Berlin — Ivanka Trump, on her overseas debut as the US’s "First Daughter" at a Berlin women’s summit with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday, was quickly forced to defend her father’s attitude towards women. Sitting on a G20 panel with female leaders, Donald Trump’s daughter drew chuckles from the audience when she praised her "father’s advocacy" on the issue and his role as "a tremendous champion of supporting families and enabling them to thrive". The panel moderator, a finance journalist, interjected, saying "some attitudes towards women your father has publicly displayed ... might leave one questioning whether he is such an empowerer for women". "I’ve certainly heard the criticism from the media and that’s been perpetuated," replied Ivanka. "But I know from personal experience that I think the thousands of women who have worked with and for my father for decades, when he was in the private sector, are testament to his belief and solid conviction in the potential of women...
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