Ivanka Trump Slammed As Fake Secretary of State in Peru by Twitter

First daughter Ivanka Trump is being accused of acting like the U.S. secretary of state in Peru, where she is attending a conference that her father President Donald Trump canceled his appearance for.

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One such attack on Ivanka Trump was posted Friday morning by Scott Dworkin, co-founder of the Democratic Coalition resisting the president. He worked during Barack Obama's 2008 and 2012 presidential campaigns, as well as the "Draft Biden" and "Run Warren Run" campaigns, according to the coalition's website.

Dworkin embedded a video that the first daughter posted on social media, in which she says in a peppy tone, "Buenos días, I am here in Lima, Peru, for the Summit of the America conference. I'm really excited about my first stop, which is the Lima Stock Exchange, where I'm going to be with some incredible women business leaders from right here in Lima, Peru."

"Here she is, our new Secretary of State, @IvankaTrump repping us in Peru. This is an international disgrace. Congress didn't confirm her for the gig. She isn't qualified. Has zero true diplomatic experience," Dworkin tweeted. "America is a laughingstock."

Here she is, our new Secretary of State, @IvankaTrump repping us in Peru. This is an international disgrace. Congress didn’t confirm her for the gig. She isn’t qualified. Has zero true diplomatic experience. America is a laughingstock. #TrumpResign #AMJoy pic.twitter.com/0tbBBjIiEN

— Scott Dworkin (@funder) April 13, 2018

The watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) tweeted, "Ivanka Trump doesn't speak Spanish, doesn't have foreign policy experience, and doesn't have a full security clearance. Why is she representing the United States at an international summit in Peru?"

Ivanka Trump does not speak Spanish and did not have any government experience prior to becoming a senior White House adviser.

@Comey has a security clearance. How about fake Secretary of State, @IvankaTrump, and that crook son-in-law, Kushner?

— Trina (@RedVinoPlease) April 13, 2018

It is not the first time that Twitter users have suggested Ivanka Trump is acting like a fake secretary of state. CREW last month tweeted that the president sent his daughter to meet South Korea's Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha after abruptly ousting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

When President Trump’s Secretary of State is fired and can’t meet with South Korea, Trump sends his daughter, who doesn’t have a full security clearance but does have business interests in the country.https://t.co/v9k2qIAuuT

— Citizens for Ethics (@CREWcrew) March 16, 2018

Ivanka Trump on Wednesday said she would announce an economic empowerment program in Peru for women in the region, and that her husband and fellow senior White House adviser Jared Kushner would accompany her on the trip. The president said Vice President Mike Pence would fill in for him at the two-day summit.

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