On Sunday, the United States witnessed two mass shootings in the space of a few hours, where gunmen shot dead 29 people in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio respectively.
It proved to be another sobering moment for the country and further calls for stricter gun regulations were made. In response, Donald Trump posted several tweets condemning the attacker and sending his thoughts to the victim's families.
Following on from her father, Ivanka Trump also strongly condemned the attacks and interestingly called 'white supremacy' a form of 'terrorism' and an 'evil that must be destroyed' at all costs.
White supremacy, like all other forms of terrorism, is an evil that must be destroyed.— Ivanka Trump (@Ivanka Trump) 1564943084
The alleged shooter in El Paso, who is named Patrick Crusius is believed to have posted a 'white supremacy manifesto' online just a few days before the shooting took place.
Although Ivanka's message was no doubt coming from the right place, people couldn't help but point out that it felt a little false given that her father has made racist statements in the past few weeks and also publicly refused to condemn white supremacists after they committed other acts of violence.
Predictably many of the replies to Ivanka's tweet asked her to maybe talk to her old man.
@IvankaTrump Maybe bring it up at dinner or something?— John Iadarola (@John Iadarola) 1564978515
@IvankaTrump Then you need to talk to their leader who enables them, YOUR FATHER @realDonaldTrump . He is your fath… https://t.co/qafQIhynEG— whimsical (@whimsical) 1564979371
@IvankaTrump Tell Daddy.— GareduNord (@GareduNord) 1564979614
@IvankaTrump Give your daddy a heads up....we already know this!— 💙🌊Anglface🌊💙 (@💙🌊Anglface🌊💙) 1564980345
Others have accused her of being complicit in her father's actions and not doing enough to call out his rhetoric which some feel lead to devastating acts of violence like we saw on Sunday.
@IvankaTrump Ivanka, There came a time when, for ethical reasons, the endurance of the nation and the common good,… https://t.co/h4P4rcczIX— Mia Farrow (@Mia Farrow) 1564963553
@IvankaTrump Are you punking us right now?— Andy Cohen (@Andy Cohen) 1564974157
@IvankaTrump When I ask myself, "How callous, irresponsible, and lacking in self-awareness can she be?"—you respond… https://t.co/Ikw9smFOBI— John Pavlovitz (@John Pavlovitz) 1564927898
@IvankaTrump But this... https://t.co/Em8qmRkAQS— WasItSomethingISaid? (@WasItSomethingISaid?) 1564976092
@IvankaTrump Your father is a white supremacist.— Dr. Jeffrey Guterman (@Dr. Jeffrey Guterman) 1564943351