Ivanka Trump blasted as ‘mediocre child of legacy wealth’ after GAO report
IVANKA TRUMP has been severely criticised and branded "deeply mediocre" after a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report highlighted the failures of the women's empowerment initiatives she set up.
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The former First Daughter created at least 19 new women's empowerment campaigns in 2019, including her renowned Women's Global Development and Prosperity Initiative. However, a new report by the GAO has shone light on the programs’ failures, sparking backlash from critics.
The document confirmed that “there were at least 19 new women's empowerment programs launched in 2019 as part of the program, but Politico explained that 'there were extensive failures in both the targeting of the money, and the measurement of its impact.'"
Reacting to the report, Daily Beast columnist Erin Gloria Ryan wrote in the news website that Ms Trump had achieved nothing during her four years as advisor to President Donald Trump.
She wrote: “All this time, I'd been thinking of her as a deeply mediocre child of legacy wealth, a veritable American princess of unearned stature, who emerged from a four-year stint in the Trump White House with one sort of cool piece of legislation to show for it.
“In reality, she has emerged from her four-year stint in the Trump White House with nothing to show for it.
“I regret the error and have learned my lesson."
The writer went on to highlight Ms Trump’s program’s biggest issues, such as entities failing to disclose how the money they received from the program was used.
She wrote: “The embarrassing report made six harsh recommendations to USAID, among them 'identify the total funding,' define what women-owned businesses are, and make sure that the data reported on the program is reliable in the future.
“In some cases, according to the report, money was distributed to programs that never reported on how the funds were used.
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“In other cases, the program sent surveys about fund use to the wrong people, some of whom didn't even work for the programs in question.”
Ms Ryan added that Ms Trump was not entirely at fault for the initiative’s failings as she “didn't write the legislation.”
However, she stressed that “it's fair to hold a person accountable for the program's failings, after that person milked publicity from the law like a greedy dairy farmer about to run afoul of Peta.”
The former senior advisor relocated to Florida following her family’s stint at the White House, but rumours recently emerged about Ms Trump potentially pursuing a political career soon.
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The Daily Beast reported that Ms Trump’s latest fashion choices may indicate her intentions to follow in her father’s footsteps and venture into politics.
The news outlet’s style writer, Alaina Dimopoulos, wrote: “But just as her father campaigned on the false image of being an outsider and champion of the working class, Ivanka now finds herself in the midst of a precarious rebranding.
“If she wants to redeem herself, she will have to come back as the polished but relatable supermom.
“Hence the dowdy khakis and polos she wears while golfing (as if working moms actually have time to do that).”
