Kim Kardashian is celebrating Ivanka Trump’s birthday just days before the tense presidential election

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As the nation prepares for the presidential election, Kim Kardashian sparked social media by desire Ivanka Trump happy 43rd birthday.

On Wednesday, October 30, the 44-year-old SKIMS founder posted a selfie with the former first daughter on Instagram. “No one sweeter than you @ivankatrump. Happy birthday ♡♡♡,” she gushed. Kardashian shared snaps of the pair smiling in black and metallic dresses.

The timing of the post, which came less than a week before the US elects its next leader, sparked a sea of ​​mixed reactions online.

“Kim ka posting this a week before the biggest election in history is a deliberate choice and I’m not saying I expected anything more from her or her family but wow!!” a person posted on X (previous Twitter).

“Sweetness must run in the family! Happy Birthday Ivanka! ,” gushed another.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t care if they’ve known each other since kindergarten — they should have thought about how that would look so close to the election. It’s really not a good picture,” pointed out a third.

“Why are you surprised lol. They’ve known each other for decades ,” another intercepted.

Last year, an insider revealed that US Weekly that “Kim and Ivanka have been friends for years and have hung out on several occasions. They originally bonded nearly a decade ago at the Met Gala for motherhood and being new moms. But they continued to connect several times over the years.”

While Keep up with the kardashians icon has remained tight-lipped about who gets her vote, she hasn’t shied away from political causes. In 2018, she met with then-President Trump to discuss prison reform, helping secure clemency for Alice Marie Johnson, who was serving a life sentence. Two years later, she returned to the White House, pleading for reduced sentences for three women in similar situations.

Since then, the reality TV star has balanced her advocacy with privacy around her political views. After the 2020 election, she showed subtle support for the president Joe Biden and his running partner, Kamala Harrisby posting three blue hearts on social media. More recently, she joined Vice President Harris for a roundtable on criminal justice reform and said, “I’m so honored to be here to continue this fight.”

Election Day in the US is Tuesday, November 5th.