Remember what Jamie was saying about how Trump's supporters will defend any of his actions, no matter how unethical they are? That's exactly what's happening now. Now that Ivanka is getting her own office in the White House, her own official title, and has actually been hired to be on his staff (though she won't accept a salary), people are understandably calling this into question, as this is supposed to be against the law. Trump supporters on the other hand? Their response is: "Nobody complained when Barack Obama hired Michelle to work for him."
Automatically being First Lady because your husband is POTUS and being hired by your daddy because he's DOTDS are two completely different things.
At this point, Trump supporters are of three fold:
- They don't believe facts when shown to them.
- They don't care if Trump lies or breaks the law because they believe in what he's doing (even though he's totally hosing his hardworking blue collar base).
They're just plain ignorant, stupid or just blinded by partisanship.
Just watch these same Trump supporters who defended Flynn now throw him under the bus because he's willing to testify against the Trump administration.
It's also clear to me that many people who comment on these threads and on Facebook aren't of voting age and parroting the views of their parents. I just can't with that.
As far as Ivanka, it's not illegal for her to have an office, but it's something that just isn't done because of the perception of nepotism. She has zero experience beyond marketing handbags and clothing. I must also add that many of her designs are rip-offs of other designers' work. Then again, Donald doesn't have much experience at anything either and any real businessman will tell you that Trump's a terrible businessman. He's gone bankrupt three times. He used to totally kiss Obama's butt until he made a joke about the bankruptcies. Then Trump began with the racist birtherism. He never apologized for that.
Getting back to Ivanka, there are definite worries of the Trump family profiting from their time in the White House. That's not legal. She still has a business. I'm not sure if the fact that she's not taking a paycheck prevents the conflict of interest or not. It's just the kind of sticky situation that any sane leader would avoid. She can always help support him like many first daughters have done, but does she really need an office? No, she doesn't.
There's an old saying about never arguing with drunkards or fools. They'll just drag you down with them. I have much respect for Republicans. I have none for Trump supporters at this point. The blindness and ignorance is willful. I'm just done arguing with them. Most won't listen to reason. The best thing that can happen is for Trump to actually succeed at some policy decisions that will bite his blue collar supporters in the butt. Only then will they understand the horrible mistake they've made. No other person can really do it. They have to *feel* that Trump's personally hosed them.
I say all this while the administration might not make it much longer. Impeachment is looming. I still think we're looking at President Pence (shudder) by 2018, if not sooner.