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demmiblue

(36,833 posts)
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 10:07 AM Jun 2019

Why was Ivanka sitting with world leaders at the #G20Summit?

Why was Ivanka sitting with world leaders at the #G20Summit?






2/ Real question: WHY is @IvankaTrump standing in the front row with world leaders at the #G20Summit?






4/ Turns out the @GOP actually announced Ivanka's #G20Summit appearance with a photo of the WH adviser striding confidently before world flags







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Why was Ivanka sitting with world leaders at the #G20Summit? (Original Post) demmiblue Jun 2019 OP
Is it because he really is mentally unfit, she needs to guide him? oregonjen Jun 2019 #1
Maybe she's there to make sure he doesn't rape anyone Tanuki Jun 2019 #8
I agree ... CatMor Jun 2019 #18
Look at his mask like face in the first picture. Cracklin Charlie Jun 2019 #27
She got $100 MILLION Scarsdale Jun 2019 #37
He is using her as bait. olegramps Jun 2019 #39
Must have been 'Bring your Daughter to Work' day. spanone Jun 2019 #2
Standing in for her sister-wife, Melanie Stinky The Clown Jun 2019 #3
Do any of the other world leaders have their spouses in that photo? smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #24
This. dchill Jun 2019 #28
Yup, can see it now, tRump is grooming her for political office...... a kennedy Jun 2019 #4
That's why she retweets photos riverwalker Jun 2019 #23
She's the Crown Princess, Heiress Apparent to the throne... Wounded Bear Jun 2019 #5
Too many people around for her first choice.... democrank Jun 2019 #6
DING DING DING!!! 2naSalit Jun 2019 #10
She is probably trying to make a few extra bucks. Meadowoak Jun 2019 #7
Nepotism on steroids malaise Jun 2019 #9
She needs a censure...nt 2naSalit Jun 2019 #11
One can only hope the room will be empty for her "talk" mnhtnbb Jun 2019 #12
He said he thinks she should be President someday. redstatebluegirl Jun 2019 #13
She'll probably run as his VP leftstreet Jun 2019 #16
Because she doesn't and never will have any real qualifications, so when she runs one smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #26
The sad part is Turin_C3PO Jun 2019 #30
All about Branding. Wellstone ruled Jun 2019 #32
She figures she may as well come Bettie Jun 2019 #14
It's her father's insecurities. He relies on either her or Jared to be near him at all times. secondwind Jun 2019 #15
Her asshole spouse is there, too, without a clearance, no doubt. nt babylonsister Jun 2019 #17
They needed someone between Trump and the Queen of the Netherlands to stop a diplomatic incident muriel_volestrangler Jun 2019 #19
Well, trump is getting older Tech Jun 2019 #20
Especially like snowybirdie Jun 2019 #21
Impressive credentials for the Oval Office dalton99a Jun 2019 #33
Shadowing Daddy Aussie105 Jun 2019 #22
Daddy's main squeeze. keithbvadu2 Jun 2019 #38
You can't do that here, this is the War Room! trusty elf Jun 2019 #42
Interpreter into pre-basic English? no_hypocrisy Jun 2019 #25
How was this even allowed? The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2019 #29
I don't know what her... Mike Nelson Jun 2019 #31
Could you hear the caterwauling by the hard right if Chelsea Chinton did the same thing Norbert Jun 2019 #34
Prediction: Takket Jun 2019 #35
Because the Kushners and tRUMP are GRIFTERS... SayItLoud Jun 2019 #36
Because her father considers her "a world leader." KatyaR Jun 2019 #40
Maybe Ivanka 2024 is why Trump hedged on saying he would support applegrove Jun 2019 #41
Absolutely sickening trusty elf Jun 2019 #43
She's America's answer to Madame Ceausescu mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 #44

Tanuki

(14,916 posts)
8. Maybe she's there to make sure he doesn't rape anyone
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 10:21 AM
Jun 2019

in case he sees someone who's "his type."

And, obviously, to exploit her access and polish her "brand" for present and future financial gain, all on the taxpayer's dime.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)
18. I agree ...
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 10:36 AM
Jun 2019

I think the kids want to be around to intervene when he finally has a total crack up that could be anytime now. He is obviously mentally incompetent and always has been and it is getting worse.

Cracklin Charlie

(12,904 posts)
27. Look at his mask like face in the first picture.
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 11:29 AM
Jun 2019

Definitely a baby sitter.

Probably to deflect uncomfortable conversation, when he goes off rail.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
37. She got $100 MILLION
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 12:34 PM
Jun 2019

for this womens empowerment gig. Not to mention, exposure for her run for the WH after daddy's second term. It was passed in the budget. Why didn't someone object to this nepotism?. Who is counting the profits for the 4th of July tRump Hotel in DC while she is with daddy? It is fully booked, at inflated prices. I hope they lose the entire profits on paying lawyers when the axe finally drops. Looks like she got new boobs especially for the occasion, too. Daddy must love that.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
24. Do any of the other world leaders have their spouses in that photo?
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 11:24 AM
Jun 2019

Who the hell does she think she is? What annoys me so much is that she is actually stupid and entitled enough to think she has a right to be there and she doesn't. She is an unqualified, incompetent nobody. She makes me sick!

a kennedy

(29,642 posts)
4. Yup, can see it now, tRump is grooming her for political office......
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 10:16 AM
Jun 2019

he can say, “see, she’s got world experience”.

