"[Ivanka] wanted to make the trip. She said, 'Dad, can I go with you?' She said actually, 'Daddy, can I go with you?' I like that, right?" pic.twitter.com/fN2I8VPodZ
— David Mack (@davidmackau) September 6, 2017
The word “daddy” is one with a lot of flexibility on use and how it makes folks feel when they hear it. You might come from a pro-daddy household (maybe you’re Cody Rhodes) or it’s not in your zip code at all. Saying “daddy” conjures up a lot of imagery and when President of the United States Donald Trump expressed his fondness for daughter Ivanka calling him “daddy” versus “dad,” Twitter had takes galore.
Donald has a history of making comments about Ivanka that feel plucked out of a cringe comedy rather than a traditional father-daughter relationship, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that the current commander-in-chief might get into another one of these spots. On Wednesday, Trump relayed to the crowd at a tax reform event in North Dakota that his daughter/ advisor really wanted to be in attendance. The presentation of this detail was definitely A Choice™.
“She said, ‘Dad, can I come with you?’,” said Trump. “Actually she said ‘Daddy, can I go with you?’ I like that. I said, ‘Yes, you can.”
Twitter had some thoughts on Donald’s daddy talk. A lot of ’em, really.
https://twitter.com/JaxAlemany/status/905529277277511680
https://twitter.com/ira/status/905535524638781445
Trump brings Ivanka on stage. "She actually said 'Daddy can I go with you?' I like that," he says of the 35 yr old, also a snr WH advisor.
— Ali Vitali (@alivitali) September 6, 2017
People Who Call Trump "Daddy"
Ivanka
Eric
Tiffany?
Ted Cruz (part of campaign endorsement deal)
11 Russian Prostitutes
Paul Ryan— Ken Tremendous (@KenTremendous) September 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/Wertwhile/status/905531876173123588
trump has taken so much from me
i will not allow daddy talk to be one of them
scrub the internet of this moment's existence immediately https://t.co/fgw1spPwmH
— tracy clayton jr the 3rd (@brokeymcpoverty) September 6, 2017
Trump said DACA people aren't really kids, they're young adults… but his 35 year old daughter wants to go with Daddy and it just so cute?!
— ellebee (@ellebeeZzz) September 6, 2017
So what Trump likes when Ivanka calls him "daddy"? I call my dad "daddy" and then we run to the backyard and vomit together.
— RJ City (@RJCity1) September 6, 2017
In North Dakota Trump says Ivanka asked, "Daddy can I go with?"
…Whut? What grown ass woman talks that way?— WI Bobbi (@wi_bobbi) September 6, 2017
The word "daddy" has been cancelled https://t.co/jRSbZyTNTN
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) September 6, 2017
"She actually said, 'Daddy, can I go with you?'" – Trump talking about a senior White House adviser https://t.co/3Di0vQyfe5
— Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) September 6, 2017
https://twitter.com/SeeDaneRun/status/905537772945100800
https://twitter.com/nick_ramsey/status/905533373552230400
— Tom Phillips (@flashboy) September 6, 2017
If this has prompted you to have a think about your “daddy” usage, we understand.