Ivanka Trump: Businesswoman and Political Activist
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STEALING THE SHOW The The Beatles song Here Comes the as Ivanka Trump walked onto the Sun boomed through the auditorium stage Trump came to introduce her father Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Ohio It was July 21 2016 the last day of the four-day event At the gathering Republican leaders nominated Donald Trump as their candidate in the presidential election Months later Donald a billionaire businessman and reality show star would be elected the 45th president of the United States Ivanka Trump introduced her father Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention
WHAT IS A POLITICAL CONVENTION American national political conventions were first held in 1831 Now there are two major conventions each presidential election year One is for the Republican Party The other is for the Democratic Party Members from each party meet in convention centers They listen to speeches Then they vote for the person they want to run for their party in the general election The winner of the general election becomes president Donald picked his oldest daughter to introduce him to the delegates It was not the first time Trump introduced her father to an audience On June 16 2015 she had introduced him at Trump Tower in New York City New York On that day Donald had announced he was running for president MILLIONS WATCHING At the convention things were different for Trump The audience for her speech included thousands of delegates many reporters and millions of viewers at home The stakes were high 6
During the last night of the Republican National Convention Ivanka Trump praised her father The 34-year-old said in an interview that she was terrified to give the speech She also said her father would not tell her what to say He told his daughter not to worry He said she would do a fine job 7
