Ivanka Trump, Donald Trump’s daughter and senior adviser, sought to undermine Melania Trump in a series of White House turf wars, according to a new book by a former confidante of the first lady. The latest news of dysfunction in the nation’s first family comes as Melania Trump prepares to speak in support of Donald at the Republican national convention in Washington on Tuesday night. Wolkoff went to work for Melania Trump in the White House unpaid, hiring staff, organizing events, writing speeches and creating policy initiatives. But first she helped plan Donald Trump’s inauguration. On Monday, citing unnamed sources, the reporter Yashar Ali said Wolkoff made use of taped conversations which contained “harsh comments” about Ivanka Trump and “even some negative remarks about [Melania’s] husband, President Trump”.

Source: The Guardian August 25, 2020 22:06 UTC