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(34,195 posts) Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:14 PM Mar 2019

Trump Budget to Include $100M for Ivanka's Women's Fund

Source: US News.com

March 8, 2019, at 8:56 a.m.
President Donald Trump's 2020 budget proposal will include $100 million for a global women's fund spearheaded by his daughter Ivanka Trump.

The White House said the budget, expected to be released Monday, will include the funding for the Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. The administration last month launched the government-wide project, which she leads.

In a statement to The Associated Press, Ivanka Trump noted that Friday was International Women's Day and stressed the initiative was "working towards our goal of economically empowering 50 million women in developing countries by 2025." She says the budget includes "a new $100 million commitment" for the fund.

The funding will come through the U.S. Agency for International Development ...
Trump has previously sought to cut USAID's budget.

Read more: https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2019-03-08/trump-budget-to-include-100m-for-daughter-ivankas-project

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Trump Budget to Include $100M for Ivanka's Women's Fund (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 OP

Is this money given to Ivanka so she can expand DURHAM D Mar 2019 #1

Eva and her blessed fund will make your dreams come true. Throckmorton Mar 2019 #24

Is this $100M part of the $200M she was supposed to received from the Dept of Education. politicaljunkie41910 Mar 2019 #31

It would be better spent as a donation to Planned Parenthood vlyons Mar 2019 #2

Amen! Lonestarblue Mar 2019 #14

Hey, here's a crazy idea. How about a few bucks for Flint? Firestorm49 Mar 2019 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2019 #16

Is this fund so poor women can buy Ivanka's cheap-ass handbags at a discount? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2019 #4

Designer shoes for young girls in The Philippines. JohnnyRingo Mar 2019 #6

Just an old fashioned, plain WTF. marble falls Mar 2019 #5

Another Trump fund to enrich a Trump keithbvadu2 Mar 2019 #7

100 Grand should be enough... B Stieg Mar 2019 #8

The 100 million dollar grift. sarcasmo Mar 2019 #9

I recall that she received Scarsdale Mar 2019 #18

I SEE 99 MILLION GOING TO tRUMP ROB-ROX Mar 2019 #10

Exactly. Could you imagine if a Dem used their office to fund some government backed program hughee99 Mar 2019 #15

You're kidding, right? jmowreader Mar 2019 #28

Actually, I was thinking of a different organization, ThriveNYC. hughee99 Mar 2019 #29

Looks like Republican Oligarch wives... JaxMan Mar 2019 #11

$100 million for 50 million women? camelfan Mar 2019 #12

$99 million will go to Ivanka for administrative costs and miscellaneous expenses dalton99a Mar 2019 #13

Will this money go to her daddys s#$t countrys? Maxheader Mar 2019 #17

... trusty elf Mar 2019 #19

This will die in Congress... BlueIdaho Mar 2019 #20

m.a.p. Maxheader Mar 2019 #21

She'll just funnel this to shell companies set up by friends like they did the inauguration money EleanorR Mar 2019 #22

My prediction: The only woman whose "Development and Prosperity" is going smirkymonkey Mar 2019 #23

Ivanka's Women's Fund skypilot Mar 2019 #25

Meanwhile, $360 milion denied for Calif. dam repair Yeehah Mar 2019 #26

Yikes... Mike Nelson Mar 2019 #27

Anything for darling Ivanka. riversedge Mar 2019 #30

White House And Ivanka Trump Propose New Spending On Child Care Eugene Mar 2019 #32

DURHAM D

(32,611 posts)

1. Is this money given to Ivanka so she can expand

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:16 PM

Mar 2019

her human trafficking work?

Throckmorton

(3,579 posts)

24. Eva and her blessed fund will make your dreams come true.

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #1)

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 07:35 PM

Mar 2019

When the money keeps rolling in you don't ask how
Think of all the people guaranteed a good time now
Eva's called the hungry to her, open up the doors
Never been a fund like the Foundation Eva Peron

I knew I heard this somewhere before.

politicaljunkie41910

(3,335 posts)

31. Is this $100M part of the $200M she was supposed to received from the Dept of Education.

Reply to DURHAM D (Reply #1)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 03:37 PM

Mar 2019

https://www.cnn.com/2017/09/25/politics/ivanka-trump-stem-computer-science/index.html

vlyons

(10,252 posts)

2. It would be better spent as a donation to Planned Parenthood

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:16 PM

Mar 2019

Lonestarblue

(10,085 posts)

14. Amen!

Reply to vlyons (Reply #2)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 01:37 PM

Mar 2019

And reinstating funding to global groups that was cut because they also counsel women about birth control and/or provide abortions.

Given this family’s methods, it’s likely to become Ivanka’s slush fund for her massage parlors in China.

