Ivanka Trump is serving as one of the Senior Advisers to the United States President. Alongside her husband, Jared Kushner, they were given posts and clearances shortly after Donald Trump's arrival inside the White House.
It is not surprising why many people have questioned this move made by the American leader. Aside from the notion that the First Daughter has no enough "credentials" for the position, she also, reportedly, lacks experiences making her ultimately "unqualified," as per claims.
Despite the whole controversy, which has continued up until today, Donald Trump made a shocking move on the first year of his presidency that angered many individuals. As stated, he allowed Ivanka Trump to "sit in" for him at the 2017 G20 Summit in Hamburg.
According to Express UK, many people, even officials, deemed it a "breach of protocol." While it remained unclear what they, reportedly, violated, critics pointed that the First Daughter was "unelected" and she "lacks foreign policy experiences." Several critics also said that Donald Trump was "blurring the lines" between family and official businesses.
Experts of politics and other known officials even, reportedly, shared that the whole debacle was "strange." However, what made the whole thing much more surprising was reportedly the fact that the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel "backed up" Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump on the controversy.
As per reports, she "dismissed" all the concerns surrounding the First Daughter's attendance to the G20 Summit. She also, reportedly, explained that it is up to each and every country to decide who they would send in their delegation, especially when the US President is not available. In the case of the Trumps, "it was not unusual," she added.
Angela Merkel also went on to share that Ivanka Trump was "part" of the American delegation. This is, reportedly, something that other countries' delegations also do, she said.
On Donald Trump's side, he was said to have defended his actions toward sending his daughter on his behalf. He, reportedly, claimed that he just "stepped out" for a while to attend "short meetings" with other countries, including Japan.
The President then said that he asked Ivanka to "hold seat," which he also described as "very standard." In the end, he emphasized that Angela Merkel also agreed.
Despite the defenses made, critics did not stop to object such actions made by Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump. In 2019, the same thing happened when the First Daughter was present for the G20 Summit in Osaka, Japan.
