Trump Defends Ivanka's Place at G-20 Summit
Source: The Daily Beast
President Trump on Monday defended his daughters taking his seat at the Group of 20 summit, which was widely criticized over the weekend. The elder Trump tweeted, When I left Conference Room for short meetings with Japan and other countries, I asked Ivanka to hold seat. Very standard. Angela M agrees! German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday did stand up for Ivanka Trumps place at the table, arguing that the delegations themselves decide, should the president not be present for a meeting, who will then take over and sit in the chair, Merkel said. Ivanka Trump was part and parcel of the American delegation, so that is something that other delegations also do. Its very well known that she works at the White House and is also engaged in certain initiatives. But Trump kept going Monday. He tweeted, If Chelsea Clinton were asked to hold the seat for her mother, as her mother gave our country away, the Fake News would say CHELSEA FOR PRES! Most criticism of the younger Trumps participation in the high-level meetings focused on her lack of experience, not her name.
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mahatmakanejeeves
(57,372 posts)hamsterjill
(15,220 posts)Great analogy!!! Thanks for the smile.
pangaia
(24,324 posts)"If Chelsea Clinton were asked to hold the seat for her mother, as her mother gave our country away, the Fake News would say CHELSEA FOR PRES!..."
VWolf
(3,944 posts)I just scanned the tweet this morning, and missed that clause. 45 is certifiably nuts.
Docreed2003
(16,855 posts)Clearly, reading between the lines, Trump is grooming his daughter for political office, that being said...she has no standing or clearance to sit as a representative of the United States! McMaster and tillerson were indisposed? Where does Ivanka fit into the line of succession? This just shows the level of ineptness and kleptocratic/autocratic mindset of the Trump administration!!
George II
(67,782 posts)Docreed2003
(16,855 posts)I believe her fashionista jumpsuit will be tangerine with chartreuse accents...I mean, if you're going to prison, you at least need to be fashionable!
AgadorSparticus
(7,963 posts)Scarsdale
(9,426 posts)to have unqualified, frozen faced Ivanka sitting with world leaders. Who the HELL does tRump think he is - King of the World?