Mon Jul 1, 2019, 04:07 PM

DonViejo (60,536 posts)

French say oops on viral Ivanka moment

'We didn’t anticipate the reaction,' a French official said after a video released by the French government fueled concern about Ivanka Trump's role in U.S. foreign policy.

By RYM MOMTAZ and NAHAL TOOSI 07/01/2019 01:52 PM EDT

BRUSSELS — The French presidency is feeling a tad awkward after a video it posted of Ivanka Trump’s seemingly stilted interactions with foreign leaders went viral and spawned mockery, insisting that it “didn’t anticipate the reaction.”

The video caught Ivanka Trump in a discussion with world leaders during her father President Donald Trump’s recent visit to the G-20 summit. And it has fueled concern that the president’s daughter is having undue influence on U.S. foreign policy.

In the clip, Ivanka Trump is shown trying to engage in a talk with a handful of foreign leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund.

The full context of the conversation isn’t clear, but at one point, British Prime Minister Theresa May says: “As soon as you charge them with that economic aspect of it, a lot of people start listening who otherwise wouldn’t listen.”

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11 replies	Author	Time	Post
French say oops on viral Ivanka moment (Original post)	DonViejo	Jul 2019	OP
LOL... I'm rather betting that they did...	hlthe2b	Jul 2019	#1
Oh, well!	smirkymonkey	Jul 2019	#2
lol	Demovictory9	Jul 2019	#5
The art of apologizing to get more viewers to look.	lunatica	Jul 2019	#3
So much easier to	UpInArms	Jul 2019	#4
The sideeye from LeGarde, IMF head is classic	irisblue	Jul 2019	#6
That is painful to watch	CabalPowered	Jul 2019	#7
so painful - she embarrasses herself. nt	AnotherMother4Peace	Jul 2019	#11
Every photo that shows Christine Lagarde with "world" leaders that includes Ivanka	LuckyLib	Jul 2019	#8
Ivanka Trump Feminist Champion!!	Generic Other	Jul 2019	#9
Awkward!	imanamerican63	Jul 2019	#10

Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 04:21 PM

hlthe2b (96,632 posts)

1. LOL... I'm rather betting that they did...

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 04:24 PM

smirkymonkey (63,221 posts)

2. Oh, well!

Nothing we can do about it now!

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Mon Jul 1, 2019, 04:40 PM

Demovictory9 (29,875 posts)

5. lol

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 04:27 PM

lunatica (53,410 posts)

3. The art of apologizing to get more viewers to look.

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 04:36 PM

UpInArms (50,601 posts)

4. So much easier to

Beg forgiveness

Than to ask permission

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Mon Jul 1, 2019, 04:46 PM

irisblue (30,724 posts)

6. The sideeye from LeGarde, IMF head is classic

Parham Ghobadi (@ParhamGhobadi) Tweeted:
Ivanka Trump appears to be trying to get involved in a talk among Macron, May, Trudeau and Lagarde (IMF head).
The video is released by French Presidential palace. https://t.co/TJ0LULCzyQ

Link to tweet

#ApricotHellbeast wanted Ivanka to get tbe IMF position a while ago.

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Response to irisblue (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 04:52 PM

CabalPowered (12,672 posts)

7. That is painful to watch

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Response to CabalPowered (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 06:17 PM

AnotherMother4Peace (3,948 posts)

11. so painful - she embarrasses herself. nt

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Response to irisblue (Reply #6)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 04:52 PM

LuckyLib (6,743 posts)

8. Every photo that shows Christine Lagarde with "world" leaders that includes Ivanka

shows her giving her no eye contact whatsoever. Freezing her out. Love it!

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Response to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jul 1, 2019, 05:54 PM

Generic Other (28,975 posts)

9. Ivanka Trump Feminist Champion!!

Nice job placing her stilettoed, botoxed, surgically altered feminist ass in charge of the women's movement

"Ivanka is the White House’s leading representative on issues of women’s empowerment..."

NOPE.

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Mon Jul 1, 2019, 06:07 PM

imanamerican63 (12,625 posts)

10. Awkward!

No one even looked at her during the conversation!

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