MSNBC Anchor Slams Ivanka
Trump for Dressing Like a Woman
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Appearing as a guest on Sunday's MSNBC Live, MSNBC political analyst
Joan Walsh fretted over Ivanka Trump wearing a "girlie" dress while sitting
in for President Donald Trump in a meeting of the G-20. The left-wing Nation
correspondent suggested that the dress made the President's daughter look
like "property" -- reminiscent of "patriarchal, authoritarian societies" -- and
bemoaned that Ivanka's behavior in the White House is "frightening."
Even liberal anchor Thomas Roberts seemed uncomfortable with some of
Even liberal anchor Thomas Roberts seemed uncomfortable with some of
his left-wing guest's comments as he fretted that "you're opening yourself
up," and wondered if there was something wrong with being both a
"feminist" and "girlie."
At 6:32 p.m ET, before going to Walsh, Roberts played a clip of President
At 6:32 p.m ET, before going to Walsh, Roberts played a clip of President
Trump in a speech praising Ivanka before an audience. The two MSNBC
personalities then made cracks about Trump's comments as they reacted:
ROBERTS: As we know from statements made prior to the presidential position
that he has talked about Ivanka in some odd ways for a dad to reflect --
JOAN WALSH, MSNBC POLITICAL ANALYST: That crossed my mind, too.
ROBERTS: -- on a daughter.
Walsh then turned into a fashion critic and suggested Ivanka was behaving
like "property" as she responded:
Right. With big bows on her sleeve. I mean, I don't mean to sound sexist --
it can be dangerous to comment on what women wear -- but the fact that
she sat in for her father in a dress that was so incredibly ornamental was
such a contradiction in terms. And I think that what we see is that in
patriarchal, authoritarian societies, daughters have great value -- they are
property. And the message that she is sending about her own value, about
her place in the White House, and about the place of women in this
administration, I think, are really frightening.
