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If there’s one thing President Donald Trump is unquestionably known for, it’s speaking his mind — including about members of his own family.
“[Trump] would joke that Ms. Trump could have marriedTom Brady,” Ward claimed in her book, according to theTimes, “and once joked to Robert K. Kraft, the team’s owner, that ‘Jared is half the size ofTom Brady’s forearm.’ ”
Before his presidency, Trump was good pals with Brady (it is unclear what their relationship is like today) and the two routinely shared the golf course together. Brady, who is married to supermodelGisele Bündchen, was even seen with a “Make America Great Again” hatin his locker during Trump’s campaign.
This isn’t the first time that Trump has commented about a hypothetical relationship between his daughter and Brady. In July 2018, theTimesreported that Trump joked “several times” that Brady could have been his son-in-law.
“Instead, I got Jared Kushner,” Trump supposedly said.
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.Keith Srakocic/AP/REX/Shutterstock
In response to the claims in the upcoming book — out March 19 — the White House called it “fiction.”
“It’s sad, but not surprising, the media would spend time promoting a book based on shady anonymous sources and false information instead of all the incredible work Jared and Ivanka are doing for the country,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement to PEOPLE.
“The author, on her own website, listed this book in the category of ‘fiction’ — until recently changing it,” the statement continued. “Her initial representation was accurate.”
Brady isn’t the only member of the Patriots franchise that the president has been linked to — Trump has been longtime friends with team ownerRobert Kraft. Kraft recently became embroiled in controversy when he wascharged with two counts of soliciting prostitutionin connection with a human trafficking sting tied to a chain of Florida massage parlors, just weeks after New England won their sixth championship under his stewardship.
source: people.com
