Why did Ivanka stick so close to Trump this trip?

[dawg day]

Interesting Twitter thread suggesting that she has become Trump's "caretaker", that he is descending into dementia.
Also that this is what Pelosi was talking about when she said his family should stage an intervention... and that this is perhaps why she's slow-tracking impeachment, that he will have to resign within a year.

Also the suggestion is that he can no longer read well, and that's why she gave that televised wrapup for him.

I don't know, but seeing Ivanka there (not his wife) practically welded to him... it looked so strange, all these heads of states, and then a daughter sitting there like she's one of them, but right next to him.

https://tweetsrepeat.com/tomjchicago

[dawg day]

1. Notice the empty seat next to Ivanka- who was supposed to sit there?

Putin?

[Brother Buzz]

8. Shinzō Abe

I'm thinking he's doing a lot of last minute hosting duties offstage. He does make it to the chair in time for the official photograph.

[msongs]

2. when you're famous u can do anything you want to women nt

[Skittles]

3. she's his caretaker

she more than anyone sees his decline daily

[sandensea]

22. +1

Caretaker in more ways than one (you know...).

Did you notice also that he's the only leader there with his significant other sitting beside him?

I'm pretty sure that's not protocol. The lengths people have to go to, to place the Orange Blob.

[hlthe2b]

4. Pretty compelling and increasingly so. He's not the only one who has predicted Trump

will leave before the end of his first term and not run again... That he is suffering from some form of dementia seems pretty apparent.

[dawg day]

9. Woodrow Wilson had a crippling stroke... and Reagan was well into dementia...

And neither of them resigned. The families and cabinets protected them.

That could happen again. Trump is so unhinged, we might not really be able to tell when he's gone around the bend.

[brewens]

54. Trumps habit of shooting his mouth off or tweeting about everything will make it

obvious right away if he's really lost it. Other presidents, you could have tried to hide it. With Trump, if he shuts up or is obviously sticking to prepared remarks, we'll know.

[dhol82]

5. I've been saying that Ivanka and Jared are his enablers since they came to Washington.

Prove me wrong.

[UniteFightBack]

15. They were enablers LONG before Washington. nt

[2naSalit]

6. I'm surprised jarhead isn't sitting there too...nt

[JoeOtterbein]

7. We have only three choices left; Impeach, Impeach or...

...you got it!

Impeach!

[trueblue2007]

10. H o r n y ?

[dalton99a]

11. Motherfucker has no business being or acting like a president

[dustyscamp]

25. He doesn't look human

[3catwoman3]

27. He's not. He's one of those aliens...

...on the wall of photos in the Men In Black I movie.

[Celerity]

30. Rump is a Ballchinian

[EveHammond13]

34. Jesus Christ he is repellent

[MFM008]

39. vile fat accused rapist

this is what the humpers think is good enough for America.

[anarch]

43. well, to be fair, he's not really trying very hard to act like one

He really is the perfect distillation of GOP "values" over the last several decades. I think for their next candidate (if just keeping some member of this repellent family in the WH forever doesn't work out for them) they should just go with an actual demented old circus monkey, and have "press conferences" where their candidate just throws its own shit around the room and screeches.

Actually that might be a touch more dignified than what we have now.

[Everyman Jackal]

47. Is she crying?

I visited my aunt every week in a nursing home. When parents started to forget that the person talking to them was a son or a daughter that is the look I saw on their faces. I will never forget the day I sat next to my aunt and started talking to her. After a few minutes, she looked at me and said: "Who are you?". I imagine that was the look on my face.

[Zoonart]

51. This whole no- filters, childlike facial expressions...

especially the protruding tongue is definitely a dementia thins. I witnessed this with my father.
He has no business representing the US on policy matters overseas in his condition.

[smirkymonkey]

64. He's repulsive.

He makes my skin crawl.

[Grasswire2]

12. MINDER

She's the MINDER.

And Melania didn't go.

[Leith]

13. That and...

he's the only one who willingly talks to her.

