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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

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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.........................