Ivanka Trump ‘could run for Senate in just TWO YEARS’ after buying land in Miami’s ‘billionaire bunker’
IVANKA Trump is in the final stages of purchasing a plot of land on a high-security island dubbed “billionaire’s bunker" but could also be laying the foundations to fulfill a political ambition.
Florida, which President Donald Trump won in 2016 and 2020, provides a potential opportunity for Ivanka, should she choose to enter politics.
"Ivanka definitely has political ambitions, no question about it," a source told CNN.
"She wants to run for something, but that still needs to be figured out.
"Putting down roots in Florida is certainly a first step."Assuming she's not interested in a low-profile political office, that would leave the United States Senate as a possibility," said Adam C. Smith, former Tampa Bay Times political editor and now consultant with Mercury Public Affairs.
"Marco Rubio is up for reelection in 2022 and is expected to run again. But I wouldn't think Rubio would deter her if she wanted to run. The last time Marco Rubio ran against a Trump in Florida, in the 2016 presidential primary, Rubio was crushed by 19 percentage points."
Trump has not ruled out a near-future run for office, nor has she publicly denied she has political ambitions of her own.
Florida's constitution requires a resident to live there for two years before taking the office. And Indian Creek is not a bad place to wait out one's time, by any stretch of the imagination.
Ivanka and Jared Kusher have paid a $31.8million deposit on the property in Indian Creek, an area that boasts stunning homes on the water, Page Six previously reported.
The Kushners, both 39, will embark on their post-White House life in the exclusive Florida neighborhood when Joe Biden takes over from Donald Trump next year.
The beautiful, secluded island off coast of Miami touts a number of famous residents, which include model Adriana Lima, billionaire businessman Carl Icahn, and Former Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, who died this year.
Indian Creek Village is know as "the world's most exclusive municipality" with just 34 homes, 42 residents and a private 13-person police force to keep its high-profile residents safe.
Jared and Ivanka reportedly bought the Indian Creek lot, which previously belonged to singer Julio Iglesias, to build their dream home on the 1.84-acre plot, which boasts 200 feet of private waterfront. The sale is pending under contract, meaning the buyer's offer has been accepted by the seller.
Taxes on the gorgeous island are reportedly $427,000 per annum.
A source told Page Six the Kushner's have viewed numerous properties in The Sunshine after many of their pals fled New York City for Florida and the Hamptons, a swanky seaside town in Long Island, New York.
"The Kushners have been looking to purchase property in Florida for quite some time, and will also maintain their home in New York," the insider revealed
Authorities on the island also patrol it and there is a 24-hour marine patrol that keeps an eye on the water surrounding the swanky neighborhood.
Each house in the area is built around the perimeter of the island so that everyone gets a waterfront view.
Nearby, there is an Indian Creek Country Club and a 18-hole golf course right in the middle for residents to enjoy.
A single bridge guarded by a formidable gatehouse is the only way to get on the island and there's an island cop for every three inhabitants to ensure their safety and privacy.
The Sun reached out to the White House for comment.
Initial reports indicated that Ivanka and Jared would try to rebuild their lives in NYC – but it would appear they may receive an unfriendly reception there, with one pal saying a return to the social scene would be "difficult."
Ivanka's friend Georgina Bloomberg, 37, recently told the Daily Beast that Ivanka is "a wonderful smart person [who gets] a lot of criticism she doesn't deserve."
Bloomberg is the daughter of former New York City Mayor and former Democratic presidential candidate nominee Mike Bloomberg.
She said people's icy reception of the couple will "probably change" over time if they did decide to plan a move back to the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Former friends-turned-critics include actress Natalie Portman, Emmy Rossum, socialite and former Vogue editor Lauren Santo Domingo – but the Kushners are still pally with art dealers Tico and Colby Mugrabi.
The Kushners have been residing in Washington DC's Kalorama neighborhood, where they are renting a $15,000-per-month home owned by a subsidiary of billionaire Andrónico Luksic's family office.
They own an apartment in Park Avenue in New York City apartment and a cottege at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey.
News of a possible move to Florida came after Ivanka's deposition by the Washington DC Attorney General's office.
She was deposed as part of an ongoing lawsuit alleging the Trump Inaugural Committee of misusing nonprofit funds for the president's 2017 celebration.
The committee was sued in January 2020 over accusations it had spent more than $1million to book a ballroom at the Trump International Hotel for his inauguration.
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This was allegedly part of a scheme to "grossly overpay" for space for the party – as well making the Trump family rich, lawyers say.
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At the time, the then event planner Stephanie Winston Wolkoff expressed concern over pricing with Trump, Ivanka and campaign official Rick Gates, court documents show.
Ivanka was subpoenaed for discovery in October along with other members of the Trump campaign, which included First Lady Melania, Gates, and investor Thomas J. Barrack Jr, according to the filing.