Supermodel Karlie Kloss defended the importance of bipartisan dialogue during an interview with Bloomberg Originals released on July 1, 2026.
She addressed how she navigates her political views while being part of President Donald Trump's extended family.
Kloss, who co-founded Bedford Media and identifies as a Democrat, is married to billionaire venture capitalist Joshua Kushner.
He is the younger brother of Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor Jared Kushner.
Interviewer Emily Chang asked: "You're married to a man whose brother happens to be married to Ivanka Trump.
How do you deal with everything that comes with that?"
Kloss emphasized that her personal identity and core progressive values remain unaffected by her husband's prominent relatives. "Well, I know who I am," she replied.
"I know the values that guide my life and the issues that I care about.
So, you know, I haven't lost sight of who I am, but also, it's my husband's family."
When questioned about political conversations at family gatherings, Kloss credited her upbringing in Missouri for preparing her to handle diverse viewpoints.
"Well, we're sitting here in St. Louis, which is a blue dot in a red state," she said.
"Since as long as I can remember, I've always been exposed to a lot of different political points of view and I think that trained me for my life."
Kloss maintained that political differences should not prevent people from maintaining personal relationships. "You know, I'm a Democrat.
I think it's possible to have relationships with people who you politically don't align with, and I think this country has always been a place for, for dialogue.
We have to be able to talk to each other," she added.
Despite her close connection to the Kushner family, Kloss clarified that she has no direct relationship with the president himself.
"I have never met President Trump," she stated.
Kloss previously expressed similar sentiments in a 2019 interview with Time magazine. "It's been hard," she told the outlet.
"But I choose to focus on the values that I share with my husband, and those are the same liberal values that I was raised with and that have guided me throughout my life."
In a 2020 appearance on Diane von Fürstenberg's InCharge with DVF podcast, Kloss spoke about following her heart despite public scrutiny.
"I really followed my heart on choosing to be with the person that I love, despite any complications that came with it.
I knew for me, it was worth it to fight for that," she said.
During that same podcast, Kloss reflected on her career choices and staying true to herself.
"I think that in my career, too, you know, being true to my heart or being true to myself, when I know that something is not aligned with who I am, and the message I want to send to the world, or the kind of person that I want to be, maybe that comes back to character," she shared.
"But, like, my heart often is telling me exactly what I need to hear. And I didn't always listen to it."
In the new Bloomberg interview, Kloss also discussed her marriage choice and hinted at her experience converting to Judaism before her 2018 wedding.
"I made the choice a long time ago to be with the person who I love despite any complications that came with it," she told Bloomberg.
When asked if she identified with the television series Nobody Wants This, Kloss referenced her messages to a writer on the show.
"Girl, for seasons 2, 3, 4, I got more material for you," she said.
Transitioning to her media businesses, Kloss outlined her strategy for protecting independent media companies like i-D and Life magazine through Bedford Media.
"I don't think that we're going to have Facebook outcomes on this investment necessarily, but that's not my intention here," she said.
"My intention is to build a really viable business, but to make really meaningful work along the way."
Her comments regarding political dialogue sparked considerable online criticism on platforms like Reddit and Instagram.
Users argued that wealth allows public figures to detach from the emotional impact of political policies.
