On set with @IvankaTrump! Thanks for joining us this morning on @foxandfriends. pic.twitter.com/rA5YwMATDs
— Ainsley Earhardt (@ainsleyearhardt) June 12, 2017
Ivanka Trump didn’t do much to ease criticisms of her so-called “complicit” stance on Monday morning’s edition of Fox and Friends. The special assistant to President Trump explained how she felt “blindsided” by a “level of viciousness” that she didn’t expect when entering D.C. life appearance. It was, as many noted, a rather tone-deaf statement after her father mounted an aggressive campaign against immigrants and habitually made statements that disrespected women — and especially his female opponent.
Ivanka has always led an insulated existence, so perhaps she really is surprised, but this is also the same person who rang in Memorial Day with champagne popsicles. Indeed, it’s hard to overlook not only the nepotism at hand but also Ivanka’s own willingness to ignore serious issues, such as how activists who investigated her clothing line’s Chinese sweatshop have gone missing. This is why folks can’t turn a blind eye to the “Most Powerful Jewish Woman” label, which has inspired laughs when it comes to the president’s eldest daughter. The same goes for her own assertions that she pushes back hard against her father when, clearly, Ivanka reaped no new perspective from her secret meeting with Planned Parenthood earlier this year.
Unsurprisingly, Ivanka’s Fox News stint prompted an instant backlash with this warm-up tweet about Ivanka’s “lifetime in a bubble.”
.@IvankaTrump comment that sometimes life is "hard" is the kind of tone-deaf comment someone who has spent a lifetime in a bubble might say
— West Wing Report (@WestWingReport) June 12, 2017
Then people grew more specific, especially when it came to the campaign merchandise that Trump either sold in his online stores or that his supporters purchased through third-party vendors and wore to rallies.
Ivanka Trump: I Wasn't Expecting This 'Level Of Viciousness' pic.twitter.com/ujidBbNTTd
— Radio Justice 📻🎙⚖ (@justiceputnam) June 12, 2017
Her father sold "Hillary for Prison" merch in his official campaign shop. https://t.co/PJHdnAEchn
— Matt Compton (@mattcompton) June 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/NeilJacobs/status/874255459791904768
One person hoped to remind Ivanka how “vicious” Trump’s birther movement must have felt to Obama’s daughters, Sasha and Malia.
Imagine how hard it must have been for Sasha and Malia when your dad was leading the birther movement, @IvankaTrump. pic.twitter.com/Uya3MYzd2n
— jordan (@JordanUhl) June 12, 2017
There were plenty of of comments about the Affordable Healthcare Act: “It’s like you can’t even threaten to deport children and rip health care from millions without blowback! Buy my blouses!”
Ivanka on Fox News: "There's a level of viciousness I wasn't expecting" [in DC pic.twitter.com/VPuQzRipZ0
— David Mack (@davidmackau) June 12, 2017
If Ivanka Trump wants people to stop being mean to her and her dad, she should stop actively trying to take healthcare from 24M Americans.
— Matt McDermott (@mattmfm) June 12, 2017
https://twitter.com/JessieLahrr/status/874259732277714944
President Trump’s attack on London Mayor Sadiq Khan after his city’s terror attacks is still fresh on people’s minds.
https://twitter.com/RhondaBarket/status/874259180818845696
The sweatshop activists who were arrested or disappeared received some much-needed attention (and hopefully, there will be an update soon on the situation).
Dear @IvankaTrump ,
Any word on the activists arrested and disappeared while investigating your sweatshop in China? https://t.co/piVsl4VQHU— Amy Siskind 🏳️🌈 (@Amy_Siskind) June 12, 2017
And then there’s the story about how Jared Kushner’s father reportedly hired a prostitute to blackmail his brother-in-law….
Ivanka Trump's father-in-law once hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law and mailed the tape to his sister https://t.co/m0PoMAHKXh
— “Mark Berman” (@markberman) June 12, 2017
It was inevitable that someone would bring up Trump’s lewd hot-mic comments about women, which he made to Billy Bush on Access Hollywood.
https://twitter.com/DeadBunnyFrank/status/874273326230683648
Of course, folks do recognize that Ivanka is out of her element after accepting such a high-ranking White House role. For that reason, they’re blaming Trump for giving her the job, which seems like a fair criticism.
Ivanka Trump is a handbag designer. She has absolutely no role in the White House. Such nepotism is incredibly dangerous and backwards.
— America Resurgent (@ProgressOutlook) June 12, 2017
And finally, people haven’t forgot about the disabled New York Times reporter Trump mocked on stage at a rally.
IVANKA TRUMP: There's a level of viciousness in Washington I did not expect. pic.twitter.com/7kRsGAtisn
— Mikel Jollett (@Mikel_Jollett) June 12, 2017