The President’s granddaughter just celebrated her birthday. And no, we aren’t talking about Kai Trump. Even though the 19-year-old soon-to-be college freshman is almost always in the spotlight, now it’s time for her cousin to shine!
Ivanka Trump and her children. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Ivanka Trumprecently posted a cute collection of pics on Instagram in honor of her daughter, Arabella Kushner’s, birthday on July 17. The mom of three (she also has two sons with husband Jared Kushner: 12-year-old Joseph Frederick Kushner and 10-year-old Theodore James Kushner) wrote, “Happy 15th Birthday to my extraordinary girl.”
Trump continued, “You amaze me every day with your kindness, curiosity, brilliance, and strength. I am endlessly proud of your dedication, your poise, and the way you move through the world with both confidence and compassion. I love you more than words can express. Happy Birthday, Arabella.”
Along with the sweet sentiment, Ivanka added a series of snapshots featuring Arabella and a horse, a few throwback to the teen’s earlier years, and some recent pics. Even though Ivanka is known for sharing photos of her family, this carousel includes several never-before-seen candid, intimate moments from the Kushner clan’s daily life and adventures together.
Fans, friends, and of course, Ivanka’s famous family flocked to the post, sending the 15-year-old well wishes. Aunt Bettina Trump wrote, “Happy birthday beautiful Arabella!” while commenters gushed, “When did she get so big! I remember all those baby Arabella posts”, “Happy birthday to your Princess,” and “Happy 15th birthday to mom’s precious daughter. May your smile always brighten the world.”
Ivanka Trump On Parenting Arabella
Ivanka opened up about parenting Arabella and her two brothers in 2024 while talking to podcast hostLex Fridman: “I think being a parent, you have to cultivate within yourself, like heightened levels of empathy. You have to really look at each child and see them for who they are, what they enjoy, what they love, and meet them where they’re at.”
Ivanka Trump and two of her children. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)
She went on to say, “And I think that can be enormously challenging when your kids are so different in temperament. You know, as they get older, that difference in temperament may be within the same child depending on the moment of the day. But I think it really, I think it’s actually made me a much softer person, a much better listener. I think I see people more truly for who they are as opposed to how I want them to be.”
Trump also spoke specifically about the birthday girl, reliving a memorable moment from a Miami rainstorm: “Arabella comes down, it’s around 8:00 at night, it’s really raining. And she’s got rain boots and pajama pants on, and she’s going to take the dogs for a walk in the rain. Which, you know, she had all day to walk them. But she wasn’t doing it because they needed to go for a walk. She was like, this would be fun.”
But the story doesn’t stop there. She adds, “And I’m standing at the doorstep watching her, and she goes out with Simba and Winter, this massive dog and this little tiny dog, and I’m watching her walk to the end of the driveway, and she’s just dancing, and it’s just pouring. And I took off my shoes, and I joined her. And we danced in the rain.”
This story was originally published by Parade on Jul 17, 2026, where it first appeared in the Celebs section. Add Parade as a Preferred Source by clicking here.