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Thu Apr 27, 2017, 08:50 AM Apr 2017

Ivanka Trump says she does not like being called the president's 'accomplice'

While visiting Germany in her first visit overseas as a member of the presidential staff, Ivanka Trump downplayed front-page headlines there calling her a “loyal accomplice” to her father.

“I don’t like the word ‘accomplice’ because in this context, I don’t know that that’s productive,” she said in an exclusive interview with NBC News' White House correspondent Hallie Jackson.

http://www.today.com/news/ivanka-trump-talks-today-exclusive-interview-i-don-t-word-t110776


noun
noun: accomplice; plural noun: accomplices
a person who helps another commit a crime.
synonyms: partner in crime, associate, accessory, abettor, confederate, collaborator, fellow conspirator, co-conspirator; henchman;
president's whisperer...

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Ivanka Trump says she does not like being called the president's 'accomplice' (Original Post) Generic Other Apr 2017 OP
Ohhh, Waaah! furtheradu Apr 2017 #1
Hilarious! greatauntoftriplets Apr 2017 #2
True dat! So "accomplice" it is... as the saying goes: If the foo' shits.... InAbLuEsTaTe Apr 2017 #44
Easy solution to that, Ivanka. Scoopster Apr 2017 #3
Exactly what I was going to say. Coventina Apr 2017 #28
Exactly TNNurse Apr 2017 #55
OK, then, "enabler!" n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #4
Paramour? Scarsdale Apr 2017 #66
Yuck, he's gross and disgusting! n/t RKP5637 Apr 2017 #71
Well they are used to people making fun of them after they leave the room underpants Apr 2017 #5
Would she prefer, "Moll"? Hugin Apr 2017 #6
The President's Accomplice doesn't like us pointing out JustAnotherGen Apr 2017 #7
So? WinkyDink Apr 2017 #8
then go back to selling shoes. spanone Apr 2017 #9
Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah! malaise Apr 2017 #70
You play the game, you get the name. Tanuki Apr 2017 #10
Same root word. Complicity is "the state of being an accomplice." So if she doesn't like one, she Amaryllis Apr 2017 #67
Well Ivanka, if the shoe fits ... Yonnie3 Apr 2017 #11
If the shoe fits CountAllVotes Apr 2017 #12
Ok then blueseas Apr 2017 #13
ooOOOOooooo Pooooooor Little Czarina Stinky The Clown Apr 2017 #14
Don't be his acomplice then Bradical79 Apr 2017 #15
She is and always has been "complicit." n/t Greybnk48 Apr 2017 #16
boo hoo barbtries Apr 2017 #17
Daddy's widdle snowflake... LOL Lib Apr 2017 #18
wah,wah call a wambulence for princess Ivanka...how dare the little people Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #19
Boo Hoo Gothmog Apr 2017 #20
She is at least an enabler wishstar Apr 2017 #21
Suck it up, Special Snowflake to the President hatrack Apr 2017 #22
Ok, then....how about "handler"? nt pnwest Apr 2017 #23
babysitter? must have pacifiers, diapers, Cha Apr 2017 #27
this is the one i use as well ("handler") RT Atlanta Apr 2017 #42
I like henchman ProfessorPlum Apr 2017 #24
Hey Ivahhhhnka- you're an accomplice. Oh, and fuck you. Still In Wisconsin Apr 2017 #25
Well I didn't until I'm reading about her whining Cha Apr 2017 #26
How about Complicit instead? leftyladyfrommo Apr 2017 #29
"Who de cap fit. . .let her wear it. . ." DinahMoeHum Apr 2017 #30
boo friggen hoo samnsara Apr 2017 #31
Well if the Prada... excuse me.. Ivanka whistler162 Apr 2017 #32
You mean if the Adrienne Vittadini fits. LakeArenal Apr 2017 #58
Gosh, the world's not your Yes Man-- Kittycow Apr 2017 #33
The Accomplice mainstreetonce Apr 2017 #34
+1 n/t FSogol Apr 2017 #73
You can be an accomplice, or an enabler, or a co-dependent, Ivanka librechik Apr 2017 #35
Cry me a river.... Grammy23 Apr 2017 #36
how guilty does that sound? a non-denial and saying the accusation is not "productive"?? unblock Apr 2017 #37
How about "daughter of impeached and convicted President" and "wife of convicted felon"? WinkyDink Apr 2017 #38
Accomplice works for me re: Ivanka and Rump. MoonRiver Apr 2017 #39
Too bad. LisaM Apr 2017 #40
Suck it up buttercup. smirkymonkey Apr 2017 #41
She'll Live.... LovingA2andMI Apr 2017 #43
That will be the name of the new Trump reality show after they're dragged from the WH bigbrother05 Apr 2017 #45
Is getaway driver more accurate? Johonny Apr 2017 #46
Then: 1. Turn over evidence of your daddy's crimes; Ilsa Apr 2017 #47
Tough shit, Ivanka Eyeball_Kid Apr 2017 #48
+++ agree iluvtennis Apr 2017 #63
Too fucking bad.... Aviation Pro Apr 2017 #49
she would prefer first lady by proxi. LOL nt Javaman Apr 2017 #50
Find a way to live with it, Ivanka NastyRiffraff Apr 2017 #51
Accomplice: very bad choice of words, Ivanka. Initech Apr 2017 #52
"If the Foo sh*ts, wear it!" 2naSalit Apr 2017 #53
Well, then she should stop being one. GoCubsGo Apr 2017 #54
Well, that's a nothing quote. Vague and missing the point. Orsino Apr 2017 #56
And the Devil wore Prada,,ivanka vicious...typical sorority takedown.. asiliveandbreathe Apr 2017 #57
Hey Ivanka, you cry like someone that is spoiled, I mean really, that's all you do is cry, turbinetree Apr 2017 #59
Too Bad So Sad.. Still wouldn't want to be you... LakeArenal Apr 2017 #60
Is Conway her mother??? Hmmm. Madam45for2923 Apr 2017 #61
Facilitator, minder, keeper, handler, etc. Orrex Apr 2017 #62
The truth hurts, honey. hamsterjill Apr 2017 #64
In what context would it be productive? Amaryllis Apr 2017 #65
Maybe she prefers Bettie Apr 2017 #68
How about "unindicted co-conspirator in money laundering"? Tanuki Apr 2017 #69
Ivanka, if you can't stand the heat .... n/t area51 Apr 2017 #72
Suck it up ... GeorgeGist Apr 2017 #74
How about Enabler bahrbearian Apr 2017 #75
lackey, gun moll, enabler, facilitator, abettor, toady, partner, chauvinist, loyalist no_hypocrisy Apr 2017 #76
Poor ivanka. boston bean Apr 2017 #77
соучастник C_U_L8R Apr 2017 #78
Well then don't be one. alarimer Apr 2017 #79
Does Ivanka's voice always sound as thought she has laryngitis? northoftheborder Apr 2017 #80

