The daughter of US President Donald Trump, Ivanka, has deleted a tweet in which she referred to the mob of Trump’s supporters violently rioting at the US Capitol building as ‘patriots’.
On Wednesday, rioters supporting outgoing US President Trump broke through security barricades and clashed with police to enter the Capitol Building in an effort to reject president-elect Joe Biden’s win, the president’s daughter tweeted: “American Patriots – any security breach or disrespect to our law enforcement is unacceptable. The violence must stop immediately. Please be peaceful.”
Ivanka’s tweet followed one shared by the President moments before, in which he encouraged rioters to ‘stay peaceful’ and ‘please support our Capitol Police and Law Enforcement’.
Following near-immediate criticism, Ivanka deleted her tweet, clarifying in a tweet to CNN correspondent Kate Bennett that she meant only ‘peaceful protest is patriotic’.
No. Peaceful protest…
