--- title: Ivanka Trump: You Can Like Her and Still Hate Donald Trump description: Ivanka Trump sounded liberal as she introduced Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. canonical: https://time.com/4419005/ivanka-trump-speech/ author: Darlena Cunha article:opinion: true article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-22T14:46:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:04:26.797Z article:section: Ideas og:title: You Can Like Ivanka and Still Hate Donald og:description: As a liberal, I shouldn’t feel guilty liking Trump’s daughter og:url: https://time.com/4419005/ivanka-trump-speech/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb066f52e482d7ec5/69889ed1524fc01f80df8d71/ivanka-trump1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3871 og:image:height: 2177 og:image:alt: Ivanka Trump delivers a speech during the evening session on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on July 21, 2016 . og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: You Can Like Ivanka and Still Hate Donald twitter:description: As a liberal, I shouldn’t feel guilty liking Trump’s daughter twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb066f52e482d7ec5/69889ed1524fc01f80df8d71/ivanka-trump1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # You Can Like Ivanka and Still Hate Donald > Sponsored content. 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Next up at the Republican National Convention: his daughter Ivanka._ by [Darlena Cunha](https://time.com/author/darlena-cunha/) ## Darlena Cunha Jul 22, 2016 2:46 PM UTC  Ivanka Trump delivers a speech during the evening session on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on July 21, 2016 . Ivanka Trump delivers a speech during the evening session on the fourth day of the Republican National Convention at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland on July 21, 2016 . Alex Wong—Getty Images by [Darlena Cunha](https://time.com/author/darlena-cunha/) ## Darlena Cunha Jul 22, 2016 2:46 PM UTC The final night of the Republican National Convention left me confused. I was confused for all the normal reasons a liberal would be confused by such proceedings: the night included call outs to the LGBTQ community and addressed issues such as women’s equality, the gender pay gap and childcare policies—traditionally Democratic issues—all to applause. It seemed as if the RNC was a high-school variety show where none of the acts had anything to do with each other, but the parents in the audience knew they had to clap for their kiddos no matter what came out of their mouths. I was left wondering if the conservatives who back Donald Trump actually believe strongly in any policy platforms at all. But more than that, I was left with a feeling of warm admiration for [Ivanka Trump](http://time.com/4417579/republican-convention-ivanka-trump-transcript/). Can I like Ivanka? Is that allowed? I mean, of course, you can like anyone you wish, but it feels like a betrayal to react positively to the harbinger of the apocalypse. But Ivanka sounded [liberal](http://time.com/4418530/republican-convention-ivanka-trump/) up there on the stage as she introduced her father. She even said: ““I do not consider myself a Republican or a Democrat.” She spoke with passion and vehemence about the importance of equality in the workforce for women and equal pay. She emphatically pointed out that it was not just womanhood but also motherhood that hurt women in the workplace. She also insisted her father would fix these problems—something I’ve never heard him address other than in fleeting vague remarks when pressed. She did this all to applause. Was I suddenly transported to the Democratic National Convention? Unlike Donald Trump, Ivanka spoke from sturdy ground. She had more than platitudes to offer; her stories had meaning and place within her speech. Unlike Donald Trump, it appeared as if she knew what she was talking about. And I liked it. I like her. Yes, she has been given life on a platter, but she hasn’t squandered her privilege; she’s wielded it like a weapon. She’s fast and competent and shrewd. She seems manipulative and ambitious, but somehow lovingly so. She’s made a lot of mistakes but she pushes on. Ivanka sounded like another prominent woman right now, one reviled and hated by the same crowd cheering Ivanka. On Thursday night she sounded, honestly, like Hillary Clinton. Like Clinton, but perhaps a better speaker under pressure, as Ivanka can turn phrases to her own end, connecting disparate ideas such as declaring her father a protector of every man, a lover of all people, a giver of chances, all while extolling his cutthroat business acumen. I mean, the man starred in a show where he routinely shouted “you’re fired” at people. But I wanted to believe. The candidate I saw Ivanka promoting still wasn’t someone I’d vote for, but he wasn’t a scary clown bent on world domination. Thankfully, when her father took the stage, Ivanka’s pretty democratic Hollywood set came crashing down, and we were back to “law and order” and imminent defeat in cowardly weakness as our country apparently hurtled into the darkest place its been since its inception. Ah, there’s the Trump I know. [On Twitter](https://twitter.com/emilynussbaum/status/756312401784541185), Emily Nussbaum, TV critic for the _New Yorker_, called Ivanka the “grossest and most dangerous Trump” for her speech dripping in positivity and half-lies (of which there were many.) Maybe she’s right. I’ve always been a shiny, optimistic idealist. _Guardian_ columnist [Jessica Valenti](https://twitter.com/JessicaValenti/status/756312075677364224) tweeted: “when Trump lies it’s bombastic and obvious. What’s dangerous about Ivanka is that when she lies, you want to believe her.” But I think it’s deeper than that. I think she believes what she’s saying, too. Ivanka is friends with Chelsea Clinton. She [supported Hillary in 2008](http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/04/16/celebrity.contributions/index.html?iref=newssearch), and she [gave $40,000 to Cory Booker’s campaign](http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/07/ivanka-trump-switches-teams-for-cory-booker/) in 2013. She seems to believe in social, liberal values, but she also loves her father and owes him much of her success. For her to go out there and bravely address issues important to her on the biggest night of her father’s political career thus far was brave, important and, dare I say, likable. I like Ivanka because she comes across like every woman. Her father is Donald Trump, and his world has defined hers. But she’s doing what she can in the area provided her. She’s making due and trying to do more than that. In this way, she’s like every feminist born into this patriarchy. It’s OK to like that. ## Transcript [ APPLAUSE ] For more than a year Donald Trump has been the people's champion. And tonight he is the people's nominee. Like many of my fellow millinuals, I do not consider myself categorically Republican or Democrat. More than party affiliation, I vote based on what I believe is right for my family and for my country. Sometimes it's a tough choice. That is not the case this time. As the proud daughter of your nominee, I am here to tell you that this is the moment, and Donald Trump is the person to make America great again. [ APPLAUSE ] My father taught my siblings and me the importance of positive values and a strong ethical compass. He showed us how to be resilient, how to deal with challenges and how to strive for excellence in all that we do. He taught us that there is nothing we cannot accomplish if we marry vision and passion with an enduring work ethic. [ APPLAUSE ] In our business, you're not a builder unless you've got a building to show for it. Or, in my father's case, city skylines. [ APPLAUSE ] At my father's company, there are more female than male executives. Women are paid equally for the work that we do And when a woman becomes a mother, she is supported not shut out. [ APPLAUSE ] As researchers have noted, gender is no longer the factor creating the greatest wage of discrepancy in this country, motherhood is. As President, my father will change the labor laws that were put in place at a time when women were not a significant portion of the workforce. And he will focus on making quality childcare affordable and accessible for all. He will fight For equal pay, for equal work, and I will fight for this too right along side of him. When my father says that he will make America great again, he will deliver. Politicians ask to be judged. By their promises, not their results. I ask you to judge my father by his results. Judge his values by those he's instilled in his children. I've loved and respected him my entire life and I could not be more proud tonight to present to you and to all of America My father and our next president, Donald J Trump. 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