{"id":581801,"date":"2026-04-13T15:04:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/581801\/"},"modified":"2026-04-13T15:04:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T15:04:11","slug":"ivanka-trump-breaks-down-in-tears-over-mom-ivanas-death-and-husband-jared-kushners-cancer-battle-you-cant-take-anything-for-granted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/581801\/","title":{"rendered":"Ivanka Trump Breaks Down in Tears Over Mom Ivana’s Death and Husband Jared Kushner’s Cancer Battle: ‘You Can’t Take Anything for Granted’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ivanka<\/p>\n

Ivanka Trump became emotional during a rare podcast appearance as she reflected on deeply personal family struggles.mega; @The Diary Of A CEO\/YouTube; mega<\/p>\n

Ivanka Trump<\/a> showed a rare emotional side as she opened up about grief, family, and life’s fragility during a candid podcast interview, RadarOnline.com<\/a>can reveal.<\/p>\n

The first daughter became visibly tearful while reflecting on the women who shaped her life, as well as the personal challenges that have rocked her family in recent years.<\/p>\n

Emotional Moment\"She<\/p>\n

She opened up about the loss of her mother, Ivana Trump, who died unexpectedly in 2022.@The Diary Of A CEO\/YouTube<\/p>\n

During the conversation on The Diary of a CEO podcast<\/a>, Ivanka struggled to hold back tears while speaking about her grandmother, Marie Zeln\u00ed\u010dkov\u00e1 \u2014 affectionately known as “Babi” \u2014 who helped raise her.<\/p>\n

“My grandmother cooked every meal,” she said. “She’s unbelievably nurturing.”<\/p>\n

Now living with Ivanka, her husband Jared Kushner<\/a>, and their children in Florida, Babi remains a central figure in their lives.<\/p>\n

“It’s a blessing to have her in our home and living with us,” Ivanka added, noting how much she values the stories her grandmother shares about the past.<\/p>\n

The emotional weight of the moment quickly became clear, as Ivanka paused and admitted: “I have a lot of love for this woman.”<\/p>\n

Missing Her Mother\"Ivanka<\/p>\n

Ivanka also discussed her close bond with her own grandmother, who now lives with her family in Florida.@The Diary Of A CEO\/YouTube<\/p>\n

The discussion turned even more personal when Ivanka spoke about her late mother, Ivana Trump<\/a>, who died in 2022.<\/p>\n

“My mother taught me a lot about bringing intention to what you do,” she said, becoming visibly emotional.<\/p>\n

Ivanka later reflected on the lasting impact of that loss, admitting, “Losing a parent. It hits differently, you know, especially unexpectedly.”<\/p>\n

She also shared her heartbreak that her three children never got the chance to know their grandmother.<\/p>\n

“We really keep her memory alive,” she explained, emphasizing how important it is to pass down family stories.<\/p>\n

Health Battles\"She<\/p>\n

She revealed the challenges surrounding husband Jared Kushner’s battle with thyroid cancer.@The Diary Of A CEO\/YouTube<\/p>\n

Beyond her mother’s death, Ivanka revealed she faced multiple personal challenges at once \u2014 including her husband’s ongoing health battle.<\/a><\/p>\n

“I had just left Washington. Our life was in flux,” she said. “Jared was diagnosed with thyroid cancer for a second time, and then my mother passed.”<\/p>\n

The difficult period ultimately led her to seek therapy as she navigated the emotional toll of so many life changes happening at once.<\/p>\n

Terrifying Moment\"Ivanka<\/p>\n

Ivanka recalled watching the attempted assassination of her father unfold in real time with her children nearby.@The Diary Of A CEO\/YouTube<\/p>\n

Ivanka also recalled the frightening moment she watched an assassination attempt on her father unfold in real time while with her children.<\/p>\n

“I was horrified, and I was scared, and I was protective of my children,” she said, noting she quickly realized he would be okay.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on everything her family has endured, Ivanka shared the lasting lesson she’s taken away.<\/p>\n

“You can’t take things for granted in life,” she said. “You just can’t take anything for granted.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ivanka Trump became emotional during a rare podcast appearance as she reflected on deeply personal family struggles.mega; @The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":581802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88,47324,47321,48658,14877,255035],"class_list":["post-581801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-ivana-trump","tag-ivanka-trump","tag-jared-kushner","tag-personal-challenges","tag-personal-family"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=581801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/581801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/581802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=581801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=581801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=581801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}