Ivanka's Former Best Friend Has Strong Words For The Trumps

Given their close bond, it would be easy to assume that Ohrstrom would have voted for Trump, but she revealed in her essay that she "voted early against [Ivanka's] dad" in 2020. Ohrstrom recounted her memories of the president from her childhood, revealing that he couldn't remember her name in spite of the fact that she was one of Ivanka's closest friends. She wrote that Trump would comment not only on her figure, but also the appearances of Ivanka's other classmates, and even congratulate her for losing weight.

While Ohrstrom wrote that they were close and that Ivanka was a good friend to her in her younger years, she also described Ivanka as having "Trumpian edges." Ohrstrom described a growing rift in their adult years in which Ivanka was preoccupied with her own interests. The breaking point came shortly after Ivanka's wedding, when Ohrstrom expressed her hurt feelings at Ivanka not asking her how her new job was going. "I don't remember her exact reply, but it was something along the lines of, 'Ly, I'm too busy for this s***,'" wrote Ohrstrom.