[UniteFightBack]

14. She's under his thumb. Yuck. nt

[greyl]

20. I think he might be under HER thumb.

As in she's keeping secrets as bargaining chips against him.

If I could say that was totally improbable, I would.

[CatMor]

16. I too believe he's sinking further into dementia..

and that is one of the reasons they all went to the visit with the Queen. They want to be around for the rescue if and when he has a total collapse. They hovered close to him when he was around the Queen. They also like traveling on our dime. Our country deserves better than what is being done by that grifting bunch of cons.

[NotASurfer]

24. Yep, the Elmer Fudd defense

"I may be a scwewwy wabbit, but I'm not gowwing to Alcatwaz"

Consolation prize, if I remember, was the IRS seized the mansion and the yacht

[dchill]

19. She's the dog-walker/pill-wrangler.

[sandensea]

21. Well, she is the first lady.

If you know what I mean.

[colorado_ufo]

23. I think he has the beginning of Parkinson's.

That is why sometimes he seems somewhat normal and then sometimes not. It also would explain why he has to grip a glass or cup or bottle so oddly. It might also interfere with his ability to read. Several times, he has had trouble pronouncing his words, which is also possibly another sign. I think Ivanka is there to draw attention away from him, to avoid scrutiny.

[RHMerriman]

26. Good take ...

He's a few weeks or months from drooling in public.

[Aussie105]

28. Don't laugh

but Ivanka is considered the brains of the Trump dynasty.

She is there to be seen, to pick up the lingo, and make contacts, so that when Trump (Daddy) becomes physically and mentally incontinent, Trump (daughter) can step into his position without anyone noticing.

Yes, a horrible thought. I'm giggling hysterically, close to a massive breakdown. How do I turn this comedy of errors off? It's hurting my brain.

EDIT: Would she want to be known as President Ivanka, or Princess Ivanka? And would it be a smooth transition of power? Would the GOP notice, or care, or object?

[dawg day]

36. In the video of her trying to horn in on Lagarde and May's conversation--

She keeps saying, "Yeah, yeah," like a valley girl. Lagarde looks at her and away--

[TreasonousBastard]

38. The horrible thing is...

that she is the brin s of the Trump dynasty.

[betsuni]

29. That's a photo of the Special Event on Women's Empowerment.

Ivanka was invited to speak about her Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. This was just a side event. Trump didn't speak, I don't think. The empty seat is where PM Abe sits.

Where was the televised wrap-up she did for him? I didn't see that.

[Aussie105]

31. It is

Ivanka's Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative.

But honestly, Ivanka, being who she is and what she represents - which is nothing much at all - is not the right person to speak about this topic.
It's not going to be taken seriously. Just added to the empty rhetoric from the Trump clan.

[EveHammond13]

32. many people are saying...she thinks she's going to be POTUS 2024

[dawg day]

37. She's REALLY delusional then

She must think she's really admired.

[anarch]

44. nah, I'd bet on Don Jr.

Ivanka probably not until 2028.

That's assuming science doesn't artificially extend Bonespurs' lifespan and the GOP does away with term limits, etc. That would be my first guess at what would be their preference.

[Celerity]

33. perfect summation in that thread

Trump's supporters love his raw stupidity. There is no challenge for them to learn anything new & if he does hear a new thing, he tweets it like a discovery. He is them, on their worst day, every day. More importantly. He hates what they hate.

[EveHammond13]

35. always wearing the "look at me" dress

[DetlefK]

40. What do you do when you're at a party where you know literally only one person?

[MineralMan]

56. Listen a lot. That's always been my trick.

Let others speak and learn from them.

[Recursion]

41. Because his physical/mental condition is getting significantly worse

He was visibly wearing an adult diaper and his attention span was shorter than in his previous appearances. She was there as his handler.

[watoos]

42. Trump better hope that karma isn't real

Remember how Hillary fell and has brain damage, remember the hole in Hillary's tongue, remember how Hillary only has 6 months left to live?

Be careful what you say about people or karma will do its thing.

