year-old son Joseph to listen to his grandfather speak on Friday on a military base.
The 35-year-old mother of three held her child’s hand as she and her husband Jared Kushner, 36, walked in to hear President Trump talk at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
Ivanka paired the white, midi length number with a sleeveless top marrying blue and mauve tones.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.’