Solidcore gym owner is caught in a pickle: ‘Ivanka is welcome’ here

Published February 11, 2017 4:37am ET



The owner of trendy Washington-area gym chain Solidcore lashed out at Ivanka Trump over Facebook on Thursday now says her post was intended to set up private classes for the daughter of President Trump.

“I reached out to Ivanka in hopes of having a discussion about our community, and to suggest that we set up private classes for her in the future, which is what we have done for other high-profile clients. Ivanka is welcome at [Solidcore] and we hope she comes back,” Solidcore founder Anne Mahlum said in a statement released Friday evening.

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