Ivanka Trump Briefly Takes Her Father’s Seat at the Table. Outrage Follows.

Ivanka Trump Briefly Takes Her Father’s Seat at the Table. Outrage Follows.

Ivanka Trump briefly sat in for her father, President Trump, during a session on Saturday at the Group of 20 summit meeting in Hamburg, Germany, prompting an outcry on social media and a swift defense from her brother Donald Trump Jr.

Ms. Trump, who had been sitting in the back of the room during a discussion of topics that were relevant to her, joined the main table when Mr. Trump had to step out, a White House official said.

When other leaders left the table, their seats were also filled by others in their delegations, the official added.

But Ms. Trump’s appearance riled the president’s critics, who have questioned the role that Mr. Trump’s family members play in the administration. Ms. Trump serves as a senior adviser to the president. Her husband, Jared Kushner, is also a senior adviser and the head of the new Office of American Innovation.

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