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Jared Kushneris opening up about the early days of his relationship withIvanka Trump— and getting to know her father, former PresidentDonald Trump.
“I could feel my voice shake as I managed to say that Ivanka and I were getting more serious and that she was in the process of converting,” he wrote.
“Well, let me ask you a question,” Trump replied. “Why does she have to convert? Why can’t you convert?”
Kushnerexplained that Ivanka had decided to change religions on her own.
“That’s great,” Trump responded. “Most people think I’m Jewish anyway. Most of my friends are Jewish. I have all these awards from the synagogues. They love me in Israel.”
From left: Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.Alex Wong/Getty
While Trump was supportive of his daughter’s decision to convert, he made sure to let his future son-in-law know that Ivanka had another potential suitor, NFL quarterbackTom Brady, according to the excerpt.
The couple went on to tie the knot in 2009 atTrump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
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In an interview onThe Howard Stern Showin 2020, Brady denied ever having a relationship with Ivanka.
“That was a long time ago in my life… No, there was never that, where we ever dated or anything like that,” the Tampa Buccaneers player said, perThe Daily Beast.
Brady added that he was happy that he married his wife,Gisele Bündchen, afterHoward Sternsaid Trump wanted him and Ivanka to be a “power dynasty.”
“He never suggested that to me… look it all worked out for me anyway, I married the woman of my dreams,” he said. “I think I married the most amazing woman, so I have no regrets.”
Breaking History: A White House Memoirwill be released on Aug. 23.
source: people.com
