Notwithstanding the ethical questions surrounding Ivanka Trump occupying space in the West Wing of the White House, on balance I think this is a good thing for one simple reason.
Ivanka Trump may be the only person in the world who can tell Donald Trump no.
She might not be able to do this all the time, but there have been occasions when the President's eldest daughter has put her foot down as was the case with Corey Lewandowski's departure from the Trump campaign and last month when and she and her husband Jared Kushner thwarted efforts to rollback anti-discrimination protections President Obama enacted in 2014 protecting LGBTQ workforce members in the employ of federal contractors.
Of course, Ivanka's presence in the West Wing won't stop her father from accusing Obama of wiretapping Trump Towers & from tweeting other crazy things. This is Donald Trump we are talking about.
Nor am I suggesting there aren't valid ethical concerns. But as long as Donald Trump is President the country is better off with Ivanka as near to her father as possible.
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