Praise for Oprah Winfrey’s fiery and impassioned speech about the #TimesUp campaign at the Golden Globes have been making rounds on Twitter, however earlier in the morning ,when Ivanka Trump (daughter of president Trump) got involved, things took a sour turn.
The Advisor to POTUS tweeted,
Just saw @Oprah's empowering & inspiring speech at last night’s #GoldenGlobes. Let’s all come together, women & men, & say #TIMESUP! #United https://t.co/vpxUBJnCl7
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) January 9, 2018
She sought to stand in solidarity with the campaign, however, users on Twitter were quick to remind her of her fathers own battle with sexual assault accusers and the cloud that still hangs over the white house as he denies and settles a number of the accusations.
Winfrey said at the weekend: “For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up.”
Ivanka referenced this speech, showing her support for Oprah as large swathes of Twitter users let her know that they did not support her.
Christine Teigen, a model and the wife of R&B singer John Legend, simply said
https://twitter.com/chrissyteigen/status/950564681147543552
Alyssa Milano who is the star of the US series Charmed and Who’s the Boss?, made a suggestion to Ivanka, asking her to turn her words on Twitter to some financial support to the campaign.
https://twitter.com/Alyssa_Milano/status/950566793453678592
Other users just couldn’t believe it,
https://twitter.com/RollinWithRoyce/status/950581228624891905
If that inspired you then you should also check out what your dad said on a bus in 2005.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) January 9, 2018
Um. Who's gonna tell her?
— She Bougie (@ThisIsWhoWeBe) January 9, 2018
https://twitter.com/justinhendrix/status/950561519615512579
Oprah’s full speech can be seen here.
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Do you think that the criticism of Ivanka is fair? Seems she can not get a fair shake at women’s rights issues with out first disowning her father