Gain a global perspective on the US and go beyond with curated news and analysis from 600 journalists in 50+ countries covering politics, business, innovation, trends and more.<doc-sep>President Trump said he contemplated nominating his daughter, Ivanka Trump, to head the World Bank, according to a new interview. The president spoke with The Atlantic in a profile titled: “Inside Ivanka’s Dreamworld.” Trump talked about his children to the magazine and said he was proud of them. TRUMP DOUBLES DOWN ON PLAN TO SHIP MIGRANTS TO SANCTUARY CITIES, SAYS 'RADICAL LEFT' SHOULD BE HAPPY “Barron is young, but he’s got wonderful potential,” he said. “And Tiffany’s doing extremely well. Don is, uh, he’s enjoying politics; actually, it’s very good. And Eric is running the business along with Don, and also very much into politics. I mean, the children—the children have been very, very good.” When Trump spoke of Ivanka, who serves as a White House senior adviser, he claimed she would be “very hard to beat” if she ever ran for the Oval Office. “She’s a natural diplomat,” he said of his eldest daughter. “She would’ve been great at the United Nations, as an example.” IVANKA TRUMP FIRES BACK AT DC ART EXHIBIT SHOWING LOOKALIKE VACUUMING CRUMBS When asked why he didn’t nominate Ivanka to be a United Nations ambassador, the president said he would be called out for nepotism. “If I did, they’d say nepotism, when it would’ve had nothing to do with nepotism. But she would’ve been incredible,” he told The Atlantic before adding “I even thought of Ivanka for the World Bank … She would’ve been great at that because she’s very good with numbers.” Trump said Ivanka had a “tremendous presence when walks into the room” and stayed calm under pressure. “She’s got a great calmness … I’ve seen her under tremendous stress and pressure. She reacts very well—that’s usually a genetic thing, but it’s one of those things, nevertheless.” Trump said of his 37-year-old daughter. CLICK HERE FOR THE FOX NEWS APP The commander-in-chief ended up nominating David Malpass to be the president of the World Bank. He was elected to the job last week.<doc-sep>President Trump Donald TrumpTrump lashes out after grand jury seated for New York criminal probe Schumer tees up vote on Jan. 6 commission bill Senators struggle to save Jan. 6 commission MORE said he considered nominating his daughter Ivanka Trump Ivanka TrumpMichael Cohen predicts Trump will turn on family after revelation of criminal probe Eric Trump buys .2M home near father's golf club in Florida Melinda Gates tapped divorce lawyers in 2019 after Epstein links to husband: report MORE as president of the World Bank because “she’s very good with numbers,” according to a new interview with released by The Atlantic on Friday. Trump agreed to sit down with the outlet to discuss his daughter’s role in the White House as a senior adviser and opened up about other considerations for her career. “I even thought of Ivanka for the World Bank ... She would’ve been great at that because she’s very good with numbers,” Trump said. ADVERTISEMENT “She’s got a great calmness ... I’ve seen her under tremendous stress and pressure,” the president continued. “She reacts very well — that’s usually a genetic thing, but it’s one of those things, nevertheless.” Trump ended up nominating longtime Treasury Department and State Department official David Malpass to lead the institution. Malpass, who worked under Presidents George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan, was viewed as highly qualified and was unanimously approved by the bank’s board. The president also told The Atlantic that his daughter “would’ve been great at the United Nations.” When asked why he didn’t nominate her for the position, he said his critics would have called it nepotism, “when it would’ve had nothing to do with nepotism. But she would’ve been incredible.” There was speculation after former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley Nikki HaleyCoalition of human rights groups calling for boycott of Beijing Olympics Trump critics push new direction for GOP Pollster Frank Luntz: 'I would bet on' Trump being 2024 GOP nominee MORE stepped down last year that the president would nominate Ivanka Trump for that role. She later ruled out that possibility in a tweet. "It is an honor to serve in the White House alongside so many great colleagues and I know that the President will nominate a formidable replacement for Ambassador Haley. That replacement will not be me," Ivanka Trump wrote in October. Trump announced in February that he selected Kelly Craft, the U.S. ambassador to Canada, to serve as his administration's top diplomat to the United Nations. The president’s elder daughter and her husband, Jared Kushner Jared Corey KushnerThe Israel-Hamas ceasefire is holding — what's next? Eric Trump buys .2M home near father's golf club in Florida CDC's about-face on masks appears politically motivated to help a struggling Biden MORE, have served as two of his most trusted advisers.<doc-sep>President Donald Trump recently told The Atlantic he considered his daughter Ivanka for high-level positions at the United Nations and the World Bank because she's "very good with numbers." In January, the Financial Times reported that Trump was also considering Ivanka to replace outgoing World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, rumors that the White House denied. While Ivanka does not have an extensive background in international development or trade economics, she holds an economics degree and spent much of her career as a businesswoman and entrepreneur. Visit Businessinsider.com for more stories. President Donald Trump recently told The Atlantic he considered his daughter Ivanka for high-level positions at the United Nations and the World Bank because she's "very good with numbers." Trump told The Atlantic's Elaina Plott for a profile of his daughter published Friday that Ivanka is "a natural diplomat,” and the main reason he didn't nominate her to replace Nikki Haley as US ambassador to the UN because people would accuse him of engaging in nepotism. Trump insisted that "it would’ve had nothing to do with nepotism" and Ivanka would have been "incredible" in the role. Due to government nepotism regulations, Ivanka's current White House advisory role is unpaid. In January, the Financial Times reported that Trump was also considering Ivanka to replace outgoing World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, rumors that the White House denied. Earlier this month, undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs David Malpass was confirmed to the position. Read more: 67% of Americans don’t know what Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump actually do in the White House Ivanka graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a degree in economics, but does not have an extensive background in international development, diplomacy, or trade economics. She has, however, spent much of her career as a businesswoman, and has focused on women's empowerment and workforce development projects from her loosely-defined role as a White House advisor. Before joining the White House, she worked as a vice president for acquisitions at the Trump Organization. She also directed her own fashion line, the Ivanka Trump brand, which was shuttered last summer. In 2018, Ivanka partnered with the World Bank to create the Women Entrepreneur's Finance Initiative, a program quickly nicknamed the "Ivanka Fund" which seeks to enable women in developing countries to more readily access loans and grants to fund their own small businesses and other development projects. 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President Trump confirmed that he considered picking his daughter to be president of the World Bank. Trump spoke with The Atlantic as part of a profile of his daughter published Friday, and he revealed that he "thought of Ivanka for the World Bank." In fact, he sounded slightly disappointed that he didn't end up going with her, explaining, "she would've been great at that because she's very good with numbers." The Financial Times reported in January that Ivanka Trump was one of the candidates being considered for the position, an idea that was panned by those on the left. The White House said a few days later that she would not be a candidate for the position but would help select the president's nominee. Trump ended up nominating David Malpass, who was approved as World Bank president on April 5. World Bank president isn't the only major job Trump has considered his daughter for, though. The Atlantic writes that Ivanka is "at the top of her father's mind" whenever an administration position opens up, and he considered picking her to replace Nikki Haley as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. "She would've been great at the United Nations, as an example," Trump told The Atlantic, saying he only didn't nominate his daughter because "if I did, they'd say nepotism, when it would've had nothing to do with nepotism. But she would've been incredible." The president evidently thinks his daughter is suited to take over his job one day as well, saying, "If she ever wanted to run for president. I think she'd be very, very hard to beat."