8/17/2017

RACISM/RELIGION/TRUMP FAMILY/IVANKA/JARED KUSHNER: “Sequestered on a brief holiday with her husband Jared Kushner in Vermont, Ivanka Trump, President Donald Trump’s eldest daughter — one of his senior advisers and the closest member of his family who is Jewish — has yet to comment on the events of her father’s Tuesday [8-16-17] afternoon press conference.
In the wake of the President’s remarks that he believes white supremacists and neo-Nazis are held in equal comparison to the so-called “alt-left” protesters who clashed in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend, Ivanka Trump’s silence, 24 hours later, has raised questions about her engagement in the major national controversy, or lack thereof.
Requests by CNN for comment from Trump and Kushner were declined. Other Jewish members of the Cabinet have likewise not weighed in publicly on Trump’s tirade. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and top economic adviser Gary Cohn, who are both Jewish, were standing nearby during the press conference.”

-Kate Bennett, “Ivanka Trump silent after her father causes outrage at press conference,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, Aug. 17, 2017 09:35am