On Sunday, Ivanka Trump posted to Twitter a cute photo of her hugging her son.
But in the current climate, with reports of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials ripping immigrant children from the arms of their parents to separate them indefinitely—and in 1,500 cases, to actually lose the children—the presidential daughter’s Twitter post was savaged immediately for being unfathomably tone-deaf.
And the reactions rolled in.
Isn't it the just the best to snuggle your little one — knowing exactly where they are, safe in your arms? It's the best. The BEST. Right, Ivanka? Right? https://t.co/X79r8aWInc
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/eeknes51/status/1000771521801957376
Hey Marie Antoinette….you are just as dumb as your brother @DonaldJTrumpJr aren't you? pic.twitter.com/0Uj3CnKQfB
— essexonthepark (@essexonthepark) May 27, 2018
Lucky you get to spend a Sunday with your child… BUT #WhereAreTheMissingChildren ????
— Jee Marie (@jee808) May 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/MillmanGrace/status/1000783825817960454
https://twitter.com/eileenjones/status/1000773058905497603
Beautiful child.
Imagine the horror that in your most desperate moment:
•Armed men strip him from you as he cries
•Don’t tell you where they’re taking him
•Lose him to human traffickersNo parent should ever suffer that. Stop the US policy enforcing it.#WhereAreTheChildren https://t.co/aQUlea5HxL
— Qasim Rashid for Congress (@QasimRashid) May 27, 2018
There’s something so sinister and cruel about the timing of her post. #WhereAreTheChidlren @FindThe1500
— Kasey Lynn (@DrKaseyLynn) May 27, 2018
How sweet. You actually get to hold your baby as he wasn't snatched from your arms and then lost by your father's policies.
— LetThemEatCake (@10000marblespls) May 27, 2018
Donald Trump, meanwhile, blamed the Democrats on Twitter this weekend for the child-separation policy, even though it was a policy begun by his administration.
My ♥️! #SundayMorning pic.twitter.com/CN5iXutE5Q
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) May 27, 2018