Ivanka Trump distances herself from her father on thorny issues
Separation of migrant families on the southern border, contempt for the media: Ivanka Trump has expressed differences over some of her father's controversial positions.
Donald Trump's eldest daughter, who acts as an advisor to him, attended an event on Thursday organized by the Axios news site.
If it has maintained a united front on most of the issues discussed, it has nevertheless distanced itself from certain positions.
She maintained that she did not think of the media as "the enemy of the people" as her father often described it.
I have certainly had my share of reporting which I personally know is not entirely accurate, so I understand the concerns and grievances of some people, but no, I don't see the media as the enemy of the people. .
Asked about the separation of families of migrants who illegally cross the US border with Mexico, Ivanka Trump admitted that it was "one of the worst times" she has experienced in the line of duty at Home- White.
The Trump administration’s extremely firm policy at the US borders led to the separation of more than 2,000 children from their parents, many of whom have not yet been reunited.
Sources say Ivanka Trump called on her father to end the practice of separating children from their parents, but she has remained silent in the public arena.
In this interview, Ivanka Trump called immigration "an incredibly complex issue". She referred to the fact that her mother immigrated to the United States herself, adding: “We live in the rule of law [...] and therefore we have to be very careful not to encourage behaviors that put children in danger. "
After coming under fierce criticism, even within the Republican camp, President Trump did an about-face last June by signing an executive order that allowed parents and their children to be held together for no time limit.
Ivanka Trump defined her father's decision to commute the sentence of Alice Marie Johnson, a 63-year-old woman who was jailed for life on a drug trafficking offense, as a highlight of the months spent at Home- White. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian also met Donald Trump in the Oval Office to plead the case for the detainee, who had spent two decades behind bars.
Ivanka Trump says she was touched when she watched the detainee's release and reunion with her family on television.
" I was crying. It’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve seen. It reminds you of the real impact you have on people’s lives, ”she said.
White House downplays disputes between Trump and daughter
Asked to comment on Ivanka Trump's comments during a press briefing, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders said the president and his daughter saw things the same way. "The president himself has indicated that he does not like families to be separated," she said, adding that he also wanted to strengthen border security. It's up to Congress to change the law, she insisted.
Citing “disinformation” made by the media as well as “90% negative coverage”, she also defended Donald Trump's critical tone towards the media. “It's understandable that the president is frustrated,” she said.