Coventina

(27,123 posts)
28. Exactly what I was going to say.
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:20 AM
Apr 2017

If she's the brightest of the bunch, they are a pretty dumb family.

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
66. Paramour?
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:57 AM
Apr 2017

Ivanka had better get all the deals she can get, since her father famously told Stern that woman are too old once they turn 35. Unlike HIM, of course, who seems to think he is virile, handsome and desirable.










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underpants

(182,837 posts)
5. Well they are used to people making fun of them after they leave the room
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 08:55 AM
Apr 2017

Let's be honest, they are close to a turnip truck by Manhattan/blue blood standards.

JustAnotherGen

(31,828 posts)
7. The President's Accomplice doesn't like us pointing out
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:03 AM
Apr 2017

That she is an accomplice in all of his 'empowering of women'? What good is an accomplice if your accomplice won't accomplice you?

Sort of like how the hell can I talk about hell if hell is a swear word and I can't say hell?

What in the hot damn hell is she getting on about?

If that's the worst of her worries - then its time to gird her loins because we are just getting started here.

Tanuki

(14,919 posts)
10. You play the game, you get the name.
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:07 AM
Apr 2017

Ivanka Antoinette also tried to redefine the word "complicit" recently. I guess we're supposed to keep a list of words that the imaginary princess "doesn't like" and should refrain from using in her presence.


Amaryllis

(9,525 posts)
67. Same root word. Complicity is "the state of being an accomplice." So if she doesn't like one, she
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:59 AM
Apr 2017

isn't gonna like the other.

Yonnie3

(17,444 posts)
11. Well Ivanka, if the shoe fits ...
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:09 AM
Apr 2017

I wonder if she truly believes her father is doing nothing wrong. Of course, even if she believes that, she is still an accomplice. Ignorance of the law is no excuse. Just suck it up Ivanka or better yet quit the criminal enterprise.

I was in Bremen Germany in the 90's and was walking back to my hotel via the town square. There was a cacophony of bicycle bells, whistling, hissing and general racket. There was a man on a stage speaking over a PA, but I could not hear a word over the crowd. I asked my host what was happening and he replied that the politician speaking was not liked in northern Germany. When we got closer I asked my host what the man was saying. "Be afraid of the Russians. Only I can protect you." Doesn't that sound familiar? I don't remember his name, but he was running for Chancellor and as I recall lost badly.

