--- title: Donald Trump Says Ivanka Asked 'Daddy Can I Go With You?' description: President Donald Trump invited a surprise guest to the podium during his speech on tax reform in North Dakota — his daughter Ivanka. canonical: https://time.com/4930337/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-tax-reform/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-06T22:05:30.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:33:19.086Z article:section: Politics og:title: Trump Says Ivanka Asked Him 'Daddy Can I Go With You?' to North Dakota og:description: "Everybody loves Ivanka," Trump said og:url: https://time.com/4930337/donald-trump-ivanka-trump-tax-reform/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf450100580442d4/6988dcbb97cdff82826b2551/trump-ivanka-north-dakota.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4500 og:image:height: 2531 og:image:alt: trump-ivanka-north-dakota og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Trump Says Ivanka Asked Him 'Daddy Can I Go With You?' to North Dakota twitter:description: "Everybody loves Ivanka," Trump said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaf450100580442d4/6988dcbb97cdff82826b2551/trump-ivanka-north-dakota.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # President Trump Says Ivanka Asked Him 'Daddy Can I Go With You?' to North Dakota > Sponsored content. 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President Trump Invites Daughter Ivanka on Stage_  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Sep 6, 2017 10:05 PM UTC 'Daddy Can I Go With You?' President Trump Invites Daughter Ivanka on Stage  by [Alana Abramson](https://time.com/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Sep 6, 2017 10:05 PM UTC President Donald Trump invited a surprise guest to the podium during his speech on tax reform in North Dakota — his daughter [Ivanka Trump](http://fortune.com/2017/08/16/ivanka-trump-clothing-donations-goodwill/), whom he credited with softening his image. “Everybody loves Ivanka,” he said, motioning his daughter up to the stage. “Sometimes they’ll say you know he can’t be that bad a guy, look at Ivanka.” The President, who was in North Dakota to tout his tax reform initiative, also explained why his daughter was accompanying him, despite the fact that she is a Senior aide in the West Wing and is working on a childcare tax credit as part of the reform initiative. “She’s so good she wanted to make the trip. She actually said “Daddy can I go with you?'” he said of his 35-year-old daughter, who is also an adviser to the President, adding that she had expressed her fondness for the state. “Hi North Dakota,” she told a cheering audience after stepping onstage. “We love this state so its always a pleasure to be back here. You treated us very very very well in November and have continued to, and we like showing the love back.” > [](https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/905442274154356740) Ivanka, who has [met with lawmakers](http://fortune.com/2017/06/20/ivanka-trump-paid-leave-capitol-hill/) on Capitol Hill to discuss paid family leave and childcare tax credits tweeted a photo of herself on Wednesday at an event discussing childcare tax credits. “I look forward to making this expanded Child Tax Credit a reality! Working parents deserve #TaxReform,” she [wrote](https://twitter.com/IvankaTrump/status/905442401375924224) on Twitter. ## Transcript [00:00] Sometimes they'll say, he can't be that bad a guy, look [00:03] at Ivanka. [ LAUGH ] No, come on up, honey. She's [00:08] so good. She wanted to make the trip. She said, Dad, [00:10] can I go with you? She actually said, Daddy, can I go [00:13] with you? I like that, right? [ LAUGH ] Daddy, can I go [00:15] with you? I said, yes, you can. Where are you going? [00:18] North Dakota. I said, I like North Dakota. Hi, honey. [00:21] Say something. Hi [00:26] North Dakota. We [00:31] love this state. So, it is always a pleasure to be back [00:34] here. You treated us very very well in November and [00:38] have continued to, so we like sharing the love back. 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