Critics have speculated that the leaks about Ivanka and Melania Trump are part of a broader effort to protect their public image from the president's myriad controversies.
quoted anonymous insiders as saying both women had spoken to the president about the chants, which were directed at Somali-born Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. But, on Friday, Trump attempted to squash those stories when peppered with questions from a reporter.
Then-Republican Nominee Donald Trump speaks with his wife Melania Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump after the third U.S. presidential debate at the Thomas & Mack Center on October 19, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Although Trump denied the reports, critics have pointed to the leaks as a thinly veiled attempt to protect the public image of the two women from fallout related to Trump's more controversial moves.
The brunt of Trump's criticism landed on Omar, who is the only one of those four born outside the U.S.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
President Trump Addresses A$AP Rocky's Swedish Imprisonment, Says He Spoke With Kanye West About Helping HimWith A$AP Rocky's detention in Sweden entering a third week, president Donald Trump has been briefed on Rocky's situation and spoke for the first time about his arrest publicly on Friday (July 19) afternoon at the White House.
Read more »
President Trump Says Melania Asked Him to Help A$AP Rocky ASAPPresident Trump says many people have come to him concerned about the A$AP Rocky situation in Sweden ... including his wife.
Read more »
Ivanka Trump Allegedly Talked To Her Dad In Private After His Attacks On Ilhan OmarWhy Ivanka Trump's response to her father's attacks on Reps. Ilhan Omar, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ayanna Pressley is being scrutinized.
Read more »
Karlie Kloss Opened Up About How 'Hard' Having Family Ties to Donald Trump Has BeenKarlie's sister- and brother-in-law Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are Trump's presidential advisors.
Read more »
Ivanka Trump keeps ignoring Donald's racist tweets about congresswomen while promoting her women's initiative'At home and abroad we're working to help women entrepreneurs thrive,' Ivanka Trump tweeted five days after her father's racist tweets.
Read more »