Ivanka Trump criticised for 'tone deaf' comment about how she's spent the pandemic | indy100 | indy100

Ivanka Trump and her family have “reconnected to some of life’s simple pleasures” during the pandemic.

So people have responded with how they’re struggling to put food on their table or pay their rent.

The daughter of the POTUS said in an interview:

For a lot of us during this pandemic, we’ve reconnected to some of life’s simple pleasures – board games, for example. We’ve dusted off all of ours for sure.
I took up playing guitar because my husband was working very late nights… I taught myself or am teaching myself how to play guitar.

People called out Ivanka for the “privileged” way she was choosing to spend her time during a global pandemic.

While people are losing loved ones, jobs or houses, many thought her admission was “tone-deaf”:

I’ve been watching my mom & grandma slip into depression because they can’t go out in public. I’ve also been watchi… https://t.co/SWiW6ZWXA1
— Dizzy (@Dizzy) 1603156614

@therecount Oh that’s wonderful...I was trying to figure out how to feed my family
— Jason Miller (@Jason Miller) 1603142765

@therecount So great for you. The rest of us have been taking care of our kids at home while we work and helping fo… https://t.co/CA2joI4X1F
— jen may (@jen may) 1603143326

Tone deaf. https://t.co/iubjb7rUlS
— carlos (@carlos) 1603142989

@therecount Lucky! With millions of dollars, a mansion, live-in staff, and a nanny, it must be so fun to “reconnect… https://t.co/vSuyYNfbMf
— Marie (@Marie) 1603145308

@therecount Lucky she doesn’t have to worry about rent or food
— REDDOG💉💉💉😷 (@REDDOG💉💉💉😷) 1603189952

@therecount She shows her entitled contempt daily
— Groots (@Groots) 1603155148

Their tone deaf wealthy privilege make me want to vomit. The nation is facing the biggest eviction crisis ever, and… https://t.co/LU4845C8IO
— David Edward Perry (@David Edward Perry) 1603151840

@therecount How sweet. I’ve been jumping from foot to foot trying to keep my business afloat while also trying to c… https://t.co/FjixY0vkrO
— New Year’s Dane (@New Year’s Dane) 1603158917

It’s not the first time Ivanka Trump has opened up about how she’s spending the pandemic.

In April, she said she was able to “explore things I normally wouldn't have prioritised” before the pandemic:

So I've got a Coursera free course going in Greek and Roman mythology so I'm rereading The Odyssey, and I’ve started to learn to play the guitar.
And now I'm really working on it, as I sit with my kids when they are sleeping or napping. That's what I'm doing.

If only we all had the privilege of "rereading" an ancient Greek epic poem...