Ivanka Trump: Businesswoman and Political Activist
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
He was right Trump did not look terrified as she talked about her father She spoke about her childhood PARTY TIME Many Americans are members of the Democratic or Republican parties Other citizens call themselves Independents They do not belong to any political party A small number of citizens belong to minor political parties such as the Green Party or the Libertarian Party Throughout the United States history there have been many other political parties However most of these parties did not last very long and how her father supported her interest in business She tried to soften the idea that her father was reckless Donald spoke his mind his daughter said but he was a fighter and he got things done PRAISE FROM THE PUBLIC People loved Trump’s introduction By the next day even media members who did not like her father praised her Time magazine said she was polite and Donald Trump hugged his daughter Ivanka Trump after her speech 8
