Ivanka Trump’s ‘Gaslighting’ Fourth of July Coronavirus Advice Backfires
Ivanka Trump was accused of gaslighting after tweeting advice on how to stay safe amid the coronavirus pandemic this Fourth of July:
Please be safe & responsible this holiday weekend. As we celebrate this 4th of July, follow state & local guidelines to keep you & your loved ones safe. Practice proper hygiene, social distancing & wear a mask when in close proximity to others.
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) July 4, 2020
The guidance tweeted by President Donald Trump’s daughter and adviser late Friday ― on wearing masks and social distancing ― was sound enough.
But it was not well received on Twitter, where critics noted her father’s attendance at an Independence Day celebration at South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore National Memorial, where there was little social distancing or wearing of masks by people in the crowd.
“Gas lighting alert,” tweeted Walter Shaub, the former head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in response:
gas lighting alert https://t.co/Umv6x1XOvwpic.twitter.com/V63AP79FbB
— Walter Shaub (@waltshaub) July 4, 2020
Other detractors were similarly angered:
DO YOU SPEAK TO YOUR FATHER
— rabia O'chaudry (@rabiasquared) July 4, 2020
The president's daughter sent this tweet as her father holds an event with no social distancing and optional masks. https://t.co/OvrXeqkozw
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) July 4, 2020
But wait----- didn't yo daddy just------ https://t.co/0yLmqp2BSepic.twitter.com/MpzTxcdMtd
— Claudia Jordan (@claudiajordan) July 4, 2020
Who's going to tell her? https://t.co/qMo9C0wiMF
— Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy) July 4, 2020
Tell your dad. https://t.co/9SVTq0XAXz
— Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali (@WajahatAli) July 4, 2020
"Do as I say, not as I do" -- on the evening @POTUS and @FLOTUS star at a paced event with no social distancing and no mandatory masks https://t.co/fhJ9JOInsg
— Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci) July 4, 2020