‘Foreign Leaders Loved Her’: President Trump Defends Ivanka’s Role at G20 Summit

President Donald Trump alongside senior advisor and daughter Ivanka Trump during the first meeting of the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board in the State Dining Room of the White House on March 6, 2019. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

President Donald Trump defended his oldest daughter’s role at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan amid criticism for her lack of diplomatic experience.

“I thought Ivanka was amazing at the G20,” Trump told reporters before leaving Washington on July 5. “And I’ll tell you, the foreign leaders loved her, and they just think she’s great.”