Ivanka Trump, at the invitation of German leader Angela Merkel, is participating on a panel this morning at the W20 summit in Berlin titled, “Inspiring women: Scaling up women’s entrepreneurship.”
It didn’t get off to a good start:
First q from Meckel: "Germany not familiar with first daughter. "You’re representing the people of the us your father or your business?"
— Alana Abramson (@aabramson) April 25, 2017
No soft-balling for Ivanka Trump at #w20 panel. Straight off she's asked if she represents the American people, her father or her business
— Alexander Smith (@AlexanderSmith) April 25, 2017
Ivanka’s response:
Ivanka Trump: "certainly not the latter" https://t.co/QCgSf1nR21
— Alana Abramson (@aabramson) April 25, 2017
https://twitter.com/lindsaygellman/status/856830680206061569
And then the audience booed and hissed after she said her father is a “tremendous champion of supporting families”:
Ivanka gets booed and hissed by audience when she says her father is a"tremendous champion of supporting families."
— Annie Karni (@anniekarni) April 25, 2017
The Germans are booing Ivanka. Take that in. https://t.co/aQU186biK9
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) April 25, 2017
The crowd audibly rumbled, booed when Ivanka mentioned her father's support of women.
— Emily Jane Fox (@emilyjanefox) April 25, 2017
Ivanka says her father empowered her. Defends his record of treating female workers well
— jenny hill (@jennyhillBBC) April 25, 2017
Watch:
Boos and hisses from female delegates as Ivanka mentions her father pic.twitter.com/EwmYZqTJmt
— jenny hill (@jennyhillBBC) April 25, 2017
Careful, Germany … the president is watching:
Proud of @IvankaTrump for her leadership on these important issues. Looking forward to hearing her speak at the W20! https://t.co/e6Uajrm8zp
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 25, 2017
That NATO bill just got 10% higher.
You can watch a livestream of the summit here.
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