The bitter feud between Melania and Ivanka escalates as Donald Trump’s presidency comes to an end

Now that Donald Trump’s presidency is coming to an end, sources close to the outgoing president’s eldest daughter, Ivanka, have stated that her already fragile bond with her stepmother, first lady Melania Trump, is in shambles.

Four years ago, the couple “were both aware of and respectful of each other’s territory,” a CNN report noted.

Now, the tension between the two is so bad, a source told the publication, neither of them want to even be in the same room.

“There have been some complaints,” someone with knowledge of the situation told the publication, regarding the president’s behavior over the past fortnight.

Rumors about the two women’s ongoing feud have gained momentum since Trump was elected president, with a book by Melania’s ex-friend Stephanie Wolkoff detailing how she thwarted Ivanka’s campaign to be the most important woman in the city. White House.

Melania reportedly mockingly nicknamed her ambitious stepdaughter “Princess” behind her back, and the relationship is strained and competitive, with helpers working overtime to keep the two apart, Wolkoff said.

Instead, they have spent their final months in the White House “trying to stop the president from saying too little or too much, throwing themselves at a grenade that they are not sure will detonate, but they cannot take any chances. CNN White House correspondent Kate Bennett wrote late last week.

“The proof here of how concerned (the family) is is how quiet they are,” another source said, noting not only Ms Trump’s bravado, but also that of her siblings.

Great sign the Trumps are really scared

Less than three days away from resuming life as private citizens, Donald Trump’s eldest daughter Ivanka and her husband, Jared Kushner, face a cold new reality after the violent assault on the Capitol on January 6.

The couple, who have served as the outgoing president’s senior adviser, are no longer perceived as the liberal and moderating influences they were at the beginning of the 74-year-old’s term in 2016.

Instead, they have spent their final months in the White House “trying to prevent the president from saying too little or too much, throwing themselves at a grenade that they are not sure will detonate, but they cannot take any chances.” CNN White House correspondent Kate Bennett wrote late last week.

“They are trying to keep what little they have left in terms of salable currency like Trump,” a source told the publication, adding the change from “before the insurrection,” when Trump was rumored to be considering a future run for the US. presidency. herself – “after the insurrection” has “moved the needle on the state of the Trump empire from dangerous to terrible.”

“The proof here of how concerned (the family) is is how quiet they are,” another source said, noting not only Ms Trump’s bravado, but also that of her siblings.