Posted on 03/01/2017 1:05:30 PM PST by drewh
It’s extremely sexist to judge a woman by what she wears, and it happens far too often — especially in the political world.
But, people are calling out Ivanka Trump for the dress she wore to her father’s address to Congress on February 28, and they actually have a point in this case.
Highlights from President Trump's first speech to Congress
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Long story short: President Trump is frequently calling on people to “buy American and hire American,” but Ivanka was wearing a $2,995 dress from French designer Roland Mouret.
Screenshot of a tweet from Donald Trump. Twitter
In his speech, Trump said,
America has spent approximately $6 trillion dollars in the Middle East, all this while our infrastructure at home is crumbling. With this $6 trillion dollars we could have rebuilt our country — twice. And maybe even three times if we had people who had the ability to negotiate.
To launch our national rebuilding, I will be asking the Congress to approve legislation that produces a $1 trillion investment in the infrastructure of the United States — financed through both public and private capital — creating millions of new jobs.
This effort will be guided by two core principles: Buy American and hire American.
Meanwhile, his daughter was watching his speech while wearing a product from a French designer based in the United Kingdom.
Criticizing Ivanka for how she appears is just plain wrong, but pointing out this subtle example of hypocrisy is arguably fair game.
If the Trump family wants people to buy products in the US, it should set an example for the American people.
As one Twitter user put it,
Dad said buy American so Ivanka wore a French designer’s dress
Relatedly, many Trump products have been made overseas.
Ties, suits, dress shirts, eyeglasses and other accessories from the Donald J. Trump Collection, for example, were made in China, Bangladesh, Honduras, Vietnam and India.
Yes, China — Trump’s favorite place.
Perhaps the Trump family should practice what it preaches.
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She probably had a nice, white, made in USA outfit ready to wear, and then found out she could not wear white to the event.
Just a little reminder....her father is President, she isnt, so enough already with trashing what she chooses to wear......at least she looks presentable, unlike the former first Moose!!
France is a very minor player in the international commerce picture. It wasn’t like she had it made in Mexico or China. Still I’d be curious. Couldn’t this designer open up a shop in the USA, bringing the best of both worlds?
These people are out of their freaking minds.
Maybe... with the suffragette stunt she might not have wanted to come on board with the white dress thing. And anyhow didn’t she already own it?
I hope they keep it up through 2018. The pettiness and small minded carping is turning more people against them.
No they don't.
Who really cares. We the people paid for Michael Obama’s cross dressing.
It’s clothing! It’s like saying he has a tv not made in America.
This the best they got? I don’t like hypocrisy, but I’m more worried about the kind like Hillary accusing foreign people of having influence over Trump when she was running all over the world collecting bribes.
Snowflakes, melting.
The standard for hypocrisy is damned low when it comes to Republicans. This isn’t hypocrisy it is “hypocrisy”. SHOW ME WHERE THEY EVER APPLIED IT TO A DEMONRAT.
Oh yeah, these retards will keep it up easy. They did it to W for 8 years daily.
So Trump gives an epochal speech embracing the entirety of the country’s relationship with its people, culture, history, and future, and these people are upset because his daughter wore a dress they didn’t like. I’ll file that under “complaints too stupid to care about.”
Here’s how I see it. Did she buy it with her own money?
Then there’s nothing to say. I’m sure she buys plenty
of American made stuff.
President Trump is talking about buying American
for American projects by the AMERICAN government.
Ivanka is GLOWING in that dress :D
I was very surprised that Karen Pence wore a white jacket to the speech.
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