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riversedge

(70,084 posts)
Tue May 23, 2017, 07:49 AM May 2017

Ivanka Trumps advocacy for healthy, pesticide-free food apparently extends only to her own childre

I do think it was only a PR move to put up front as a moderate to influence Daddy Trump




Tuesday, May 23, 2017 03:00 AM CST

Ivanka Trump’s advocacy for healthy, pesticide-free food apparently extends only to her own children

http://www.salon.com/2017/05/23/ivanka-trumps-advocacy-for-healthy-pesticide-free-food-apparently-extends-only-to-her-own-children_partner/#.WSQfTongHUk.twitter



Ivanka should advocate for all of America's children, not just her own





In the backyard of the White House, in a 2,800-square-foot plot, the organic garden Michelle Obama started as first lady still thrives. Donald Trump must be unaware of the garden’s existence, or he would have already sold it off to the highest corporate bidder, just as he’s done with America’s future, and so much of our land and water.

While Donald might not have high regard for organic farming, his daughter Ivanka recognizes the benefits and has spoken frequently about feeding her children organic food. Her lifestyle website espouses the health benefits of pesticide-free, organic food.

No one begrudges Ivanka Trump her choice to feed her children healthy, clean food. Every parent deserves the opportunity to make healthy choices for their children. But you can’t have it both ways without becoming Marie Antoinette. With every decision and rollback, her father and the entire administration are eliminating those choices for American families.


Where was Ivanka when the Trump administration gutted protections for clean air and water? What did she say when Trump’s EPA administrator halted the ban of chlorpyrifos, a pesticide that’s been shown to harm kids’ brains? Where was she when the USDA rolled back nutrition standards for school lunches?


It seems Ivanka’s advocacy for healthy food, free of toxic chemicals, extends only to her own children. While she has tried to brand herself as the moderate voice in the Trump administration, this now appears to be a PR move simply to soften its image. We have seen no evidence of Ivanka’s advocacy, or of her ability to pull Trump back from his most destructive decisions. She is not there to rein in her father, but rather to put on a smiling face.........................

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Ivanka Trumps advocacy for healthy, pesticide-free food apparently extends only to her own childre (Original Post) riversedge May 2017 OP
I find myself despising this fake, plastic woman more each day. Stinky The Clown May 2017 #1
Hopefully they will not be lying and smiling much longer. democratisphere May 2017 #2
Probably didn't notice and wouldn't care any way, she's too clueless. ATL Ebony May 2017 #3
She is just like her father. madaboutharry May 2017 #4
Meanwhile, Flint still doesn't have clean drinking water. wildeyed May 2017 #5
If you ask Where is Ivanka . . . gratuitous May 2017 #6

Stinky The Clown

(67,761 posts)
1. I find myself despising this fake, plastic woman more each day.
Tue May 23, 2017, 07:56 AM
May 2017

Fake, fake, fake.

Fake concern

Fake advocacy

Fake moderation

Fake face

Fake patriotism

Fake boobs

Fake success

Fake work ethic

Fake

Fake

Fake

ATL Ebony

(1,097 posts)
3. Probably didn't notice and wouldn't care any way, she's too clueless.
Tue May 23, 2017, 08:02 AM
May 2017

As long as nothing interferes with the lifestyle created within her bubble, no problem.

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)
5. Meanwhile, Flint still doesn't have clean drinking water.
Tue May 23, 2017, 08:28 AM
May 2017

Where is Ivanka on that issue? :crickets:

Healthy, pesticide-free food and lead-free water are only for the children of people who can afford to purchase it. The children of people who cannot did something to deserve it, obviously.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
6. If you ask Where is Ivanka . . .
Tue May 23, 2017, 08:36 AM
May 2017

If you ask where Ivanka is on these important issues, you suddenly find out that she's just an unpaid little worker bee in the White House, far removed from any policy enactment. No responsibility for anything, hardly even has a voice. Certainly in no position to influence anyone, especially not the President.

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