“I love my country”
Ivanka Trump stands by her accused father
4/1/2023 2:51 p.m
A few months ago, Ivanka Trump announced that she would no longer support her father politically if she became president again. The 41-year-old now makes it clear that Donald Trump still enjoys her unlimited support.
Ivanka Trump, the daughter of former US President Donald Trump, has spoken out for the first time after her father was indicted. In one of her Instagram stories, the 41-year-old now referred to the incidents of the past few days. In it she wrote: “I love my father and I love my country. Today, I feel pain for both.” She appreciated voices from across the political spectrum expressing their support and concerns.
The indictment against Trump is historic – never before has a criminal case been opened against a former or incumbent president. The district attorney’s office in Manhattan on Thursday evening announced indictments against the Republican, who is running again for a presidential candidacy in the November 2024 election. Shortly before his election to the presidency in 2016, Trump paid hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels after she claimed she had had sex with him. Trump denies an affair, but not that money flowed. The payment could conflict with campaign finance rules. That’s what this case is about.
The indictment is still under lock and key – the exact charges and details are therefore still unclear and will only become public when the indictment is read out. According to several US media, the appointment for this is scheduled for Tuesday at 2:15 p.m. local time (8:15 p.m. CET) in the Manhattan courthouse. Trump must travel to New York for the process and would then be briefly detained for fingerprints and police photos to be taken. In these situations, the accused are often handcuffed – whether this will happen in Trump’s case is questionable. It is considered certain that Trump can return home after this procedure. His lawyers had signaled in advance that he would appear of his own free will.
It was only in November 2022 that Ivanka Trump announced that she would no longer support her father politically in the event of a renewed presidency. During his first term in office, she was his advisor. She wants to focus on her family in the future. “I love my father very much. This time I’m choosing to prioritize my young children and the personal life we create as a family,” she also reads on her Instagram stories. “Although I will always love and support my father, going forward I will do so outside of the political arena.”