Ivanka Trump And Jared Kushner Show Up For Victory Speech After Absence From Campaign Trail

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/672b379e1d00002e0083d7fa.jpeg?cache=NVlymZo7Bl&ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, right, applaud Donald Trump's victory speech with Usha Vance and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance." data-caption="Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, right, applaud Donald Trump's victory speech with Usha Vance and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance." data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Chip Somodevilla via Getty Images" />Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, right, applaud Donald Trump's victory speech with Usha Vance and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance.</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p><a href="https://www.huffpost.com/news/topic/ivanka-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ivanka Trump</a> and husband <a href="news/jared-kushner" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jared Kushner</a> largely kept their distance from <a href="news/donald-trump" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Donald Trump</a>’s campaign this time around, but took the stage with him when the Republican nominee gave a victory speech early Wednesday.</p><p>The two clapped as the former president basked in <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-wins-presidency-again_n_671ac837e4b07a680747186e?ztr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">his political comeback</a> and in the Republican taking back control of the Senate.</p><p>But they played little role in the win, apparently.</p><p>The president-elect’s oldest daughter campaigned for him in 2016 and 2020, offering a softer side than her belligerent, bloviating father. She served as one of his top advisers in his first term.</p><p>Bu