Saturday at the G20 meeting in Hamburg, President Trump excused himself from a meeting of world leaders so he could have one-on-one conversations with allies to discuss various issues.
As the president met privately, he sent his daughter, Ivanka, to sit in for him at the larger meeting, and it didn’t take long for Twitter to light up with criticism of the move:
Ivanka Trump, unelected, unqualified, daughter-in-chief, is representing the US at the G20 summit next to May, Xi, Merkel. Photo @LanaLukash pic.twitter.com/fvs0EMy8z7
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) July 8, 2017
Ivanka fills in for her dad beside Xi Jinping. To me, it feels banana-republicky for the US to be represented by an inexperienced daughter. https://t.co/lDDlyCeFp9
— Nicholas Kristof (@NickKristof) July 8, 2017
Having Princess Ivanka represent US at G20 table a slap in face to other G20 leaders, other top admin officials, American people. Grotesque.
— David Rothkopf (@djrothkopf) July 8, 2017
#Ivanka sits in at #G20? The nerve!
"Bigly" disrespect allies do not deserve #nepotism #weak pic.twitter.com/w7SPEzSBSi— cassandracarolina (@cassandra17lina) July 8, 2017
Why the hell is Ivanka Trump sitting in for daddy at G20 meetings?! What are her qualifications? Who voted for her?
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) July 8, 2017
Stayed up all night wondering what is the most embarrassing thing we can do at #G20. Then it dawned on me. Replace Donald with Ivanka. pic.twitter.com/uR7sTpQZjZ
— Steve Bannon (@PRESlDENTBANNON) July 8, 2017
https://twitter.com/evora1907/status/883639536051531776
So now the United States is Represented at the G20 by a shoe designer? Any comment from Fox News? pic.twitter.com/QV7GnF8pdd
— Mark Ebbers (@fishindesert) July 8, 2017
Here’s a hypothetical for you: Let’s say Hillary Clinton had won the election and asked Chelsea Clinton to sit in for her while she had private meetings with world leaders at a G20 conference. How long do you think it would have taken Republicans to call for impeachment? 10 minutes? An hour?
Featured Image Via the BBC
