Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Ivanka Trump: ‘I Don’t Know What It Means to Be Complicit’ - TIME

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Ivanka Trump: ‘I Don’t Know What It Means to Be Complicit’
Alana Abramson
6:13 PM ET


In her first interview since becoming an official White House employee, Ivanka Trump defended herself against criticism that she is "complicit" in her father's administration, arguing that her motivations for participation are positive.
"If being complicit is wanting to be a force for good and to make a positive impact, then I'm complicit," Trump told CBS News' Gayle King.
"I don't know what it means to be complicit, but I hope time will prove I have done a good job and that my father's administration is the success I know it will be."
Critics have accused Trump and her husband Jared Kushner of complicity in the Trump administration, arguing that they are staying silent on executive orders that may contradict their personal beliefs, like rolling back environmental regulations. A Saturday Night Liveskit that went viral in March featured Scarlett Johanssen as Ivanka advertising a new perfume called "Complicit."
"Complicit," the skit concludes. "The fragrance for the women who could stop all this. But won't. Also available in a cologne for Jared [Kushner]."
"I don't know that the critics who say that of me, if they found themselves in this very unique and unprecedented situation that I am now in, would do any differently than I'm doing," she said.
Trump also found herself embroiled in criticism after it was reported that she would have a West Wing office, but no official role in the administration. She subsequently announced that she would officially join the federal government as an assistant to the President, and forego any salary.

America is being ruled by an 'idiot', says Isis in barb at Donald Trump - Independent

America is being ruled by an 'idiot', says Isis in barb at Donald Trump
Jihadist group mocks US president
* Ben Kentish
* @BenKentish
* Tuesday 4 April 2017 23:39 BST

Isis has mocked Donald Trump, saying in a new recording that the US is “being run by an idiot”.
In the audio statement, the group's new spokesman, Abu Hassan al-Muhajer, said America had “drowned” and was ruled by someone who “does not know what Syria or Iraq or Islam is”.
It is Isis' first official comment on Mr Trump since the Republican's inauguration in January.
“America you have drowned and there is no saviour, and you have become prey for the soldiers of the caliphate in every part of the earth, you are bankrupt and the signs of your demise are evident to every eye,' al-Muhajer said
“There is no more evidence than (that) you being run by an idiot who does not know what Syria or Iraq or Islam is.
“Die of spite America, die of spite, a nation where both young and old are racing to die in the name of God will not be defeated.”
The comments were made during a 37-minute recording released on the messaging website Telegram.
During the address, al-Muhajer also praised recent terrorist attacks in Europe and called for Isis followers to carry out further attacks in the US, Russia and EU states in order to relieve pressure on the group in Iraq and Syria.
He said the current situation, in which Isis is engaged in heavy fighting with Iraqi troops in Mosul, the group’s last stronghold in Iraq, marked “the greatest period in our jihad…and the most dangerous turning point in our jihad”.
The spokesman also claimed Isis would never be driven from the Middle East and would continue to maintain strongholds in Syria, Iraq and Yemen.
During last year’s presidential election campaign, the group released a document calling Mr Trump “impulsive and unpredictable”.