--- title: Ivanka Trump Believes Donald Trump Over Harassment Accusers description: Ivanka Trump said she believes her father President Donald Trump over the many women who have accused him of sexual harassment. canonical: https://time.com/5175406/ivanka-trump-today-show/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-26T14:47:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T19:26:19.065Z article:section: Politics og:title: Ivanka Trump on President Trump's Harassment Accusers: 'I Believe My Father' og:description: "I think it’s a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter og:url: https://time.com/5175406/ivanka-trump-today-show/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d1b96805ed02b54/698928deab6d7786956b1e7a/ivanka-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: President Trump Holds Working Session On Opportunity Zone Provided By Tax Reform og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Ivanka Trump on President Trump's Harassment Accusers: 'I Believe My Father' twitter:description: "I think it’s a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2d1b96805ed02b54/698928deab6d7786956b1e7a/ivanka-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Ivanka Trump on President Trump's Many Sexual Harassment Accusers: 'I Believe My Father' > Sponsored content. 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Alex Wong—Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Feb 26, 2018 2:47 PM UTC Ivanka Trump said in a new interview that she believes her father President Donald Trump over [the many women who have accused him of sexual harassment.](http://time.com/5058646/donald-trump-accusers/) Asked whether she believes her father’s accusers during [an interview with NBC News](https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/ivanka-trump-arming-teachers-option-needs-be-discussed-n850801) that aired Monday on the _Today_ show, Trump called it an “inappropriate” question to ask her. “I think it’s a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter if she believes the accusers of her father when he’s affirmatively stated that there’s no truth to it,” she said. “I don’t think that’s a question you would ask many other daughters.” “I believe my father,” Trump added added. “I know my father, so I think I have that right as daughter to believe my father.” > [](https://twitter.com/TODAYshow/status/968103581944606720) Numerous women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct dating back years, including touching or kissing them without their consent. Trump has denied all allegations. 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