IVANKA TRUMP WILL BE TAKING A POSITION AS AN UNPAID FEDERAL
EMPLOYEE IN THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION.
NOW, OF COURSE THIS HAS LED TO A LOT OF DRAMA, ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING HER HUSBAND JARED GERSTNER IS A SENIOR ADVISER IN
THE WHITE HOUSE; HOWEVER, HER ROLE WILL BE SENIOR ADVISOR TO
THE PRESIDENT.
SHE SAYS BECAUSE OF ETHICAL CONCERNS SHE WILL NOT TAKE
A PAYCHECK, SHE WILL JUST BE THERE ASSISTING HER FATHER.
SO AGAIN, IT IS AN UNPAID ADVISOR TO HER FATHER IN
THE WHITE HOUSE.
SHE SAYS, "I HAVE HEARD THE CONCERN SOME HAVE WITH MY
ADVISING THE PRESIDENT IN MY PERSONAL CAPACITY WHILE
VOLUNTARILY COMPLYING WITH ALL ETHICS RULES, AND I WILL INSTEAD
SERVE AS AN UNPAID EMPLOYEE IN THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE, SUBJECT
TO ALL OF THE SAME RULES AS OTHER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS I HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY AND IN GOOD
FAITH WITH THE WHITE HOUSE COUNSEL, AND MY PERSONAL
COUNSEL, TO ADDRESS THE UNPRECEDENTED NATURE OF MY
ROLE."
SO, ONE OF HER CRITICS WAS ME, NOT THAT SHE IS RESPONDING TO
ME, BUT PROBABLY.
I EXPLAINED IN AN EARLIER STORY HOW SHE WAS GOING TO VOLUNTARILY
FOLLOW THE ETHICS RULE, EVEN THOUGH SHE DID NOT NEED TO.
WELL, IF IT'S VOLUNTARY, YOU CAN JUST CHOOSE NOT TO FOLLOW ANY OF
THE ETHICS RULES ANYTIME YOU DON'T WANT TO, SO THAT
REALLY MEANS NOTHING.
NOW, SHE'S NOT TAKING A SALARY, OF COURSE!
OF COURSE YOU CAN TAKE A SALARY, THAT WOULD BE INSANE, ESPECIALLY
WHEN YOU ARE CLAIMING YOUR DAD IS WORTH $10 BILLION, ETC.
BY THE WAY, THAT HAS NOT CHANGED, SHE NEVER SAID SHE
WAS GOING TO TAKE A SALARY, TO BE FAIR TO HER.
NOW, IN THIS CASE SHE HAS A SPECIAL ROVING ASSIGNMENT OF,
I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET MY DAD TO NOT DO STUPID STUFF, AND
THAT'S WHY WE ARE GOING TO CALL IT ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
WHAT ARE YOU IN CHARGE OF?
HEALTHCARE, SHOES?
WHAT ARE YOU IN CHARGE OF?
NO I DON'T KNOW, I'M IN CHARGE OF TACKLING HIM WHEN HE'S ABOUT
TO DO A STUPID TWEET.
THE INTERESTING THING IS, I DON'T ACTUALLY MIND HER BEING
THERE, I THINK SHE IS ONE OF THE MORE MODERATE, BUT SHE IS STILL
RIGHT-WING, BUT IN THAT INSANE WHITE HOUSE SHE IS ONE OF THE
MORE MODERATE.
WHY DO WE THINK SHE'S MODERATE?
BECAUSE AUNT ñ BECAUSE ONCE IN A WHILE SHE WILL GIVE A SPEECH AND
SAY FEMALES ARE ALSO HUMAN.
LOOK AT THAT, THAT'S A MODERATE IN THAT WHITE HOUSE.
WHEN WE HAVE KIDS, WE SHOULD MAKE THEM GO RIGHT BACK TO WORK
BUT AFTER DELIVERY, MAYBE WE SHOULD HAVE PAID MATERNITY
LEAVE.
SHE DOES ENFORCE THAT.
RIGHT, BECAUSE TALK IS CHEAP, AS CHEAP AS HER STILETTOS.
DAMN, SHOTS FIRED.
I WILL SAY THAT I LIKE HER STYLE.
PLEASE BELIEVE ME!
OH YOU SAID YOU LIKE HER STYLE.
I THINK SHE HAS GREAT STYLE.
ARE WE NOT MERCIFUL!
YOU CAN COME ñ
YOU CAN COMPARTMENTALIZE PARTS OF PEOPLE.
IS SHE BEAUTIFUL?
YES.
DOES SHE HAVE GOOD STYLE?
THAT'S ABOUT IT.
BUT WE KEEP TALKING ABOUT HER AS IF SHE IS A MODERATE BECAUSE
SOMETIMES SHE SAYS NIGHT ñ SOMETIMES SHE SAYS NICE THINGS,
BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE WAY SHE TREATS HER EMPLOYEES, OR THE
FACT THAT HER APPAREL IS MADE IN CHINA, AGAIN, TALK IS CHEAP.
WE DON'T REALLY KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT HER, IF YOU REALLY
THINK ABOUT IT.
WHICH IS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THAT SHE HAS A ROLE THAT IS
TOTALLY UNDEFINED, AND SHE HAS BUSINESS INTERESTS, AND SHE
ATTENDS MEETINGS WHERE SHE IS SITTING THERE WITH THE LEADERS
OF COUNTRIES WHERE SHE DOES BUSINESS, INCLUDING DURING THE
TRANSITION WITH THE TRANSIT ñ
WITH THE JAPANESE LEADERS, LATER WITH THE GERMAN LEADERS.
HER HUSBAND JUST GOT THE BIGGEST SWEETHEART DEAL WE'VE EVER SEEN
IN NEW YORK, WHERE A CHINESE COMPANY DIRECTLY TO ñ
DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT SEEMS TO HAVE
OVERPAID HIM BY ABOUT $400 MILLION.
THAT IS SUPER ROUGH, AND PEOPLE WILL ARGUE OVER THE PRICE OF
THAT BUILDING, BUT IT WAS THE BIGGEST SALE IN NEW YORK FOR A
BUILDING, AND ALMOST EVERY EXPERT IN REAL ESTATE AND
MARKET SAYS IT WAS A WAY OVER INFLATED PRICE.
THAT IS A WAY ñ THAT IS THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT GIVING
HUNDREDS OF MILLION DOLLARS INTO IVANKA'S POCKET.
THEY ARE MARRIED, IT IS INTO IVANKA'S POCKET, AND NOW
SHE IS THE ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
IS SHE GOING TO WHISPER SECRET TOPPINGS INTO THE EAR OF CHINA
AFTER THEY JUST PAID HER HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
THAT BY ALL REAL ESTATE EXPERT ACCOUNT IN NEW YORK THEY
SHOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN.