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A private health battle. Ivanka Trump’s husband, Jared KushnerHe revealed that he was diagnosed as having thyroid cancer while working for the White House.
“On the morning that I traveled to Texas to attend the opening of a Louis Vuitton factory, White House physician Sean Conley pulled me into the medical cabin on Air Force One,” Kushner, 41, writes in his upcoming memoir, according to an excerpt published by The New York TimesMonday, July 25, “’Your test results came back from Walter Reed. It looks like you have been diagnosed with cancer. We must schedule surgery immediately.’”
The then-senior adviser toDonald TrumpHe claims he did not want to reveal the diagnosis.
Donald Trump, Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner at a campaign event held in Waterloo. Paul Sancya/AP/Shutterstock
“This was a personal problem and not for public consumption. I didn’t tell anyone at the White House — including the president,” he writes. “The day before the surgery, Trump called me into the Oval Office and motioned for his team to close the door. ‘Are you nervous about the surgery?’ he asked.”
When Kushner questioned how his father-in-law knew about his procedure, Donald responded, “I’m the president. I know everything.”
He writes, “[Trump told me], ‘I understand that you want to keep these things quiet. I prefer to keep things such as this to myself, too. You’ll be just fine. Don’t worry about anything with work. We have everything covered here.’”
Kushner and Ivanka have been married since 2009. The couple, who worked together for the Trump Administration, have three children: Arabella, 11, Joseph 8, and Theodore 6. The family was recently in the news following the death of Ivanka’s mother and Donald’s first wife, Ivana Trump.
Jared Kushner, White House Senior Adviser, and Ivanka Trump (the daughter and senior adviser of President Donald Trump), will leave Air Force One on October 18, 2019, at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland. Kevin Wolf/AP/Shutterstock
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Ivana Trump,” the family said in a statement earlier this month. “Our mother was an incredible woman — a force in business, a world-class athlete, a radiant beauty, and caring mother and friend. Ivana was a survivor. She fled communism and adopted this country. She taught her children the importance of hard work, perseverance, compassion, and determination. She will be dearly missed by her mother, her three children and ten grandchildren.”
Ivanka and her brothers Donald Trump Jr. And Eric Trump, were among those at their mother’s funeral at St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on Wednesday, July 20.
“Heartbroken by the passing of my mother. Mom was brilliant, charming and passionate. She was also wickedly funny. She lived life to the fullest — never forgoing an opportunity to laugh and dance,” Ivanka tweeted after Ivana’s passing on July 14. “I will miss her forever and will keep her memory alive in our hearts always.”
Kushner’s Breaking History: A White House MemoirOn August 23, it will be published.