2naSalit

(86,501 posts)
10. DING DING DING!!!
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 10:24 AM
Jun 2019

Where's that picture of her at the Beach Boys concert doing a lap dance on daddy? It's the first thing I thought of.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
26. Because she doesn't and never will have any real qualifications, so when she runs one
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 11:26 AM
Jun 2019

of these days (god forbid) she will pull out all these photos of herself with all the world leaders to show how much "international" experience she has. I cannot even deal with this shit-show anymore. I feel like I am going mad.

Turin_C3PO

(13,941 posts)
30. The sad part is
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 11:31 AM
Jun 2019

that she would probably win a Republican primary given how they worship all things Trump. I would say she doesn’t stand a chance in a general election but after 2016 anything’s possible.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
32. All about Branding.
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 12:11 PM
Jun 2019

And gaining entry into a Specific Social Club that the Manhattan HillBillies have never been or will be allowed into.

There are real Movers and Shakers,and then there are the Slackers and Grifter's.

Bettie

(16,083 posts)
14. She figures she may as well come
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 10:29 AM
Jun 2019

as Daddykins has promised that he'll leave the title of President-for-Life to her once he's gone.

secondwind

(16,903 posts)
15. It's her father's insecurities. He relies on either her or Jared to be near him at all times.
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 10:30 AM
Jun 2019

When they lived in NYC, he would regularly call Jared at 1 or 2 a.m., and Jared would have to get out of bed and come over.

He is a freakshow.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,294 posts)
19. They needed someone between Trump and the Queen of the Netherlands to stop a diplomatic incident
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 10:45 AM
Jun 2019

When Abe was speaking, Trump could have started grabbing, otherwise.

Aussie105

(5,366 posts)
22. Shadowing Daddy
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 11:08 AM
Jun 2019

Ivanka is the designated inheritor of the POTUS title, she is tagging along so she can take over when Donald has a heart attack or stroke.

Very obvious.

Don't you folks know anything?

Mike Nelson

(9,949 posts)
31. I don't know what her...
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 11:35 AM
Jun 2019

… speech will say explicitly, but implicitly she says women should take care of their appearance, have nice hair and make-up, wear sexy clothes, and look pretty for their men. Same message as her sister-mama.

Norbert

(6,039 posts)
34. Could you hear the caterwauling by the hard right if Chelsea Chinton did the same thing
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 12:18 PM
Jun 2019

Both insHannity and OxyRush would dedicate a weeks worth of shows on that very topic.

Takket

(21,549 posts)
35. Prediction:
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 12:22 PM
Jun 2019

The next time a Democrat is in the White House, their cousin’s step-daughter’s real estate agent’s therapist’s former college roommate will be given a janitorial job at the Agricultural Department, and the GOP will lose their SHIT over “nepotism”.

SayItLoud

(1,702 posts)
36. Because the Kushners and tRUMP are GRIFTERS...
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 12:27 PM
Jun 2019

They are using this fake presidency to make connections and $$$. If anyone thinks otherwise they are f'n dumb as a rock or a member of the tRUMP cult. Just sayin..

KatyaR

(3,445 posts)
40. Because her father considers her "a world leader."
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 01:00 PM
Jun 2019

That and the fact he can't be anywhere without a family member nearby....

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,359 posts)
44. She's America's answer to Madame Ceausescu
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 02:15 PM
Jun 2019
Elena Ceaușescu



Deputy Prime Minister of Romania

Elena Ceaușescu (Romanian pronunciation: [eˈlena t͡ʃe̯auˈʃesku]; née Lenuța Petrescu; 7 January 1916[2] – 25 December 1989) was a Romanian communist politician who was the wife of Nicolae Ceaușescu, General Secretary of the Romanian Communist Party and leader of the Socialist Republic of Romania. She was also the Deputy Prime Minister of Romania.
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Career in government
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From the early 1980s onward, Elena was the object of a personality cult as intense as that of her husband, which exalted her as the "Mother of the Nation". By all accounts, her vanity and desire for honours exceeded that of her husband. As with her husband, Romanian Television was under strict orders to take great care portraying her on screen. For instance, she was never supposed to be shown in profile because of her large nose and overall homely appearance.
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Fall from power

Main articles: Romanian Revolution and Trial of Nicolae and Elena Ceaușescu

Ceaușescu fled with her husband on 22 December 1989, after the events in Timișoara led to the Romanian Revolution, but she and her husband were captured in the town of Targoviste. At the show trial that took place, she answered only a few questions since her husband took a protective role, asked her to calm down and shook his head each time her mouth opened to reply in anger.

Execution

On the afternoon of 25 December 1989, (Christmas Day) in Târgoviște they were turned over to a firing squad and executed. Her arms, and those of her husband, were tied behind their backs. Popular history author Simon Sebag Montefiore has claimed that, before the sentences were carried out, Elena reacted far more belligerently than her husband, allegedly screaming: "You motherfucking assholes!" while being led up against the wall; at the same time Nicolae Ceaușescu sang "The Internationale". Their actual execution was not filmed in time – the firing squad was in a hurry to carry out the sentence – but the aftermath, including echoes of the final volley, the pall of smoke, and the bodies immediately afterwards, were caught on camera. She was 73 years old. She was the only woman ever executed by the modern state of Romania.

Ceaușescu was outlived by her mother, a near centenarian at the time of her death, her brother Gheorghe Petrescu (also an important figure in the party) and her three children: Valentin (b. 1948), Zoia (1949–2006) and Nicu (1951–1996), who was also a very important member of the Romanian Communist Party. Elena Ceaușescu was buried in Ghencea Cemetery.
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