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Ivanka is by dad Donald’s side at his Bedminster golf club
By Emily Goodin, Senior U.S. Political Reporter In Washington D.C.
18:27 14 Jul 2024, updated 18:45 14 Jul 2024
Ivanka Trump is at her father’s side after the horrific attempt on his life.
The former first daughter met Donald Trump upon his arrival in Bedminster, N.J., on Saturday night after the attempted assassination.
The two are extremely close. She spoke with him on the phone while he was in the hospital on Saturday night, sources close to the campaign told DailyMail.com.
‘She is currently in Bedminster, where she’s been primarily living this summer, and met him upon his arrival last night as well as this morning,’ the source said.
Ivanka will still join the former president and the rest of the family in Milwaukee on Thursday when Donald Trump formally accepts the Republican presidential nomination.
After the horrific attempt on her father’s life, Ivanka took to social media to thank supporters and said she was ‘praying for America’ after the act of ‘senseless violence’.
She also thanked the Secret Service for their response in taking down the gunman.
‘I love you Dad, today and always,’ the former First Daughter wrote on X.
Ivanka added: ‘Thank you for your love and prayers for my father and for the other victims of today’s senseless violence in Butler, Pennsylvania.
‘I am grateful to the Secret Service and all the other law enforcement officers for their quick and decisive actions today. I continue to pray for our country.’
She also said she believed her mom Ivana was watching over her father.
‘Two years ago today, my mom passed away. I believe she was watching over Dad last night during the attempt on his life. I miss her every day and pray for the safety of the family and friends she left behind,’ Ivanka noted Sunday morning on social media.
Trump returned to his New Jersey residence – where he spends the summer – after he was released from the hospital. He and the rest of the family have homes on the grounds of his Trump Bedminster golf club.
He suffered a minor injury in the shooting – a bullet grazed his right ear, leaving blood trailing down his face.
The gunman and one attendee at the rally were killed. Two other spectators were injured.
Trump’s campaign said he will travel to Milwaukee as scheduled and the Republican convention will go.
Ivanka spoke to father Donald after he was shot in attempted and is now by his side at his Bedminster golf club before the Republican convention