White House adviser Ivanka Trump ignored a question from CNN reporter Jim Acosta after he approached her at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
“Your father’s impeachment trial, what are your thoughts?” Acosta asked Trump before she walked past him without responding on Tuesday. The reporter later shared a video of their interaction on Twitter.
Ivanka Trump declines to comment to @CNN on her father’s impeachment trial as it gets underway. #WEF2020 https://t.co/ttQJVVLnV4
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 21, 2020
Trump tweeted on Monday that she was attending the forum in Davos with the goal of gathering support for the White House’s “Pledge to America’s Workers.”
“Headed to Davos to call on the world’s largest employers to sign our #PledgetoAmericasWorkers and join us in unleashing the potential of our people and accelerating the historic wave of opportunity, wage growth and job creation in the United States,” her tweet read.
Headed to Davos to call on the world’s largest employers to sign our #PledgetoAmericasWorkers and join us in unleashing the potential of our people and accelerating the historic wave of opportunity, wage growth and job creation in the United States.
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) January 20, 2020
Acosta’s tweet about his encounter with Trump prompted a response from her brother, Donald Trump Jr.
“Why should she give a comment to one of the most dishonest reporters in all of Washington???” the president’s oldest son asked.
Why should she give a comment to one of the most dishonest reporters in all of Washington??? https://t.co/YYmD30WL5P
— Donald Trump Jr. (@DonaldJTrumpJr) January 21, 2020
Acosta later complained that other Trump administration figures gave him similar treatment.
“Much of the same from cabinet secretaries and other top WH aides at forum. Up until now they’ve been keeping clear of impeachment questions,” he tweeted.
Much of the same from cabinet secretaries and other top WH aides at forum. Up until now they’ve been keeping clear of impeachment questions. https://t.co/hcll9zScUG
— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) January 21, 2020
The four-day forum, which President Trump attended and addressed on Tuesday, will come to a close on Friday.