My point with this story was Ms. Trump was treated well in comparison to this man.

Demsrule86

(68,599 posts)
19. wah,wah call a wambulence for princess Ivanka...how dare the little people
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:28 AM
Apr 2017

call her complicit? You have blood on your hands and looked like a fool in a room with women who have real accomplishments and are not just Daddy's little princess.

wishstar

(5,270 posts)
21. She is at least an enabler
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:44 AM
Apr 2017

As was Nancy Reagan and Laura Bush since their husbands needed support and propping up, but at least they were not grifters seeking to enrich their own brand of merchandise.

hatrack

(59,587 posts)
22. Suck it up, Special Snowflake to the President
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 09:46 AM
Apr 2017

Butterfly Princess Grifter Sof-Tone (TM) is not pleased!

Cha

(297,323 posts)
27. babysitter? must have pacifiers, diapers,
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:19 AM
Apr 2017

and bottles at the ready at all times.

Apologies to actual babies everywhere.

Cha

(297,323 posts)
26. Well I didn't until I'm reading about her whining
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:17 AM
Apr 2017

on it.

ivanka-drumpfuck's Accomplice.. freaking partner in crime.. Fucking with the Planet.. there.. that better?

librechik

(30,674 posts)
35. You can be an accomplice, or an enabler, or a co-dependent, Ivanka
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:37 AM
Apr 2017

but you can't be an innocent bystander. Do the right thing and get your mentally ill Dad out of office.
Or else you are an accomplice. To the crime of the century.

Why don't you find out what you are helping him do, you innocent snowflake you?

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
36. Cry me a river....
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:37 AM
Apr 2017

If she didn't know she was stepping into a fishbowl where everything you say or do is parsed and examined, it is high time she learned it. Her father is a highly controversial figure who has created the persona he presents to the public. Of all people, she should be the one to know him and in fact, has been a close confidant and advisor to him since her younger days. So for her to get her ass on her shoulder about being called an accomplice is a bit much. I guess since we generally talk about accomplices in terms of a criminal act, it stings to be thought of as a criminal.

Get used to it, Buttercup, and buckle up. Your ride on this train is just getting started.

unblock

(52,257 posts)
37. how guilty does that sound? a non-denial and saying the accusation is not "productive"??
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:38 AM
Apr 2017

if accused of murder, would an innocent person say, "hey, that's not productive"?
if someone said you were a rapist, would you say, "hey, I don't like that word"?

she damn well knows "accomplice" is exactly what she is.

LisaM

(27,815 posts)
40. Too bad.
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:39 AM
Apr 2017

I didn't like having my heart ripped out on November 8th. That wasn't productive for me at all.

bigbrother05

(5,995 posts)
45. That will be the name of the new Trump reality show after they're dragged from the WH
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:58 AM
Apr 2017

The Accomplice: Premise will be that each week former members of the Trump campaign, administration, and remaining appointees will be brought before a review panel (special prosecutor). At the end of each episode, the one receiving the most stabs in the back from fellow contestants will be escorted, perp walk style, from the studio after being told "You're Indicted!"

Surely will be "Must see TV!"

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
47. Then: 1. Turn over evidence of your daddy's crimes;
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 10:59 AM
Apr 2017

2. Stop working your business now. No more seeking permits, etc.
3. Turn over the evidence on Jared and his associations with criminals.

Eyeball_Kid

(7,432 posts)
48. Tough shit, Ivanka
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:02 AM
Apr 2017

Suck it up and be the filthy rich daughter of an arrogant, blustering, know-nothing of a criminal chief executive hellbent on filling up his pockets with as much cash as he can in the shortest amount of time. You deserve the criticism. You've got enough wealth to give everyone the finger and love it. Why should you give a damn what others think now? You never did and neither does your old man.

2naSalit

(86,650 posts)
53. "If the Foo sh*ts, wear it!"
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:08 AM
Apr 2017

Poor little czarina, she and her daddy-man don't understand why nobody loves them.





GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
54. Well, then she should stop being one.
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:09 AM
Apr 2017

Poor, poor little daughter-wife. She's just as thin-skinned as her asshole father.

asiliveandbreathe

(8,203 posts)
57. And the Devil wore Prada,,ivanka vicious...typical sorority takedown..
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:16 AM
Apr 2017

Ivanka vicious just demonstrated, to the world - just how vicious she is...lacking in the social graces...and lying for her feeble father about his support for women...and this new foreign funded foundation - what a crock...I just hate when people project..it's all about me....I will just say, congrats Hallie...

turbinetree

(24,703 posts)
59. Hey Ivanka, you cry like someone that is spoiled, I mean really, that's all you do is cry,
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:23 AM
Apr 2017

about some one hurting your feelings

This is what you have done since you were given your nepotism job from your sexual predator father:

And you seem to forget that your traveling around looking like a wart on a toad, you went to China and got three, yes three copyright plans to have items made in China to exploit woman in china and other workers for 1 dollar an hour, just like your proverbial sexual predator father going around and saying that he will bring jobs back, when he has neck tie hanging around his sexual predator neck made in China, so in closing FU





"Ivanka Trump’s Clothing Line Is Made in a Chinese Factory Where Workers Earn $1 an Hour
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A view of an Ivanka Trump brand coat for sale on Feb. 10 in New York City.
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Donald Trump and his offspring—now that they’re in and around the White House—like to say they’re champions of the American worker, preferably coal. This sleight of hand from the Trump gene pool comes despite having lived lives, over the course of decades, relentlessly focused on enriching themselves at the expense of others—often workers, contractors, investors, taxpayers, you name it. The latest example of the family’s me-first priorities, reported Tuesday by the Washington Post, is that the fashion line of Ivanka Trump—self-styled champion of working women—is manufactured in China at a factory where workers are forced to work beyond the legal limit of allowable overtime in the country for what could be less than minimum wage. (The location of the factory was not disclosed in the audit, so it is not clear if local minimum wage laws were broken.)

“Workers at a factory in China used by the company that makes clothing for Ivanka Trump’s fashion line and other brands worked nearly 60 hours a week to earn wages of little more than $62 a week, according to a factory audit released Monday,” the Post reports. “The factory’s 80 workers knit clothes for the contractor, G-III Apparel Group, which has held the exclusive license to make the Ivanka Trump brand’s $158 dresses, $79 blouses and other clothes since 2012.”

The October 2016 inspection of the G-III factory—carried out by an industry self-monitoring collective, the Fair Labor Association, which includes companies like Nike—found two-dozen violations of international labor standards as determined by the United Nations’ International Labor Organization. The G-III factory also produces clothing for other brands, including Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger.
From the Post:

Workers at the G-III factory in China were required to work 57 hours a week “on a regular basis” to hit production targets, inspectors found. Though Chinese law sets the limit for overtime at 36 hours per month, workers in all of the factory’s departments exceeded that limit, working up to 82 hours of overtime a month between September 2015 and August 2016. The factory’s workers made between 1,879 and 2,088 yuan a month, or roughly $255 to $283, which would be below minimum wage in some parts of China. The average manufacturing employee in urban China made twice as much money as the factory’s workers, or roughly 4,280 yuan a month, according to national data from 2014.
Fewer than a third of the factory’s workers were offered legally mandated coverage under China’s “social insurance” benefits, including a pension and medical, maternity, unemployment and work-related injury insurance, inspectors found. The factory also did not contribute, as legally required, to a fund designed to help workers afford housing, inspectors said. Workers earned five days of leave a year, though a small fraction of experienced employees were eligible for more …
Inspectors also cited the factory for a number of workplace safety concerns.
G-III has been the exclusive supplier of Ivanka’s clothing line since 2012 and contracts out the production of the products mostly in China. “The factory pledged to make some progress to improve training, assess hazards, hire more workers and reduce overtime demands,” according to the Post. “But it did not commit to increasing worker pay and at times pushed back against recommendations that could improve workplace safety.”

hamsterjill

(15,222 posts)
64. The truth hurts, honey.
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 11:54 AM
Apr 2017

I don't care if she doesn't like it. She has inserted herself into public life and those who do that will suffer the consequences of doing that.

In my opinion, the term fits perfectly.

Tanuki

(14,919 posts)
69. How about "unindicted co-conspirator in money laundering"?
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 12:14 PM
Apr 2017

Do you like that any better, sugar princess?

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.pbs.org/newshour/amp/rundown/trump-okd-business-partner-with-alleged-iran-laundering-ties

"Six months before he entered the presidential race, Donald Trump announced a new real estate project in Baku, Azerbaijan. His partner was the son of a government minister suspected by U.S. diplomats of laundering money for Iran's military and described as "notoriously corrupt."

Eighteen months later, and only weeks after daughter Ivanka Trump released a publicity video of the nearly finished project, references to the Baku project have disappeared from Trump's website. Trump's general counsel, Alan Garten, told The Associated Press that it was on hold for economic reasons.".

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)
80. Does Ivanka's voice always sound as thought she has laryngitis?
Thu Apr 27, 2017, 06:02 PM
Apr 2017

I haven't actually heard her speak much at all. But if she does not have a cold or chest congestion, there is something wrong with her vocal chords. It hurts my ears to hear her talk.

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