US President Donald Trump says his daughter Ivanka would be “incredible” as an ambassador to the United Nations if he appointed her to replace outgoing Ambassador Nikki Haley, but he would face accusations of nepotism.
“I want to tell you, the people… know that Ivanka would be dynamite. But, you know, I’d then be accused of nepotism, if you can believe it,” Trump told reporters as he prepared to depart the White House for a campaign rally in Iowa on Tuesday.
“I think Ivanka would be incredible,” he said. “You’d be accused of nepotism, even though I’m not sure there’s anybody more competent in the world.”
Sitting with Haley in the Oval Office of the White House earlier in the day, Trump confirmed that she would leave at…