As Donald Trump’s eldest daughter, Ivanka has been an integral part of her father’s company as his Executive Vice President of Development and Acquisitions. She is Donald’s most prominently featured child, and has often been referred to as his “favorite child”. Her role during the campaign was often to paint the controversial billionaire as something other than the businessman that America had come to know – a caring father. She would often give opening remarks at major events during the campaign and gave the final speech before Donald’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.
During her father’s campaign, Ivanka began to develop her own political platform, which, in some cases, seemed to be in contrast to those of Donald Trump. While his position on climate change has been skeptical (and somewhat unclear), Ivanka has spoken out on the subject, saying that she intends to make it a key part of her role in the Trump Administration. Post-election, she arranged a meeting with Al Gore, former Vice-President and prominent climate change activist, with her father to discuss the topic of global warming. NPR reported that the meeting was not originally expected to include the President-Elect. Al Gore declined to speak on what they had discussed but stated that “it was a sincere search for areas of common ground.”