Firestorm49

(4,037 posts)

3. Hey, here's a crazy idea. How about a few bucks for Flint?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:17 PM

Mar 2019

Response to Firestorm49 (Reply #3)

JustABozoOnThisBus This message was self-deleted by its author.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,869 posts)

4. Is this fund so poor women can buy Ivanka's cheap-ass handbags at a discount?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:19 PM

Mar 2019

JohnnyRingo

(18,650 posts)

6. Designer shoes for young girls in The Philippines.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #4)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:33 PM

Mar 2019

Ivanka knows that a pair of strapless mules and a kicky skirt can mean so much to a child forced into prostitution.

marble falls

(57,275 posts)

5. Just an old fashioned, plain WTF.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:26 PM

Mar 2019

keithbvadu2

(36,937 posts)

7. Another Trump fund to enrich a Trump

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:37 PM

Mar 2019

Another Trump fund to enrich a Trump

B Stieg

(2,410 posts)

8. 100 Grand should be enough...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:46 PM

Mar 2019

for the pResidential pRincess to buy a bunch more "trademarks" from China!

sarcasmo

(23,968 posts)

9. The 100 million dollar grift.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 12:54 PM

Mar 2019

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)

18. I recall that she received

Reply to sarcasmo (Reply #9)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 04:25 PM

Mar 2019

about that same amount from global groups about a year ago. Nepotism at its' finest

ROB-ROX

(767 posts)

10. I SEE 99 MILLION GOING TO tRUMP

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 01:04 PM

Mar 2019

Those con-men will keep the money and the women will never see a penny. They dress their ideas in good terms then STEAL, CHEAT, and LIE. Save our self the loss and DELETE this expense. They never have a "budget" because then they would have to EXPLAIN the missing cash.....

hughee99

(16,113 posts)

15. Exactly. Could you imagine if a Dem used their office to fund some government backed program

Reply to ROB-ROX (Reply #10)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 01:38 PM

Mar 2019

Run by a family member, and then after spending close to a Billion dollars on it, couldn’t account for almost any of the money?

jmowreader

(50,566 posts)

28. You're kidding, right?

Reply to hughee99 (Reply #15)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 01:35 AM

Mar 2019

The Clinton Global Initiative is about as good a charity as you can get, and the GOP screams over it.

hughee99

(16,113 posts)

29. Actually, I was thinking of a different organization, ThriveNYC.

Reply to jmowreader (Reply #28)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 11:17 AM

Mar 2019

The organization is run by Bill de Blasio's wife and funded by the government.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6760503/Bill-Blasios-wife-account-850m-given-mental-health-project.html
https://nypost.com/2019/02/28/de-blasio-and-co-mayor-wife-have-wasted-1-8b-of-taxpayer-money/

JaxMan

(11 posts)

11. Looks like Republican Oligarch wives...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 01:11 PM

Mar 2019

...are being given a cash infusion of our tax dollars.

camelfan

(130 posts)

12. $100 million for 50 million women?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 01:12 PM

Mar 2019

That's a whole $2 each! Whoa! Stop being so generous, sir!

dalton99a

(81,599 posts)

13. $99 million will go to Ivanka for administrative costs and miscellaneous expenses

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 01:25 PM

Mar 2019

Maxheader

(4,374 posts)

17. Will this money go to her daddys s#$t countrys?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2019, 02:54 PM

Mar 2019

trusty elf

(7,402 posts)

19. ...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 07:10 AM

Mar 2019

BlueIdaho

(13,582 posts)

20. This will die in Congress...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 02:35 PM

Mar 2019

No way Ivanka gets this money...

Maxheader

(4,374 posts)

21. m.a.p.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 02:48 PM

Mar 2019

EleanorR

(2,395 posts)

22. She'll just funnel this to shell companies set up by friends like they did the inauguration money

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 03:17 PM

Mar 2019

They're all criminals.

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

23. My prediction: The only woman whose "Development and Prosperity" is going

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 05:24 PM

Mar 2019

to be helped by this initiative is Ivanka Trump.

skypilot

(8,854 posts)

25. Ivanka's Women's Fund

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 10:02 PM

Mar 2019

Is this going to end up being like George Costanza's "Human Fund" in that Seinfeld episode?

Yeehah

(4,595 posts)

26. Meanwhile, $360 milion denied for Calif. dam repair

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 10:18 PM

Mar 2019

Time for a revolt?

Mike Nelson

(9,968 posts)

27. Yikes...

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Mar 9, 2019, 10:23 PM

Mar 2019

… she looks okay, already. More would make her resemble a mannequin.

riversedge

(70,311 posts)

30. Anything for darling Ivanka.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 02:49 PM

Mar 2019

Eugene

(61,963 posts)

32. White House And Ivanka Trump Propose New Spending On Child Care

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sun Mar 10, 2019, 10:13 PM

Mar 2019

Source: NPR

Exclusive: White House And Ivanka Trump Propose New Spending On Child Care

March 10, 2019 9:41 AM ET
TAMARA KEITH

In the midst of a presidential budget proposal destined to generate controversy for its expected drastic spending cuts, White House senior adviser and first daughter Ivanka Trump wants to have a conversation about increasing the availability and affordability of child care.

NPR has learned that the 2020 White House budget set to be released Monday will call for increased spending on child care and propose an initiative to address shortages.

Presidential budgets are policy statements, frequently ignored by Congress, and this one is no different (It has already been declared a "nonstarter" by Democrats.) So in a way, this is Ivanka Trump and the White House signaling that they want in on a debate already underway in the business world and in politics about this "ever growing challenge."

"You have care providers who are working at below poverty wages, you have parents who can't afford the care and you don't have a robust ecosystem of facilities because it's a low-margin business with high liability," said Ivanka Trump on the sidelines of a discussion she recently led at the White House with about more than a dozen people who specialize in child care. "So, it's like just a fundamentally flawed system."

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One-time investment

The centerpiece is a proposed one-time investment of $1 billion to increase the supply of child care to underserved populations. ...

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