Ivanka Trump celebrates son’s 13th birthday with Donald as everyone makes the same observation

Ivanka Trump is celebrating her son’s 13th birthday and it didn’t take long for people to spot a familiar party guest.

The business woman and real estate developer shared a carousel post on Instagram celebrating her son Joseph Kushner’s milestone birthday.

The family celebrated with a stylish dinner at the White House, alongside her husband and Joseph’s dad, Jared Kushner, at her father, President Donald Trump.

“An unforgettable birthday dinner for Joseph, hosted by Grandpa at the White House,” Ivanka wrote in the caption. “Thirteen is off to quite a start!”

Another photo is portrait of Joseph wearing a suit and standing in front of the White House while another snap shows him with his grandfather in the Oval Office. Ivanka later joined them for a picture of all three together in the West Wing.

Ivanka worked as an adviser and assistant to her father during his first presidential term however she chose not t return for his second stint as POTUS, citing a desire to focus on her family.

One picture shows the family in the Red Room at the dinner table. Ivanka’s followers shared birthday wishes for Joseph and praised the president for finding the time to celebrate.

“President of the United States and still makes time to hold a birthday dinner with his grandson,” one fan said. “Speaks volumes about what an awesome dad/grandpa he really is.”

While another person shared: “That was great. He had the time to do that for his grandson.”

But some spectators noticed that Melania Trump appeared to be absent as well as his siblings. Ivanka Trump has three children, including Arabella Rose, born in July 2011, and Theodore James, born March 2016.

“I was pretty sure that the birthday boy had a couple of biological siblings and a step-grandmother,” one X user wrote.

Another social media user quizzed: “Where’s grandma Melania?”

A third observer wrote: “Why aren’t his siblings there!”

While a fourth simply wrote: “No Melania?”

Ivanka is the daughter of President Trump and his first wife, Ivana Trump, a Czech-born former model and businesswoman. Ivana married Trump in 1977, and the couple had three children: Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric. Their marriage ended in divorce in 1990, following a highly publicised separation.

Ivana remained active in business and media after the split and died aged 73 on 14 July 2022 at her home in New York City.

Ivanka will celebrate her own birthday on 30th October. It's been a busy birthday season so far, as she also marked the 100th birthday of her maternal grandmother, Marie Zelníčková, a few weeks ago. Ivanka posted a series of family photographs on Instagram to celebrate on 26 September, writing '100 years of life, love, family and memories.'

Ivanka and Jared Kushner, an American businessman and former political adviser, married on 25 October 2009. They live in Florida and have largely stepped back from frontline politics.