Turns Out Ivanka Trump’s White House Office Was the Plan All Along
“I am not trying to get ‘top level security clearance’ for my children. This was a typically false news story.”Â
— Donald J. Trump
In the very first days after the November election Americans became outraged that President Donald Trump had allowed his daughter, Ivanka Trump, and his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to attend classified meetings and meetings with foreign heads of state. In an unprecedented move, Trump had also tried to obtain top level security clearance for both Ivanka and Jared. As outrage grew, Trump pulled back, ultimately stating that he was not trying to gain them access:
I am not trying to get “top level security clearance” for my children. This was a typically false news story.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 16, 2016
Over the next few weeks Ivanka and Jared announced they would be moving to Washington, D.C., and American were told that Jared Kushner would become Senior Advisor to the President, but Ivanka Trump would not be joining the administration.
That changed on Tuesday.
“Ivanka Trump will work out of an office in the West Wing and get a security clearance, a White House official told CNN Monday,” CNN reports, calling it a “top security clearance.”
CNN adds that official “also confirmed Trump will receive government-provided communication devices, although she will not be a government employee.”
For those thinking this is a new move, based on Trump’s increasingly failing administration, think again.
New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman reports via Twitter, “the office Ivanka is taking has been held aside for her since Trump took office.”
So, this has been in the works from the start. It was just delayed so public outrage could be minimized? Perhaps the administration thought Americans wouldn’t notice?
In fact, as this video, titled, “President Trump Leads a Roundtable Discussion with United States and German Business Leaders,” which the White House posted late last week shows, Ivanka Trump is absolutely already part of the administration:
The New York Times weighs in on the ethics implications:
Ivanka Trump still wields power over the brand that bears her name. “There’s no enforcement,†says ethics adviser. https://t.co/F1VbysMR6j
— The New York Times (@nytimes) March 21, 2017
Some responses via Twitter:
Robert Reich:
Ivanka into the White House? It’s like a coup, and the dictator’s family is moving into the palace as it prepares to the loot the country.
— Robert Reich (@RBReich) March 21, 2017
Former Obama NSC Spokesperson:
I had a security clearance & West Wing office. @IvankaTrump diminishes the value of expertise & hard work it took me & others to get there. https://t.co/rRVzDfR53d
— Bernadette Meehan (@MeehanBM) March 20, 2017
Others:
Kleptocratic dynasty continues apace. There is no reason Ivanka Trump should get a security clearance allowing her access to govt data. https://t.co/YVjNjFBjAX
— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) March 21, 2017
Full on banana republic now. President’s daughter gets security clearance & a White House office w/o an official job https://t.co/KaGHcx1W6Z
— Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) March 21, 2017
The Trump friends and family plan for world domination: downsize, sideline, and ignore the actual federal government…
— Alexandra Erin (@alexandraerin) March 21, 2017
@maggieNYT Then Trump and Ivanka planned this all along
— Marilyn Capps Ex-Gop (@MarilynCapps) March 21, 2017
Use @botresist to send a message to your MoCs about Ivanka’s security clearance and west wing office. #resist #indivisible pic.twitter.com/4rm3gUF4FM
— Solidarity Ventura (@solidarityvta) March 21, 2017
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