Ivanka Trump attempted a White House power grab and rename the 'First Lady's Office' the 'First Family Office', but was blocked by Melania

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• Ivanka Trump was involved in a power struggle with First Lady Melania Trump in the early days of the Trump administration, according to a new book. 
• While Melania stayed in NYC to renegotiate her prenup with the president, Ivanka Trump sought to move her offices into the East Wing, the residence of the First Lady, according to the excerpt. 
• While Melania Trump has kept a relatively low profile during her husband's presidency, Ivanka Trump has played a prominent role in her father's administration. 
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Ivanka Trump, in an abortive bid for power in the early days of her father's presidency, sought to rename the First Lady's office in the White House, the "First Family's office," but Melania Trump blocked the move. 

New details about the rivalry between the two members of the president's family emerged on Saturday in excerpts from a new book Art of her Deal: The Untold Story of Melania Trump by Mary Jordan, published in the Washington Post.

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