Ivanka Trump: Politics, Family, Real Estate, Fashion, Music, and Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #436

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Released

July 2, 2024

Duration

3h 4m

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Lex Fridman Podcast

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Ivanka Trump is a businesswoman, real estate developer, and former senior advisor to the President of the United States. TRANSCRIPT: https://lexfridman.com/ivanka-trump-transcript Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:

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🎤 SPEAKERS

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  host

• Ivanka Trump

  guest

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🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Lex Fridman Podcast, featuring Lex Fridman and Ivanka Trump, Ivanka Trump: Politics, Family, Real Estate, Fashion, Music, and Life | Lex Fridman Podcast #436 explores ivanka Trump on building, service, motherhood, and choosing private life Ivanka Trump joins Lex Fridman for a wide‑ranging conversation on architecture, real estate, fashion, politics, family, and personal philosophy. She describes her lifelong love of building, the creative and practical challenges of major development projects, and how her parents shaped her views on ambition, beauty, and work. Ivanka reflects on her years in the White House, including efforts on tax policy, childcare, criminal justice reform, and human trafficking, while explaining why she’s stepped away from politics to prioritize her children and a quieter life. Throughout, she returns to themes of humility, service, resilience, creative expression, and cultivating joy in simple moments with family, nature, music, and martial arts.

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