"Ivanka Trump told me yesterday from Berlin that she has begun building a massive fund that will benefit female entrepreneurs around the globe", he wrote in a brief news item Wednesday morning.
Ivanka Trump, 35, continued her stellar style roll in Berlin, which marked her first worldwide trip as an adviser to her father, President Donald Trump, when she showed off her third look in one day, swapping her earlier outfits for a white A-line midi dress and a pair of statement green earrings for a gala dinner at Deutsche Bank.
President Donald Trump has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women. Trump did not respond to Tapper's question.
Ivanka Trump is defending her father's stance toward women and calling him "a tremendous champion of supporting families".
A spokeswoman for Ivanka Trump did not respond to questions about her position on immigration - or about whether her remarks were meant to pressure her father. But as world leaders seek to reignite the global economy, a large part of the formula for growth and stability is undervalued: "the economic empowerment of women", wrote the first daughter of the USA and the president of the World Bank Group. And Ivanka Trump reportedly has chatted with World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim for advice.
National Maternity Hospital board to meet over the facility's future
The future of the new National Maternity Hospital will be discussed at a meeting of the St Vincent's Hospital Group today. In its statement, the board said it welcomed St Vincent's saying the new NMH would carry out any legal medical procedure.
Ivanka Trump says she is "listening and learning" to define how she can help advance women's economic empowerment in the USA and beyond.
"I think she has a great relationship with my father", Trump said.
A person close to Ivanka Trump said she took the mixed reception in stride, and said she was not surprised that her father's critics would vent their ire on her. She said that while her take on the attack mirrored her father's position, her brother had a "flawed interpretation" of how the final decision was taken. I'm sure she said: "'Listen, this is disgusting stuff, '" Eric Trump told the Telegraph, adding that his father "will act in times like that".
On the other hand, Clark said, "This would not be okay for her to do in a private capacity" because her White House role would give the impression she was doing it on behalf of the Trump administration and create a whole web of possible conflicts of interest. A source tells the news outlet that Canada, Germany and "a few Middle Eastern countries," as well as "several corporations", have contributed to the fund. She clearly had her father's ear and seemed to be a force for moderation. The president reportedly handed the German chancellor an "outrageous" bill for money he believed her nation owed North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
Merkel invited Ivanka Trump to Berlin in order to have a direct line to the White House, according to Christine Berzina from the German Marshall Fund.
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