The president's eldest daughter spoke to CBS where she admitted that she doesn't always agree with the president and that "he knows it."
For the first time since she sat in the chair of her father's advice, Ivanka Trump (35) agreed to an interview with CBS's This Morning program. Self-assured, in control and with a certain air of "superiority" over her interviewer, the elegant blonde admitted to being "an accomplice" to her father, if that means "having a positive impact" on the fate of the Trump administration.
In reality, the president's daughter defended herself against the critics who accuse her and her husband Jared Kushner of being "complices" to some of her father's controversial policies when she remains silent on such important issues as LGBT rights, climate change or abortion.
She suggested that many of those who criticize her for being "complicit" would act in the same way if they found themselves in such a "unique and unprecedented position" that she finds herself in, with her father and boss being the same person and the president of the United States.
"I don't know what it means to be complicit, but, you know, I hope that time will show that I have done a good job and much more importantly, that my father's government will be as successful as I know it will be," Ivanka said, insisting that she wants to have a "positive impact" on the Executive.
Ivanka also confessed that she does not always agree with her father, and she makes it known to him with absolute frankness.
"I give my point of view regularly and my father agrees with me on many issues. But when that is not the case, he knows what my opinion is," she declared.
"I think there are multiple ways to make your voice heard," she expressed. "So when I disagree with my father, I tell him, and I'm completely frank. And when I agree, I fully support him, I support his program," she said.
"I respect the fact that he always listens. He was like that in business. And he is like that as president."
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At the end of March, the White House announced that Ivanka, like her husband, would work as advisers to the president but without receiving compensation. Both lack experience in public office.
Referring to her husband, who despite his lack of diplomatic experience is one of the president's main advisers, Ivanka compared him to her father: "Many people would say the same thing, wondering how someone who has never been politically active can get the presidency."
"I respect the fact that he always listens. He was like that in business. And he is like that as president," stressed the president's eldest daughter, who is often seen near her father in high-level meetings.
Ivanka, a 35-year-old businesswoman, said she wants to continue her commitment to defending women's place in the economy. At the end of the month she will participate in the "Women 20" summit in Berlin, which will focus on women in the world of work.
The president has been the target of harsh criticism for encouraging nepotism by entrusting high-powered advisory positions to his daughter and son-in-law.
Ivanka and her husband have also been the focus of scrutiny since it was revealed that they hold investments worth $740 million, according to documents released by the White House, which fueled fears of a possible conflict of interest with their positions in the government.
