Subject: CBS News: Ivanka Trump defends father, talks mission to redefine the "working woman"
From: "Sarge, Matthew" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 04:25:46 -0700

More strong defenses of Donald Trump from his family:
Ivanka: "He's not a groper"

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ivanka-trump-defends-donald-new-york-times-article-attacks-against-women-business-working-woman/

Ivanka Trump responds to "disturbing" accusations about her father

The New York Times' front-page exposé <http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trump-history-women-new-york-times-report-election-2016/> of Donald Trump's comments and alleged behavior toward women<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/three-women-three-snapshots-of-donald-trump/> has brought new scrutiny in recent days, but one powerful woman is standing up for him.

Speaking both "in the capacity as a daughter and... as an executive who's worked alongside of him" for over a decade, Ivanka Trump defended her father<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/ivanka-trump-is-bothered-by-story-about-her-fathers-treatment-of-women/>, calling the latest accusations "disturbing," reports "CBS This Morning</cbs-this-morning/>" co-host Norah O'Donnell.

The New York Times conducted 50 interviews with women who spotlighted Donald Trump's alleged unsettling personal and professional interactions with women, including "unwelcome romantic advances, unending commentary on the female form, a shrewd reliance on ambitious women and unsettling workplace conduct."

Ivanka Trump dismissed the charges, claiming that facts had been created to "reinforce" a "strong thesis" and that the facts would eventually "speak for themselves."

"Most of the time, when stories are inaccurate, they're not discredited and I will be frustrated by that. But in this case, I think they went so far," Ivanka said. "This is an article that is widely being discredited. The lead person who was interviewed for the story and that the story opens up with was all over the news yesterday, saying that they manipulated what she was saying. So you know, I don't find it that meaningful to comment on this particular story..."

  *   Donald Trump's ex-girlfriend "very upset" about New York Times story<http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trumps-ex-girlfriend-very-upset-about-new-york-times-story/>

Ivanaka also rejected a former colleague's claim that she had been groped by Donald Trump during a business meeting.

"I'm not in every interaction my father has, but he's not a groper. It's not who he is," she said. "And I've known my father obviously my whole life and he has total respect for women. He was promoting women in development and construction at a time when it was unheard of. There was no trend towards equality in the real estate and construction industry back in the 1980s. And he was doing it because he believes ultimately in merit."

But the presumptive Republican nominee has vowed to play the gender card in his fight against his Democratic rival, Hillary Clinton -- who Ivanka Trump has financially supported and voted for in the past. As the attacks sharpen between the two candidates, Trump has threatened to bring up the personal scandals that plagued Bill Clinton during his presidency.

When O'Donnell asked Ivanka whether mentioning the former president's past infidelities was "worthy of a presidential campaign," Ivanka evaded the question, responding, "You would have to ask my father about it. I mean... my role isn't politics</politics/>. My role is running our business."

But Donald Trump has shown no hesitation in making his attacks against women public, especially in his Twitter rants. He says Hillary Clinton is "crooked" and called Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly a "bimbo."

"I have certainly thought that certain things should be toned down, but not necessarily in relation to that," Ivanka said. "When I think about myself as a feminist, it's important that women are treated equally and he treats women and men equally."

The attacks against women are having an impact. Polls show he has a 69 percent unfavorable rating among women.

"How does he change that?" O'Donnell asked.

Watch part two of the interview on "CBS This Morning" at 8:30 a.m. ET.