nhboy
Ubi bene ibi patria
" Ivanka Trump sits with foreign dignitaries during important meetings, is setting up an office in the White House, is being issued government communications devices, and is seeking national security clearance. What’s she doing exactly? Nobody knows. What qualifies her? Apparently, being the president’s daughter.
There’s a word for this: nepotism. And it makes everything Ivanka has done up to this point to position herself as an example for working women into a farce. By taking this role, Ivanka is taking away a life-changing opportunity from another woman, who undoubtedly would have more expertise than the first daughter.
Trump’s spinners will argue the arrangement is not a violation of federal nepotism laws because Ivanka is not being given a salary or title — a stunning symbol of privilege in itself. Ivanka’s too wealthy to need the salary and too well-known to need a title, a slap in the face to women who have toiled for years, for little pay, hoping to work up the ladder and obtain a White House job one day.
If Ivanka Trump were not the president’s daughter, would she be given a White House office to perform a job that has no description? Of course not. Don’t believe me? Just try calling the White House and asking if you can have some gratis work space at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., one of the most coveted real estate properties on the planet.
More worrisome, Ivanka’s White House entrance shows how willing the Trump White House is to flout laws that apply to everyone else. With the appointment of Jared Kushner, Ivanka’s husband, as a senior adviser, the White House stated it did not believe federal nepotism laws should apply to the White House. The laws, they said, were only meant for agency appointments. When the president has been questioned about the conflicts of interest his businesses pose to his duties as president, Trump has said, “The president can’t have a conflict of interest.” The double standards are dubious. "
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a9161907/ivanka-trump-white-house-office-insult/
There’s a word for this: nepotism. And it makes everything Ivanka has done up to this point to position herself as an example for working women into a farce. By taking this role, Ivanka is taking away a life-changing opportunity from another woman, who undoubtedly would have more expertise than the first daughter.
Trump’s spinners will argue the arrangement is not a violation of federal nepotism laws because Ivanka is not being given a salary or title — a stunning symbol of privilege in itself. Ivanka’s too wealthy to need the salary and too well-known to need a title, a slap in the face to women who have toiled for years, for little pay, hoping to work up the ladder and obtain a White House job one day.
If Ivanka Trump were not the president’s daughter, would she be given a White House office to perform a job that has no description? Of course not. Don’t believe me? Just try calling the White House and asking if you can have some gratis work space at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., one of the most coveted real estate properties on the planet.
More worrisome, Ivanka’s White House entrance shows how willing the Trump White House is to flout laws that apply to everyone else. With the appointment of Jared Kushner, Ivanka’s husband, as a senior adviser, the White House stated it did not believe federal nepotism laws should apply to the White House. The laws, they said, were only meant for agency appointments. When the president has been questioned about the conflicts of interest his businesses pose to his duties as president, Trump has said, “The president can’t have a conflict of interest.” The double standards are dubious. "
http://www.cosmopolitan.com/politics/a9161907/ivanka-trump-white-house-office-insult/