Want to grab a coffee with Ivanka Trump? Well, prepare to reach for your wallet.
The 35-year-old business woman and daughter of the President-elect is currently auctioning off a 30-45 minute coffee date for a whopping $50,000 price tag.
The meeting is due to take place sometime in 2017 in either Trump Tower in NYC or Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. and all proceeds of the auction will go to her brother Eric’s foundation to benefit St Jude’s Children Research Hospital.
But no matter how much they’re willing to pay, not everybody will be able to get access to Ivanka. According to the T&Cs “the winner and guest must pass criminal background check and be approved by the United States Secret Service.”
And if you are willing to part with a whole heap of money to meet Ivanka you won’t be able to leave with anything but a photo – no, she won’t be signing anything.
But does this auction conflict with the Trump’s family business’ and The Donald’s presidency? On this point Charitybuzz.com offered the following statement:
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With 7 days left to go there are currently 14 bids – the largest sits at $23,000.
The date of the actual meet up is dependent on Ivanka’s schedule – which might get a whole lot busier after her father has indicated he would like to see his oldest daughter and her husband, Jared Kushner, involved in his administration.
“We’re working that out right now,” the president-elect told Fox News’ Chris Wallace on Sunday. “They’re both very talented people.”
But is this a role Ivanka wants?
Ivanka on 60 Minutes.
The mother-of-three currently serves as the executive vice president of development and acquisitions at the Trump Organization, as well as heads her own fashion brand. In an interview with 60 Minutes last month she said she wasn’t interested in moving from her roles to get a spot in her father’s administration.
“I’m going to be a daughter,” she said of how she saw her role in her father’s presidency. “But I’ve said throughout the campaign that I am very passionate about certain issues. And I that I want to fight for them.”
She said she was happy to rally around education and promoting more opportunities for women but “not in a formal administrative capacity.”
However, Ivanka might share her father’s penchant for flip-flopping on issues as she’s showing more of an official interest.
Last month she and her father found themselves in hot water after she sat in on a meeting with the POTUS-elect and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, as well as joining Trump’s phone call with Argentine president Mauricio Macri.
The presence of Ivanka at both meetings raised fresh questions about how the incoming president’s handling potential conflicts of interest.
But the Federal Anti-Nepotism Statute could limit all of Trump’s kids, and even Kushner, from the types of roles they can get in his public office.
