Twitter Erupts Over Donald Trump's Embrace of Ivanka at RNC

Publish date: 2024-07-20

July 21, 2016 11:59 PM EDT

Donald Trump has once again creeped out the Internet, this time with a “so inappropriate” embrace of his daughter Ivanka.

The 34-year-old businesswoman and former model — Trump’s daughter with his Czech-born first wife Ivana — delivered a speech a the Republican National Convention at Cleveland’s Quicken Loans Arena on Thursday night.

The questionable touching occurred when the Republican nominee for November’s presidential election greeted his daughter on stage.

OMG, did he just grab Ivanka's hips? YUK!

— Scorpio_Patriot 🇺🇸 (@Teddysmama24) July 22, 2016

After a collective double take, a memorable GIF was posted online, showing Trump appearing to touch Ivanka’s “upper butt” as one tweeter put it.

“Vomit vomit vomit,” tweeted one person.

Really creepy ... When he came on stage tonight, he grabbed Ivanka's hips.

— Paper I-doll🇺🇸🗽 (@Paper_I_Doll) July 22, 2016

You know what tomorrow's story will be? Trump with his hands all over Ivanka's hips.

— Margo Howard (@Margoandhow) July 22, 2016

It’s not the first time Trump’s relationship with his daughter has disturbed people.

In a joint talk show appearance in 2006, he said Ivanka Trump had a “very nice figure” during a discussion of whether she should pose for Playboy magazine. “I’ve said that if Ivanka wasn’t my daughter,” said the man now running for president, “perhaps I’d be dating her.”

Why did he grab her hips like that? He's so inappropriate with Ivanka. #RNCinCLE

— Old Picture of Dorianna Gray (@blurbette) July 22, 2016

Ok, so did anyone see Trump checking out Ivanka? Like, kind of patting her ass? Just asking for a friend #RNCinCle

— christymeows (@christymeows) July 22, 2016

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