A History of Kim Kardashian and Ivanka Trump's Close Friendship

Kim Kardashian Comments connected Ivanka Trump's Taylor Swift Themed Cake

Kim Kardashian wasn't precisely endorsing Arabella Kushner's Taylor Swift-themed barroom itself, caput you. But the SKIMS laminitis didn't clasp backmost from passing on a saccharine sentiment to the 13-year-old's mom, Ivanka Trump.

Hence Kim's relationship with Ivanka continuing to inch its mode toward matter-of-factness by mode of her July 17 day greeting for Arabella connected Ivanka's Instagram—which was lone the latest out-in-the-open show of affection betwixt the two.

But ever since Ivanka and her hubby Jared Kushner facilitated Kim's archetypal gathering astatine the White House successful 2018 to sermon transgression justness betterment with President Donald Trump—who won the 2024 statesmanlike election Nov. 5, becoming lone the 2nd U.S. president ever to win non-consecutive terms—much attraction has been paid to the ladies' societal interactions.

With Kim being based successful Los Angeles and Ivanka successful New York, the pair—jet-setters though they some are—wouldn't person been regulars successful each other's societal circles.

Though, really, they started bonding successful the likeliest of settings.

Though, arsenic Ivanka shared with People astatine the time, nary Met Gala schmoozing trumped getting to conscionable Idina Menzel—Frozen's Queen Elsa herself!—as acold arsenic Arabella was concerned.

But it stands to crushed that she and Kim—both moms, concern owners and scions of peculiarly hard-charging families—would person plentifulness to support successful interaction about.

So by the clip Kim started instrumentality schoolhouse successful 2018 and became invested successful the origin of Alice Marie Johnson, who was serving a beingness condemnation for a nonviolent cause offense, she knew who to telephone to get the president's ear. (Trump did extremity up commuting Alice's condemnation and issued a full pardon for her successful 2020.)

Ivanka had a premier spot adjacent to her chap October day miss erstwhile Kim celebrated her 43rd past autumn astatine Beverly Hills hotspot Funke.

"So blessed to person deed the jackpot of friends!" Kim captioned her carousel of pics from the night, including 1 drawback with Ivanka, a determination that was widely commented upon arsenic an endorsement of her pal's instrumentality to the personage satellite she utilized to organically run successful earlier her begetter became president.

While Ivanka and Jared aren't precisely hermits successful their adopted hometown of Miami, Kim's intimate soiree provided her an accidental to hobnob with Amazon laminitis and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sanchez, arsenic good arsenic Hailey Bieber, Kimora Lee Simmons and different Kardashian household members.

When Ivanka shared photos from their glam nighttime out, Kim didn't remark but tossed up a "like."

Kim went connected to privation Jared a blessed 43rd day connected Instagram Jan. 14, commenting connected the household photos Ivanka shared successful her husband's honor, "Cutest pics ever!!!!"

With nary motion of a salutation from Kim connected Ivanka's Nov. 4 post detailing the beingness lessons she'd similar to immerse herself successful present that (as of October 30) she's 43, the astir caller public communique from Kim was the day privation for Arabella, who was treated to a heart-shaped barroom sporting a "Blank Space" lyric successful icing: "Boys lone privation emotion erstwhile it's torture."

Ivanka wrote, "Best barroom for my favourite swiftie."

And portion she did enactment disconnected the run way for the astir part, the once-again incoming archetypal girl attended the Republican National Convention successful July to ticker her begetter formally judge his party's information for president and was at Mar-a-Lago with Jared connected the nighttime of Nov. 5 for his triumph speech.