The Ivanka Trump of North Korea? Oh, Please
- 6 years ago
The Ivanka Trump of North Korea? Oh, Please
The headline, referring to a disapproving glance that she’d thrown at Vice President Mike Pence, reminded Americans
that she was “not your new fave shade queen,” and the article bluntly asked those who seemed to be so taken with her, “What the hell is wrong with you people?”
In National Review, David French floated some answers, positing
that hatred of President Trump was so blinding that his opponents regarded all international incidents as potential diminutions of his administration.
I saw rapt descriptions of the outfits and expressions worn by Kim’s sister, Kim Yo-jong,
the first member of her family to visit South Korea since the Korean War.
In doing her father’s bidding, Ivanka Trump is trying to tell the world
that a sexist really wants to empower women, that a racist really cares about equal opportunity and that a narcissistic plutocrat is acting in the high-minded interests of the little people.
But not all ugliness is created equal, Donald Trump is not Kim Jong-un, the United States
is nothing like North Korea and to come anywhere near that suggestion is nuts.
The headline, referring to a disapproving glance that she’d thrown at Vice President Mike Pence, reminded Americans
that she was “not your new fave shade queen,” and the article bluntly asked those who seemed to be so taken with her, “What the hell is wrong with you people?”
In National Review, David French floated some answers, positing
that hatred of President Trump was so blinding that his opponents regarded all international incidents as potential diminutions of his administration.
I saw rapt descriptions of the outfits and expressions worn by Kim’s sister, Kim Yo-jong,
the first member of her family to visit South Korea since the Korean War.
In doing her father’s bidding, Ivanka Trump is trying to tell the world
that a sexist really wants to empower women, that a racist really cares about equal opportunity and that a narcissistic plutocrat is acting in the high-minded interests of the little people.
But not all ugliness is created equal, Donald Trump is not Kim Jong-un, the United States
is nothing like North Korea and to come anywhere near that suggestion is nuts.