As the controversy rages on over Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations that Republican Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers, a social media movement is gathering steam in hopes of convincing Ivanka Trump to throw her support behind Ford.
Earlier this week, Vanity Fair reported that the daughter of President Donald Trump, apparently recognizing the cultural shift that’s underway thanks to the #MeToo movement, advised her father to “cut bait” and dump Kavanaugh.
Assuming the report is accurate, numerous people have begun using the hashtag #DearIvanka to appeal to the First Daughter/presidential adviser in hopes she’ll publicly support Ford, who has yet to testify but has already been attacked by Republican lawmakers questioning the veracity of her story — including the president, who weighed in with some truly tone-deaf tweeting.
I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!
As a result of Vanity Fair‘s report, numerous social media users have used the #DearIvanka hashtag and sent the following message asking Trump to use her influence to “demand that Professor Ford’s request for a full, fair, trauma-informed investigation by the FBI be held.”
In fact, celebrities including Chelsea Handler, Debra Messing, Alyssa Milano, Busy Phillipps and more have jumped on the #DearIvanka bandwagon as well:
Dear @IvankaTrump, you don't follow me on social media. But as a public servant, you work for me. You’ve proclaimed yourself a feminist. Use your access to demand that Professor Ford’s request for a full, fair, trauma-informed investigation by the FBI be held. #DearIvanka
You don't follow me on social media, but as a public servant, you work for me. You’ve called yourself a feminist. Use your access to demand that Professor Ford’s request for a full, fair, trauma-informed investigation by the FBI be held. Thanks.#DearIvankapic.twitter.com/93cKma2SQT