The Princess vs. the Portrait in Trumpworld

The first family serves up a malarkey buffet. 

Her personal pronoun is I, for Ivanka.
Her personal pronoun is I, for Ivanka.
Illustration by The New York Times; photograph by Doug Mills/The New York Times


By Maureen Dowd, Opinion Columnist, The New York Times, Aug. 29, 2020, 10:01 a.m. ET https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/29/opinion/ivanka-melania-trump-2020.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
 
Excerpt: 

Ivanka must realize now that she and Jared can never go back to their life as New York society darlings. So why not double down on Washington and lay the groundwork for a presidential run of her own? 

Now that her father has turned the Republican Party into a political machine bearing her last name, she must feel entitled to jump into the driver’s seat when papa is done with it. 

Her speech Thursday night was about him but it was also pointedly about “I.” 

“Four years ago, I introduced to you a builder …” “Tonight, I stand before you …” “When Jared and I moved with our three young children to Washington, we didn’t exactly know what we were in for …” “I’ve seen in Washington, it’s easy for politicians to survive if they silence their convictions …” “I couldn’t believe so many politicians actually prefer to complain …” “I was shocked to see …” “I am more certain than ever before …” “I’ve been with my father …” “I sat with him in the Oval Office …” “I was with my father when …” “I promised that …” “I said that Americans needed …” 

“Four years ago, I told you I would fight alongside my father, and four years later, here I am.’’ ...

It has been reported that Melania calls Ivanka “the princess” — Trump singled out his favorite child in his convention speech — and Ivanka has reportedly called Melania “the portrait.” ... 

In New Hampshire on Friday night, the president considered his dynastic possibilities. “I want to see the first woman president also,” he said, but called Kamala Harris “not competent.” 

“They’re all saying, ‘We want Ivanka,’’’ he said.

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