Piers Morgan just defended Ivanka Trump and the entire internet lined up to own him
You’ll probably have seen that clip of Ivanka Trump talking to world leaders at the G20 summit which went viral because the look on their faces was everything.
Ivanka Trump appears to be trying to get involved in a talk among Macron, May, Trudeau and Lagarde (IMF head).
The video is released by French Presidential palace. pic.twitter.com/TJ0LULCzyQ— Parham Ghobadi (@ParhamGhobadi) June 29, 2019
Most people felt a mixture of outrage and embarrassment, including Democrat congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AKA AOC), who surely spoke for us all.
It may be shocking to some, but being someone’s daughter actually isn’t a career qualification.
It hurts our diplomatic standing when the President phones it in & the world moves on.
The US needs our President working the G20. Bringing a qualified diplomat couldn’t hurt either. https://t.co/KCZMXJ8FD9
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 30, 2019
Not Piers Morgan though, who thought he’d have a go at AOC – and bar staff in general – instead.
Could be worse… Ivanka could have been a bar-tender 18 months ago. https://t.co/xAj8Guc3hH
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 30, 2019
Which prompted no end of replies, including from the American politician herself.
Actually, that would make government better – not worse.
Imagine if more people in power spent years of their lives actually working for a living.
We’d probably have healthcare and living wages by now. https://t.co/HoxIyu6ftj
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 30, 2019
Some of the finest, most therapeutic relationships I've enjoyed have been with professional bartenders. And to my memory, all of my encounters with cable television news personalities, active or ex-officio, have been misadventures in snide, self-absorbed fuckholery. To wit… https://t.co/2ygz7fgPO2
— David Simon (@AoDespair) July 1, 2019
That would have been great because then she would have had a job. https://t.co/m3MDGbGolp
— Nish Kumar (@MrNishKumar) June 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/SpillerOfTea/status/1145417922195664896
It’s gonna get really hard for Piers to get a drink. https://t.co/IEEuQGtfwF
— jess mcintosh (@jess_mc) June 30, 2019
What’s worse here: the shameless snobbery and elitism from the host of a British morning TV show or the fact that he doesn’t understand the difference between being an elected official and being the daughter of an elected official? https://t.co/jhiB3H9n79
— Mehdi Hasan (@mehdirhasan) June 30, 2019
She was elected you stupid bag of shit. https://t.co/ue0D7VyeMT
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) June 30, 2019
But none of the exchanges were quite as the one prompted by this response from Andrew Neil.
Not really. A bar tender who makes it to Congress is quite something. A pretty blonde who marries into the billionaire class, not so much. https://t.co/DpfIrqfxbj
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) June 30, 2019
Why should Ivanka be belittled for being born into privilege? She’s worked very hard when she didn’t need to, and achieved considerable success. We should judge her on her merits, not deride her with reverse snobbery… https://t.co/oQlGc7oRyB
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 30, 2019
Given she’s achieved nothing that hasn’t depended on her privilege and contacts, how can we judged her on her merits. It’s not like she escaped her background and made her own way. https://t.co/KXgstCTjjL
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) June 30, 2019
Did John F. Kennedy? https://t.co/Gk8WvMsX5l
— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) June 30, 2019
JFK came from a privileged background. He was also a war hero, elected a Senator then elected President. I’m not aware Ivanka has a war record or put herself before the judgement of the people. https://t.co/d33YcqisVx
— Andrew Neil (@afneil) June 30, 2019
Last word to AOC …
As always, I‘m proud of my work in restaurants.
I also worked for Sen. Ted Kennedy, piloted literacy projects in the South Bronx, studied Development Economics in W Africa, served as an Educational Director & won international science competitions before I ran for office, too.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) June 30, 2019
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Other world leaders’ faces when Ivanka Trump joins in their chat are a picture