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New York — Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner successfully persuaded Donald Trump to scrap executive orders that would overturn LGBT rights — but the couple’s calming influence on the president is starting to wane, it has been reported.

A “brewing power struggle” has emerged between Kushner, the son-in-law who can keep the president “on message”, and Steve Bannon, the ultra-conservative former businessman, described as the power behind the throne.

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A draft executive order on LGBT rights, aimed at rolling back Barack Obama’s progressive reforms, was circulated last week. It outlined a weakening of protections designed to shield LGBT individuals from discrimination.

The First Daughter and her husband, both keen supporters of gay rights, persuaded Trump to shelve the order, sources said.

Instead, the White House released a statement reassuring the LGBT community that their rights would be protected.