Ivanka Trump said her father never meant anything anti-Semitic when he tweeted what many thought was a Star of David.
In an interview on Good Morning America, the 34-year-old daughter of Donald Trump, who’s a Jewish convert, answered questions about her father’s tweet towards Hillary Clinton using a six-pointed star, which many believed was the Star of David. (RELATED: What Donald Trump’s Like Behind Closed Doors, According To Ivanka)
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“He clearly did not think that was the Star of David,” Trump said. “So, I think it should have been taken at face value. That clearly was not the intention.”
“My father’s track record of supporting and advocating for Jewish people and for Israel is unimpeachable,” she added. “Whether it being the grand marshal of the Israel Day Parade to the support he has offered my husband, myself and our family as a young Jewish couple. I know my father and I know his intent.”
“I think that was really rather ridiculous.”
Trump also talked about the presumptive Republican nominee’s use of social media.
“The only filter is himself,” she said. “He’s able to communicate exactly what he wants to say. It has gotten him into trouble occasionally.”
“But I think, much more powerful is the fact that he speaks from the brain, he speaks from the heart,” she added. He’s the messenger of the people–he’s the people’s candidate.”