"The President, shortly before the working session where his daughter briefly subbed in for him, showered praise on Ivanka Trump at an event less than an hour earlier".
First thing Monday morning, Donald Trump voiced his fervent disagreement with some observers' opinions on Ivanka Trump sitting in on a G-20 summit meeting. Jared Kushner, Ivanka's husband and a senior adviser, also was present in a number of the president's meeting.
President Trump echoed Merkel's sentiments Monday morning, pointing to the German Chancellor's tweet as validation of the practice.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was at the meeting and has also met Ivanka on multiple occasions, said having someone sit in for a world leader is common practice when that person can not be present. It is not "very standard", by many reputable accounts.
Mid-tweetstorm, Trump dragged Chelsea Clinton into the mix, writing, "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!"
The creation of the facility was Ivanka Trump's idea as she held meetings on the topic of women's empowerment during the beginning of her father's administration, including one with World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, who shepherded the facility's creation.
Ivanka Trump also headlined her own event at the G-20 that attracted a lineup of world leaders.
Although Trump's longest standing Twitter feud is with Rosie O'Donnell, he is always up for making more enemies, and this time he has made a decision to pick a fight with Chelsea.
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And although Ivanka does technically work in the White House, she has said that she tries to "stay out of politics". Wat?
"Ivanka belongs to the US delegation", Merkel, who has worked with her on various issues, said last week.
The president was referring to the attention given to Ivanka Trump's presence alongside G-20 leaders when she occupied his seat after he left for bilateral meetings.
Many critics questioned just why Trump's daughter, who is an official but unpaid adviser to her father, should represent the US on such an important world stage ― albeit for a short period of time.
Ivanka Trump has not yet commented about the incident.
Ivanka Trump ran a clothing and jewelry business before taking a formal job at the White House after her father took office in January and has adopted women's issues as a signature policy area.
"This is a group of the 20 most powerful leaders in the world in the 20 most powerful countries in the world", Burns said.
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