A job requirement for anyone working under President Donald Trump is loyalty, according to former FBI Director James Comey and the President's former lawyer, Michael Cohen.
The President frequently attacks anyone in his own administration who doesn't toe the line, such as Dr. Anthony Fauci or former Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
If a conservative media outlet, such as Fox News, doesn't cover him favorably enough or if their poll numbers indicate circumstances at odds with the President's delusions, he encourages his supporters to watch somewhere else.
Despite Americans' overwhelming need for further pandemic relief, the President admitted that he hasn't spoken to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in months and has no intention to, citing baseless claims of her "mental problems."
So people were confused when the President's eldest daughter, Ivanka Trump, praised him for surrounding himself with those who don't agree with him.
Watch below.
Ivanka Trump says her father opposes having "yes-men," and that "he actually wants to hear from people who vehemently disagree with him." pic.twitter.com/zHQa3evWwT
— The Recount (@therecount) October 19, 2020
During a discussion with Trump campaign spokeswoman Mercedes Schlapp, Ivanka Trump said:
"Whether they're yes-men or they just all agree with you, he's never believed in that. He actually wants to hear from people who vehemently disagree with him."
People found the assertion laughable.
https://t.co/kV8irUzul8 pic.twitter.com/PL82WmKxPS
— Kurt "Mask Up, Vote Early" Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) October 19, 2020
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
How stupid do they think we are? https://t.co/TnT2NL7NN6
— Proud Conservative Scum (@40AcresBuilt) October 19, 2020
I, I got nothing at the moment.. https://t.co/NKar39rY3K pic.twitter.com/pD70Mh5UAz
— MamaMx (@Mxstr76ArmyMom) October 19, 2020
I choked on my coffee hearing this... https://t.co/g6gxRwtTJE pic.twitter.com/22PPaXcgB3
— Sandee Schuchardt (@shuhart1) October 19, 2020
This is the funniest thing I have ever heard. https://t.co/rsY7xp100L
— Texas Voter (@texasvoter817) October 19, 2020
So Ivanka lives in an alternate reality too. https://t.co/i0Q0s0IVoy
— Mark Warden (@mwarden49) October 19, 2020
Some pointed out that even as Ivanka Trump was saying this, Schlapp was eagerly nodding along.
That's why Mercedes in nodding and saying yes before Ivanka gets the words out.
— Julie Graff (@JulieGraff7) October 19, 2020
Good thing Mercedes was there to push back https://t.co/pE2sd5Utpn
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) October 19, 2020
I have watched this video VE-HE-MEN-TLY 3X and the person in the chair with the mic 🎤 is nodding along going yes ma'am, yes ma'am ...I'll be your huckleberry https://t.co/lVXC7HcUv8
— MaryD ( Mary Ramirez) (@MaireNiBrun1) October 19, 2020
The day Ivanka said this, Trump called a key member of his virus response task force an "idiot" and lambasted him on Twitter for disagreeing with him.
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