Donald Trump Tweets at the Wrong Ivanka — and She Claps Back

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By Daniel J. Solomon January 17, 2017

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President-elect Donald Trump just surpassed 20 million Twitter followers and is “not unproud” of his social media prowess, as he said during the presidential debates. But he is not immune to missteps — beyond the retweeting of anti-Semitic tropes — and tagged the wrong Ivanka in a post that was meant to go to his daughter Ivanka Trump.

“@drgoodspine: @realDonaldTrump @Ivanka Trump is great, a woman with real character and class.”

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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2017

Ivanka Trump’s Twitter handle is @IvankaTrump, rather than @Ivanka, which belongs to the British woman Ivanka Majic. His faux pas wound up costing him, when Ivanka Majic some advice on proper social media use and the importance of climate change.

@realDonaldTrump @drgoodspine And you’re a man with great responsibilities. May I suggest more care on Twitter and more time learning about #climatechange. pic.twitter.com/kBMEGZYtig

— Ivanka Majic (@ivanka) January 17, 2017

The president-elect has called global warming a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese. His current pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, Scott Pruitt, is an avowed climate denier.

Contact Daniel J. Solomon at [email protected] or on Twitter @DanielJSolomon

Daniel J. Solomon is the former Assistant to the Editor/News Writer at the Forward. Originally from Queens, he attended Harvard as an undergraduate, where he wrote his senior thesis on French-Jewish intellectual history. He is excited to have returned to New York after his time in Massachusetts. Daniel’s passions include folk music, cycling, and pointed argument.

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