Ivanka Trump Is Jeered in Berlin After Defending Her Father
By RUSSELL GOLDMANAPRIL 25, 2017
Ivanka Trump, speaking on a panel on female entrepreneurship at the W20 Summit in Berlin, elicited groans and hisses from the crowd when she defended her father, President Trump, saying
that he has been a "tremendous champion of supporting families." Ivanka Trump elicited groans and hisses on Tuesday from some members of the audience at a conference in Germany after she defended her father’s attitude and record on women, calling him a "tremendous champion" of families.
"I’d like to ask you, what is your role, and who are you representing, your father as president of the United States, the American people, or your business?" "Certainly not
the latter," Ms. Trump replied, adding, "And I am rather unfamiliar with this role as well, as it is quite new to me." Follow Russell Goldman on Twitter @GoldmanRussell.
Ms. Trump added that the thousands of women who worked for her father’s businesses "are a testament to his belief
and solid conviction in the potential of women and their ability to do the job as well as any man." Ms. Trump’s visit to Germany came at the invitation of Ms. Merkel, and it was her first international trip as a White House adviser.
Speaking on a panel that included Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany,
and Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, Ms. Trump was asked about her role in the White House and President Trump’s previous comments about treating women disrespectfully.
An entrepreneur and an adviser to the president, Ms. Trump, 35, was in Berlin to represent the United States at a meeting on female business leaders.
ling them to thrive," Ms. Trump said. that a tremendous champion of supporting families and enab
Meckel said that The German audience is not that familiar with the concept of a first daughter,