Donald Trump will live in the White House - and wants daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner to join him in Washington  

  • President-elect Donald Trump sat down with 'Fox News Sunday' host Chris Wallace and talked about his future living arrangements 
  • 'We will be staying in the White House,' the billionaire confirmed, saying that Melania and Barron would join him after a few months 
  • Trump told Wallace he wouldn't be 'lonely' in the White House because he'd be too busy working 
  • The president-elect said his team was trying to figure out if daughter Ivanka and her husband Jared Kushner could play an official role in his administration 
  • Ivanka, Trump said, is good on 'the women's issue,' while Kushner could help Trump 'do Middle East peace' 
  • Ivanka Trump, along with her two eldest brothers, is supposed to run the Trump company after her father takes office  

By Nikki Schwab, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com

Published: 11:17 EST, 11 December 2016 | Updated: 16:08 EST, 11 December 2016

President-elect Donald Trump shed more light on his plans for his living and working arrangements once he officially becomes president of the United States. 

Talking to 'Fox News Sunday's' Chris Wallace, the incoming commander-in-chief- said he was going to live in the White House with his family, wife Melania and 10-year-old son Barron. 

'We will be staying in the White House,' the president-elect confirmed.  

He also told the Sunday show host that he was actively pursuing how to include his eldest daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner in his administration. 

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President-elect Donald Trump (right) sat down for an interview with 'Fox News Sunday' host Chris Wallace (left) and talked about his future living arrangements 

Donald Trump (left) told Chris Wallace (right) that he planned to move into the White House and that Melania and Barron would be joining him after the first few months 

Donald Trump (left) said that Melania Trump (right) would be moving into the White House after Barron Trump is done with school for the year 

The president-elect's youngest child Barron (right) will eventually move into the White House with his mother Melania (left) 

'Barron's going to finish up school because he's got just a couple of months to go so it's a little hard to take him out of school,' Trump explained. 'And Melania will be back and forth the that first couple of months.' 

Wallace asked the Republican if he wouldn't get 'lonely rattling around the White House' all by himself.  

'No, I'll be working. I'll be working. It's a very special place and it represents so much and there's a lot to do, there's a lot to do, more than I ever thought,' Trump replied. 

'There's so many thing we can do to "Make America Great Again" and that's what it's all about,' the president-elect continued, repeating his campaign slogan. 

'I'll be working, I won't be lonely at all,' Trump added. 

While Trump told Wallace that he still planned to hand over his businesses to his three adult children, Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr., the president-elect said his transition team was working on figuring out how Ivanka and Jared Kushner could play a role in his administration. 

Donald Trump (left) told Chris Wallace (right) that he's trying to figure out how to legally include his daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner in his administration

Ivanka Trump, her husband Jared Kushner and Tiffany Trump pictured on the election night

The president-elect said he'd like to be able to include daughter Ivanka Trump (left) and her husband Jared Kushner (right) in his administration 

'We will have to see how the laws read,' Trump said. 

There's a federal nepotism law that could make official roles for the couple legally and politically problematic.

'If you look at Ivanka, you take a look and she's so strong, as you know, on the women's issue and childcare and so many things, she would be so good – nobody could do better than her – we'll have to see whether or not we can do that,' Trump acknowledged. 

Politico reported last week that Ivanka planned to hire a chief of staff and several aides to assist her as she moves into the role of first daughter, which historically has been an un-official role. 

'And I'd love to have Jared helping us with deals with other nations,' Trump said. 'Let's see if we can do peace in the Middle East and other things.' 

Kushner, a real estate developer and media tycoon in his own right, helped his father-in-law run a lean and data-centric campaign, which allowed for his Electoral College victory using fewer resources than Clinton's team.  

Calling his son-in-law 'very talented,' Trump said his team was looking at what could be done from a legal standpoint right now. 

The president-elect also maintained that his kids, including Ivanka, would be taking over his business – and that it wouldn't present a conflict of interest.

'They're not president,' Trump responded, when Wallace pointed out that Trump had bashed his rival Hillary Clinton, suggesting she was using the Clinton Foundation as a way for donors to pay to play while she was serving as secretary of state. 

'Oh, I see what you're getting at,' the president-elect acknowledged. 

He told Wallace that the kids won't be making deals for the company while he's in office. 

'They're not making deals. And they're going to run my company – I have a lot of property and great stuff. They're going to run it,' Trump said. 'Hopefully they're going to run it properly.' 

'But I'm not going to do deals,' he added. 'And I think – you know, I think that's going to be good.'   

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