Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner, were startled when an unidentified man rushed toward them Sunday night in South Beach, Florida.
Secret Service agents quickly intervened, pushing the man back and ensuring the couple’s safety.
The incident occurred as the former first daughter and her husband were walking toward their vehicle after a night out.
Video footage shows a disheveled man approaching Ivanka, only to be immediately intercepted by a Secret Service agent.
While the man’s intentions remain unclear, he engaged in a brief scuffle with the agent, attempting to bypass the security blockade.
The agent responded by forcefully pushing him away.
“A Secret Service agent wasn’t taking any chances last night. It appears that the agent believed a man got too close to Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump as they were leaving an event in South Beach and aggressively pushed him away,” reporter Crabtree wrote in a post on X alongside the video.
“The man then complained and appeared to grab the agent. Some Secret Service agents say this is an example of an agent getting too rough with the public, and a possible indication of worktime stress as many USSS agents details are continuing to be stretched thin with long hours, including on VP Vance’s detail,” she added.
“Yet, such an aggressive push may not be that uncommon. I, too, have been pushed forcefully aside when I thought I was minding my own business. I was up in the hall near the press gallery — and the USSS agents were clearing the way for First Lady Michelle Obama to come through before a SOTU. I was shaken up a little, but understood that the agents are on high alert on nights like those,” she said.
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“I’m also used to getting pushed and shoved from very aggressive photographers, cameramen and women on Capitol Hill and at the White House, so I sort of view it as a cost of doing business in D.C. journalism,” Crabtree concluded.
The viral video serves as a stark reminder that even members of a presidential family remain vulnerable to public confrontations.
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have stepped away from politics in recent years.
“I love my father very much. This time around I am choosing to prioritize my young children and the private life we are creating as a family. I do not plan to be involved in politics,” Ivanka said in early 2022.
The couple, who now reside in Florida, share three children and have focused on their family life since leaving Washington.
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