New York Magazine – August 05, 2019

26 new york | august 5–18, 2019

The Hamptons season was in full, humid swing

when Iv anka Trump went missing at its most important

geezer party. Each Fourth of July weekend, Lally Weymouth,

the 76-year-old daughter of the Washington Post’s former

owners, celebrates her birthday with an event that’s like a

“D.C.–New York–glitterati bar mitzvah,” says Anthony

Scaramucci, a guest at the seated dinner for hundreds in a

striped tent on her estate, where a microphone is set up on

a stage for speeches attesting to her grit and longevity. Wey-

mouth’s crowd is the mix of politicos, media personalities,

and financiers that drives Americans crazy—they’re sup-

posed to hate each other, not party together—from Com-

merce Secretary Wilbur Ross to Democratic fund-raiser

Alan Patricof to ex- titans like former Goldman Sachs

CEO Lloyd Blankfein. It ’s also notable for the consider-

ably advanced age of the attendees. “If you’re under 50,

you’re under threat of Lally seating you at a kids’ table,”

says a friend of Ivanka’s who’d had a fight with her hus-

band earlier that day about accompanying her to the

By Vanessa Grigoriadis

After the White House,

she probably

CAN’T GO BACK

to the city that made her.

So she has cannily devised another

EXIT STRATEGY.

IVANKA

AETERNUM

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26 newyork| august5–18, 2019

TheHamptonsseasonwasin full,humidswing

whenIv ankaTrumpwentmissingat itsmost important

geezerparty.EachFourthof Julyweekend,LallyWeymouth,

the76-year-olddaughteroftheWashingtonPost’s former

owners,celebratesherbirthdaywithaneventthat’slike a

“D.C.–NewYork–glitteratibarmitzvah,”saysAnthony

Scaramucci,a guest at theseateddinnerforhundredsina

stripedtentonherestate,wherea microphoneis set upon

a stage forspeechesattestingtohergritandlongevity.Wey-

mouth’scrowdis themixofpoliticos,mediapersonalities,

andfinanciersthat drivesAmericanscrazy—they’resup-

posedtohateeachother,notpartytogether—fromCom-

merceSecretary WilburRosstoDemocraticfund-raiser

AlanPatricoftoex-titanslikeformerGoldmanSachs

CEOLloydBlankfein.It ’s alsonotablefortheconsider-

ablyadvancedage oftheattendees.“Ifyou’reunder50,

you’reunderthreat ofLallyseatingyouat a kids’table,”

saysa friendofIvanka’swho’d hada fightwithherhus-

bandearlierthatday aboutaccompanyinghertothe

By Vanessa Grigoriadis

After the White House,

she probably

CAN’T GO BACK

to thecitythat made her.

So she has cannily devised another

EXIT STRATEGY.

IVANKA

AETERNUM