[Vinca]

45. Ivanka doing a Nancy Reagan? It must be even worse than we think.

[GoCubsGo]

46. Either that, or he's grooming her to replace him.

On on hand, I can see her being there to baby-sit him. And, Melania probably had enough of him after the European trip. But, I don't recall Nancy Reagan ever trying to insert herself into foreign affairs the way Trump's daughter-wife did. I think something more nefarious is going on there.

[Vinca]

65. I'm betting she was there primarily to grab his arm if he started wandering off in the middle

of a photo op. He's done it before as well as forgetting things like signing bills he's holding a ceremony to sign. But, I agree with you he's grooming her as the heir apparent in the political dynasty he envisions. Imagine! A woman who's been sued for knocking off handbag designs in the Oval. Almost as bad as a failed casino owner.

[FakeNoose]

53. I'm sure that's part of it

By way of explanation to our younger DUers: Nancy Reagan became Ronald Reagan's handler in the 2nd term because of his increasing confusion and forgetfulness. The White House tried to prevent the public from finding out that he had dementia, and Nancy was always by his side, directing him where to stand and telling him what to say. It became so obvious what she was doing that rumors began circulating that Reagan was really out of touch, had Alzheimer's etc. He had already won his 2nd term and the GOP had no interest in removing him from office.

Since Melania wasn't on this trip, Ivanka got to be his handler. I'm sure Chump prefers Ivanka anyway.

[Vinca]

66. Remember how Nancy used to stand behind him and feed him his lines?

It didn't occur to me at the time he might be suffering from Alzheimer's, but in retrospect it was as clear as day. Trump is even clearer.

[Recursion]

58. Yup

I predict that before the GOP convention there will be a dementia moment that no amount of spin can hide.

[llmart]

48. Remember, with trump it's all about creating the image enough times to brainwashj people.

He feels if he trots her out at these important events enough times and she gets enough exposure in the news media, gullible people out there will start to believe she's brilliant and a perfect person for the presidency. This started a long time ago.

I still believe the person who said he's going to dump Pence, find a reason to resign and then Princess I've Never Worked a Day in my Life will be President.

[dawg day]

67. As I recall, any VP replacement will have to be approved by the Senate

(Ford and then his VP Rockefeller)

But... if he dumps Pence as a running mate and chooses another and it's accepted at the GOP convention (which it no doubt will be-- they'll accept anything from him), then it will be up to the voters in November.

And you know, he's already so unpopular. This would ice his defeat. Surely we're not that stupid to accept this?

Pence will probably slink away quietly like the lapdog he is.

[Ilsa]

49. Ivanka should be wearing scrubs to indicate

her true job with her daddy.

[demmiblue]

50. Robert Costa:

Link to tweet

Also, neither Sarah Sanders or Melania are there... he can't function without a woman looking after him. Not to mention the fact that making contacts with high power individuals could be good for business once they are out of office. $$$

[milestogo]

52. She is planning to run for President after her father's second term.

That's why she is schmoozing with world leaders. Maybe she and her daddy had a threesome with Putie.

[slater71]

55. No Melania

[kentuck]

57. She's working on her resume so she can succeed Donald in 2024?

Would be my guess?

[JenniferJuniper]

59. My father was diagnosed with dementia last week

A year ago he picked me up at the airport. Today he'd get lost trying to find the corner store down the street.

It can go downhill insanely fast.

[Buns_of_Fire]

60. She knows that a quick lap dance will calm Daddy down if necessary.

He's made it clear that Junior and Eric just don't have those soothing moves he craves. And all Junior did last time was complain that Daddy's belt buckle scratched his ass.

[Merlot]

61. Because trumpft is grooming her to "take over" the job of president

as well as making the case of infirmity for the inevitable prosecution that coming down the road for him.

[VOX]

63. Republicans want the Trump Gravy Train to keep chugging, and Don, Jr.'s unfit to be engineer.

Betting that 45 is either going to have her run in his place, or possibly “re-deploy” Pence elsewhere, so she can be his veep, positioned for a 2024 run.

Or, it could simple be that she’s his “security blanket,” and can speak without incriminating dad, thereby alleviating the concern of “perjury traps,” when dad easily wanders way, way off-script.