Did Donald Trump Try to Set Up Ivanka With Tom Brady – and What Happened Next?
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
A recently resurfaced anecdote involving former U.S. President Donald Trump, his daughter Ivanka Trump, and NFL legend Tom Brady has reignited curiosity about off-field interactions between America’s most high-profile figures. The surprising claim: at one point, Trump reportedly tried to orchestrate a meeting, even a romantic pairing between Ivanka and Brady.
But did the setup actually happen? And if so, what exactly transpired? Here’s the full story
The Alleged Setup: Trump, Ivanka, and Brady
The report first gained attention through a profile that detailed aspects of Ivanka Trump’s life and relationships before she became a senior advisor in her father’s administration.
According to the account, Donald Trump apparently encouraged Ivanka to date Tom Brady, then the four-time Super Bowl champion quarterback of the New England Patriots, in the mid-2000s.
Sources close to the situation suggested Trump saw Brady as an ideal match for Ivanka: a supremely successful, charismatic, and publicly admired figure at the height of his career.
In 2020, speaking on The Howard Stern Show, Tom Brady opened up about the entire speculation and said, “That was a long time ago in my life. Did I consider dating her? No, there was never really that where we ever dated or anything like that.”
Ivanka Trump’s Side of the Story
Ivanka Trump has never publicly confirmed any specific details about this reported setup — either in interviews or memoirs and there are no direct quotes from her on the topic in the public record.
Back in the day, as per US President Donald Trump, he told Ivanka, “Jesus, you know, Tom Brady. What the hell is going on? Why aren’t you calling this guy back?” However, Ivanka clearly told her father that she was in love with Kushner (whom she married in 2009).
What Happened Next?
Since the alleged suggested setup:
- Tom Brady married Gisele Bündchen in 2009 and has since focused on family, broadcasting, and business pursuits.
- Ivanka Trump married Jared Kushner in 2009 and went on to serve as a senior White House advisor under her father’s presidency from 2017–2021.
- Donald Trump became the 45th President of the United States, serving two terms and remaining a central figure in American politics.
In the end, the story of Donald Trump trying publicly or privately to “set up” his daughter Ivanka with Tom Brady remains just that: a story.
