According to The Associated Press [1], Ivanka Trump says that her father Donald Trump asked her if she wanted to lead the World Bank, but she told him no.
Trump said in an AP interview published Wednesday that her father asked her “a question” about whether she wanted to work for the international financial institution, but that she is “happy with the work” she does currently.
Trump, who is touring Africa to promote her Women’s Global Development and Prosperity initiative, played a role in choosing David Malpass to lead the World Bank instead, she said, adding that he’ll do an “incredible job.”
Donald Trump’s oldest daughter also told the AP she does not plan to run for office in the future.
Trump said he “thought of Ivanka for the World Bank” in an interview published Friday in The Atlantic, but said that he did not choose her for the role to avoid accusations of nepotism.
“She would’ve been great at that because she’s very good with numbers,” he told the magazine. He also said that she would also do well in the United Nations and would be “very, very hard to beat” if she ran for president.
Asked if the president had offered her any other positions, Ivanka Trump told the AP she’d “keep that between” the two of them.
Twitter had some thoughts:
In Ivanka’s defense she had never heard of the world bank and was worried it was a blood bank or a sperm bank or a piggy bank. https://t.co/LuS3kQB6Aq [2]
— Molly Jong-Fast (@MollyJongFast) April 17, 2019 [3]
So are we supposed to thank Ivanka for realizing that she is not qualified to do this job?
— Erin (@ErinRF) April 17, 2019 [4]
Passing up World Bank chief? For once in her life, #IvankaTrump [5] showed some intelligence.
— jcfred (@jcpoppi) April 17, 2019 [6]
Too much like real work for the entitled princess. Gag me with a spoon 🤮🤮🤮
— Paula Masterson (@pksm47) April 17, 2019 [7]