Trump Tried to Sabotage Ivanka’s Wedding by Digging Up Dirt on Kushners, Christie Reveals

At a recent Harvard forum on American political leadership, former New Jersey governor and Trump adviser Chris Christie dropped a bombshell: Donald Trump actively tried to sabotage his daughter Ivanka Trump’s relationship with Jared Kushner before they married.

Christie, who was a federal prosecutor at the time, recalled Trump inviting him to dinner and bluntly asking, “Do you have anything more on the family so I can ... break this up?” The “family” in question was Kushner’s — a clan already mired in scandal.

Christie detailed the notorious case of Charles Kushner, Jared’s father, who infamously hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law, secretly recorded the encounter, and sent the footage to his own sister. This was retaliation after discovering the brother-in-law was cooperating with federal authorities. Christie’s reaction: “Not enough, huh? Like, that might be a family that I might want to stay away from.”

Despite the chaos, Ivanka and Jared reconciled after a split and married in a Jewish ceremony in 2009. But Trump’s public preference for Ivanka to marry someone like Tom Brady instead of Kushner was clear.

Christie’s account sheds light on Trump’s relentless, often reckless drive to control personal and political outcomes. “When he gets himself worked into a lather, he will say and do anything to get what he wants,” Christie said, highlighting Trump’s lack of patience and discipline despite his charm.

This revelation fits a broader pattern of Trump weaponizing personal scandals and family drama to manipulate situations to his advantage. It also underscores the toxic dynamics behind the scenes of the Trump family’s public image.

Ivanka’s wedding was nearly derailed by her father’s desperation to break them up, a stark reminder of how Trump’s thirst for control extends even into his own family’s most intimate moments.