Twitter was distracted by fan blowing Ivanka’s hair, but viewers preferred her to Donald Trump
Don’t think for a minute that Ivanka Trump didn’t feel a little bit of panic as she stepped onto the stage at the Republican National Convention on Thursday to introduce her father.
“I am terrified,” she told Savannah Guthrie in an interview on Today. “I’ve never spoken in a stadium like this, but really I just want to make sure I do a great job for him.”
Trump, 34, was given the responsibility of giving the speech that’s usually given by the nominee’s wife on closing night. Her father left the speech up to her, she told ABC.
“I think he wants it to come from my heart,” she said.
Surely dear ol’ dad didn’t think that her speech would leave people feeling better about themselves and their lives than his speech.
But it did. It really did, declared Twitter, which blew up with commentary about her speech.
So @IvankaTrump spoke about her compassionate, caring father and then this shrieking orange hoodlum grabbed the mic. Where's dad, Ivanka?
— Salman Rushdie (@SalmanRushdie) July 22, 2016
Can they bring Ivanka back out?
— Ana Navarro (@ananavarro) July 22, 2016
Ivanka was a breath of glorious fresh air to this RNC and this pres. election cycle, then Trump brought us back into the room without A/C
— Vlanitak (@Vlanitak) July 22, 2016
Ivanka is currently in a bathroom stall screaming MY FATHER! MY FATHER! to herself over and over again
— billy eichner (@billyeichner) July 22, 2016
Ivanka's speech was aimed at winning the coalition of the optimistic. Donald's speech is a 180 degree turn to the coalition of the afraid.
— Kristen S Anderson (@KSoltisAnderson) July 22, 2016
Well..it took him only about 5 minutes to completely destroy whatever good will Ivanka built up
— Lisa Petrovich Smith (@lpsrocks) July 22, 2016
Ivanka opened for this act?
— Dave Pell (@davepell) July 22, 2016
He's lying and fear-mongering. I don't know why I'm surprised, but I still am. Where is the person Ivanka introduced? #RNCinCLE
— hellmouse (@hellmouse) July 22, 2016
So odd to have Ivanka give that upbeat introduction, and then follow it with this relentlessly negative, hostile speech.
— James Surowiecki (@JamesSurowiecki) July 22, 2016
Can someone send out Ivanka again please... this is so dark.
— Amanda Rose (@amanda) July 22, 2016
I listened to Ivanka Trump, and I waited to hear the man she described, and then came Donald Trump.
— Geneva Overholser (@genevaoh) July 22, 2016
The tonal shift from Barrack and Ivanka to this is just neck-snapping
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) July 22, 2016
Ivanka: My father is compassionate and cares for all human beingsDonald: ALL THE BROWN PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO KILL YOU LETS ROUND THEM UP
— Clint Smith (@ClintSmithIII) July 22, 2016
The pundits and Trump fans alike scored Trump highly on the substance of her speech.
Ivanka speech was inclusive. She discussed child care, equal pay and more. Her Dad is cooking up red meat and hot sauce. #TrumpWay or bust.
— Donna Brazile (@donnabrazile) July 22, 2016
Dang. @IvankaTrump speech at the #GOPConvention makes me want to vote for Trump. Very well spoken and inspiring.
— Stuart Brown (@StuartBrownNJ) July 22, 2016
Thank you @IvankaTrump for using a national platform to talk about #workingmoms. You are an inspiration to all!
— Holly Harris (@holly_harris) July 22, 2016
Ivanka nailed it.
— Dixie chapman (@Dixiekbs) July 22, 2016
She should run for office, people said.
I can’t wait for Ivanka to run for president in 2024.
— Sonny Bunch (@SonnyBunch) July 22, 2016
@msuster @IvankaTrump - future democratic senator from New York.
— Greg Bettinelli (@gregbettinelli) July 22, 2016
Right now, 1,000 pundits are hitting send on the think pieces they wrote this morning on how Ivanka should totally be president forever.
— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) July 22, 2016
Especially since she had such a great walk-up song.
Ivanka played on to "Here Comes The Sun". But she's the daughter. #RNCinCLE
— Harry Shearer (@theharryshearer) July 22, 2016
And can you just imagine?
I would watch a Chelsea v. Ivanka debate this fall.
— Amy Sullivan (@sullivanamy) July 22, 2016
A few people wish she would have spent a little longer rehearsing.
Ivanka sounds like she’ll be the one announcing “Welcome to the 1st annual Hunger Games.”
— Yac House P (@PhillyTheBoss) July 22, 2016
Ivanka escaped from that underground bunker in Ex Machina #RNCinCLE
— Sara Schaefer (@saraschaefer1) July 22, 2016
But Democrats rejoiced because so much of her speech sounded familiar to them.
Ivanka thinks she's speaking at the DNC
— Caro (@socarolinesays) July 22, 2016
This is the logical conclusion since Ivanka supported the Democratic platform tonight in her speech. https://t.co/ouzV0gRPz1
— TC (@tchop__StL) July 22, 2016
Ivanka plagiarises Hillary Clinton's platforms
— +MOLLY (@Plantflowes) July 22, 2016
Great speech from Ivanka. A Dem couldn't have laid out a more progressive vision of mandated gender wage equality and universal childcare
— Julie Roginsky (@julieroginsky) July 22, 2016
Based on her issue sets it sounds like Ivanka is actually encouraging folks to vote for Clinton.
— Sam Seder (@SamSeder) July 22, 2016
It’s amazing that people heard what she was actually saying, given that so many of them were distracted by the fan blowing on her face.
Lance out there blowing Ivanka's hair. pic.twitter.com/sfwl8l5sdT
— Peter Dunn (@PeteThePlanner) July 22, 2016
the camera zooms out, and it's not an electric fan blowing Ivanka's hair, it's Chris Christie waving a huge paper fan with all his might.
— Brandon Stosuy (@brandonstosuy) July 22, 2016
Wait. Does Ivanka have a wind machine going while she talks? #RNCinCLE #IWantOne pic.twitter.com/ArbTKnFbjJ
— Lisa Remillard (@LisaRemillard) July 22, 2016
Ivanka plagiarized Beyonce’s wind machine choreography. This is an outrage.
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) July 22, 2016
Really into the tasteful understated air blowing they got on Ivanka. Good hair effect. Nice work #RNCinCLE
— B. Colby Hamilton (@bcolbyhamilton) July 22, 2016
Ivanka has a fan blowing on her like she's performing "Baby Boy." #RNCinCLE
— Michael Arceneaux (@youngsinick) July 22, 2016
Does Ivanka have a fan blowing her hair, or is that just heat rising up from whatever circle of Hell this convention is broadcasting from?
— Frank Lesser (@sadmonsters) July 22, 2016
They'd better calm down Ivanka's wind machine before Donald speaks. Could cause quite a hair situation.
— Amelia Showalter (@ameliashowalter) July 22, 2016
Someone backstage extremely nervous right now about Ivanka's wind machines and Donald's hair.
— Ronan Farrow (@RonanFarrow) July 22, 2016
And no amount of rehearsing could have averted yet another awkward Donald Trump moment on stage. He tried to air kiss his running mate, Mike Pence, on Wednesday.
On Thursday? It looked like got a little handsy with his daughter.
Wait, @IvankaTrump attests to her father's generosity to women, and then he does this? https://t.co/m06mVF8pyT
— Eric Klinenberg (@EricKlinenberg) July 22, 2016
Ivanka looks so uncomfortable. Snatched her hand back fast. https://t.co/tx5gWcM7fk
— Jezebel (@Kizmettt) July 22, 2016
This story was originally published July 21, 2016 at 10:40 PM with the headline "Twitter was distracted by fan blowing Ivanka’s hair, but viewers preferred her to Donald Trump."