08/15/2026
BREAKING: Even Money Can't Buy Ivanka and Jared a Way Into Miami's Most Exclusive Club
Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner have spent years trying to buy their way into one of the most exclusive clubs in America, and it turns out all that power and money still isn't enough.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the couple has been trying to break into Indian Creek Country Club, the century old, ultra exclusive Miami institution nicknamed the "Billionaire Bunker." Despite owning a 1.26 acre property on the island and getting sponsored for membership by Mary Anne Shula, widow of legendary Dolphins coach Don Shula, only about half the club's board even bothered showing up to their own housewarming party, a not so subtle signal that acceptance wasn't coming easily.
They're not alone either. Jeff Bezos has spent roughly 234 million dollars buying three properties on the island and still hasn't landed an invitation six months after personally working the room at the club's February dock party. Even Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon faced an organized petition trying to block his membership before he finally got in.
Kushner's latest strategy is a memorable one. He took a council seat on the island's separate governing board and helped broker a deal to fix its aging, leaking septic system, complete with a new sewage pump station built right across from his own home. Ivanka, meanwhile, has been playing golf with members and showing up to club events, all in an effort to finally get in.
It's a rare reminder that even the most powerful family in the country can't just buy their way past a group of people who simply don't want them there. See less