Ex-Obama aide hits Ivanka for standing in at G20: Power comes from the people, not birth

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill




BY BRANDON CARTER - 07/08/17 01:30 PM EDT

An ex-advisor to former President Obama blasted Ivanka Trump on Saturday for briefly taking her father’s place at the table during a G-20 summit session, saying that power was “bestowed by the people, not by birth.”

“Sort of the whole point of America was that governmental authority was bestowed by the people not by birth,” Dan Pfeiffer, Obama’s former senior advisor on strategy and communications, tweeted.

Link to tweet

A photo circulated on Twitter Saturday showing Ivanka Trump sitting at the table next to British Prime Minister Theresa May and Russian President Vladimir Putin in place of her father.

Cabinet officials usually replace the president at sessions when a stand-in is needed. But Ivanka Trump, an official adviser to the president, took his place instead.

Read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/341105-ex-obama-aide-hits-ivanka-for-standing-in-at-g20-power-comes-from

[msongs]

1. T & A, that's what trump understands. and trump women are willing to provide them nt

[The Wielding Truth]

2. "by the people not by birth" Worth repeating in a democracy under a constitution!

[Catmusicfan]

3. We should be outrage by this. At least I am.

We need congress to start investigating this as well. She was not "elected" If a Democratic President had done the same thing Congress would be outrage calling for an investigation at the very least if not impeachment.

[still_one]

4. This double standard has gone on for some time now

[LiberalLovinLug]

8. Its almost a cliche in its own right by now, the "What if Hillary/Obama had done this?"

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But can u imagine Chelsea sitting in for her mother at a G-20 meeting? How not only Republicans would howl, but the MSM as well.

[Catmusicfan]

12. The population gets outraged and the republicans will do the Right thing.

[not fooled]

17. Huh?

Since when has public outrage, common sense, or logic impacted the dump mal-admin in any way?

[Catmusicfan]

18. Look at the issue with repeal and replace for healthcare.

Paul Ryan doesn't want to do town halls anymore because people are calling him out.

[not fooled]

20. Yes, you are correct

in that example but the dump admin is issuing executive orders and attempting to wreck Federal agencies so there are many more instances where they are simply doing the koch agenda even though it's not what the citizenry wants. Also, he's blatantly and shamelessly doing the whole nepotism and grifting off the presidency things.

[GoCubsGo]

16. They would howl and complain, and they would refuse to admit that

Chelsea Clinton is probably far more qualified to sit in that meeting than is anyone in the Trump administration, including Trump himself. She's a Rhodes Scholar like her dad, and has a PhD in international relations from Oxford. This is actually probably the only time I would not complain if a president let his or her kid sub for them in such circumstances. It's not like Chelsea sole experience in life is in ripping off fashion designers and putting her name on shoddy replicas of their work.

[Solly Mack]

5. K&R

[Skittles]

6. try to imagine what repukes would think of Chelsea sitting in for Hillary

seriously

[LiberalLovinLug]

9. Good one

sorry, I posted the same thought before I saw yours

cheers

[mgardener]

7. Emailed my Republican Congresswoman Elise stefanik

Asked who side she was on.
Registered a complaint about Ivanka sitting in on G20 for Trump.
She has not been cleared or voted on by Congress.
I suggest all Americans do the same if they are bothered by a jewelry/shoe designer with no relevant experience representing our country.

The Republicans would be frothing at the mouth if Chelsea Clinton sat at the conference.
At least she has a PhD in International relations from Oxford!

[BigmanPigman]

10. Is this the new "normal"? I will never accept this monarchy. NEVER!

RESIST!

[TomCADem]

13. Talking Point Is Modern Day Presidential

Corruption and nepotism are the new black.

[BigmanPigman]

14. Black(and blue) is the color of my mood since Nov 8th.

[torius]

11. Designer?

I don't think she "designs" things, that's a skill that takes training and talent. She licenses her name to others' designs (some of them stolen).

[not fooled]

19. Yep, there ya go

she's nothing but a cheap grifter, like daddy.

"If Hillary had..." "If Obama had..."--apply to daily outrages committed by the dump mal-admin. The double standard and hypocrisy among pukes is staggering.

[sinkingfeeling]

15. Bingo!!

[BarbD]

21. Take your daughter to work day? n/t

[dalton99a]

22. That's ok. Next time he'll use Barron

to give him some practice

[suffragette]

23. K&R