Internet divided as Ivanka Trump set to attend RNC to support dad Donald Trump, calls his hush money conviction 'painful'

WASHINGTON, DC: Ivanka Trump, who recently acknowledged that her father's hush money conviction was "painful to experience," will be in attendance to support Donald Trump when he formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination. 

Despite distancing herself from politics, the former president's daughter will witness his address at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, set to run from July 15 to July 18 at the Fiserv Forum, as confirmed by her spokesperson, according to the New York Post. 

Trump officials previously emphasized that Ivanka will not participate in any political role at the RNC — as a delegate, fundraiser, or otherwise. 

This is much different from the 2020 RNC, where she took the stage to introduce her father to the crowd. She also played a significant role in the 2016 RNC convention.

Ivanka Trump shares her thoughts on Donald Trump's hush money conviction

The mother of three discussed her father's conviction in the hush money case during her appearance on Lex Fridman's podcast.

In the last week of May, Trump was found guilty on 34 charges of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money payment made to Stormy Daniels ahead of the 2016 election.  

Talking about the conviction, Ivanka told Fridman, "On a human level, it’s my father and I love him very much, so it’s painful to experience, but ultimately, I wish it didn’t have to be this way."

Following his conviction, she had taken to social media to share a picture of herself with her father with the caption, "I love you, dad."

While Ivanka and her spouse, Jared Kushner, worked as top advisors in the White House during her father's time in office, she informed Fridman that she felt the need to protect her children, Arabella, 12, Joseph, 9, and Theodore, 7.

After leaving Washington, DC, the family relocated to Miami, and Ivanka declared she would not be participating in Trump's 2024 campaign.

On the podcast, she expressed, "I think first and foremost, it was a decision rooted in me being a parent, really thinking about what they need from me now. Politics is a rough, rough business and I think it’s one that you also can’t dabble in. I think you have to either be all in or all out."

"And I know today, the cost [my children] would pay for me being all in, emotionally in terms of my absence at such a formative point in their life. And I’m not willing to make them bear that cost," added Ivanka. 

Internet divided as Ivanka Trump prepares to support Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention

Netizens had mixed opinions about Ivanka attending the RNC to support her father, despite her absence from his 2024 campaign. 

One wrote, "The opportunistic daughter wants to hedge her bets. Her father's daughter for sure," and another said, "She and Melanie can stay home for all I care . I'm voting for him not any of them."

"She only wants daddy to be prez again so she can get her Chinese factory permits back," claimed a person, while someone else added, "Never once went to court to show support for daddy."

On the other hand, an individual wrote, "I wonder if Biden and Clinton hate Donald now because he has children he can be proud of," whereas one more mentioned, "Such a contrast to the felon and drug addict Hunter!"

"Dems are losing the narrative. Gonna be a long, painful summer for them," declared another person. 

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