Trump Counselor Kellyanne Conway also noted on "Fox & Friends" that Ivanka Trump is an adviser at the White House. Bloomberg reports that, according to one official watching the session, this happened at least twice, but Ivanka never spoke while occupying the seat.
But the sight of Ivanka Trump seated with world leaders like Britain's Theresa May, China's Xi Jinping and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, sent leftists over the edge.
Typically, when the leader of a country can not make it to one of the G20 meetings, a government minister or a senior official will be tapped to step in. Ivanka Trump has evaluated in on topics of personal interest, such as the women's empowerment inventiveness in which she's played a crucial role.
"The delegations themselves decide" who will sit in for a President if they can't be present for a meeting, Merkel told reporters.
President Donald Trump later returned to take his place.
The first daughter's presence at the main table was confirmed in a photograph shared on Twitter - and later deleted from the social network - by Svetlana Lukash, Russian President Vladimir Putin's representative to the G20.
Some are saying it was inappropriate for Ivanka Trump to step in for her father at a G20 Summit meeting, but German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the First Daughter didn't do anything wrong.
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Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner arrive at the G20 Summit in Germany.
Ivanka Trump and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin look on as President Trump arrives for the morning working session at G20 on Saturday.
Mr Trump returned a short while later to retake his seat between the British prime minister and the Chinese president. Yes, she works as the president's adviser, but more than a few eyebrows were raised at her lack of political credentials.
"I'm very proud of my daughter Ivanka, always have been from day one", he said.
If Ivanka Trump had experience as a senator or a cabinet secretary, this would be a little easier to explain, but let's not forget that she has no background in government, politics, or global affairs.
"That might be the only bad thing she has going, if you want to know the truth", he added.
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