March 27: On This Day In 2017
Ivanka Trump gained deeply valuable skills on The Apprentice. Her analysis of (as Obama put it) Gary Busey, Meat Loaf, and Lil Jon in a steak-selling competition impressed Donald so much that OTDI 2017 he hired her to be one of his top advisors in the White House.
Her new job came with benefits, including top-level security clearance to receive classified information.
Perhaps just as importantly, Ivanka’s personal line of clothing, shoes, and accessories also received some lucrative benefits.
Her timing was just…so…lucky! The day before the announcement that she would join the White House, Ivanka applied for several trademarks in China. Somehow, very shortly after thereafter, the Ivanka fashion brand received numerous lucrative trademark deals! The brand got approvals from the governments of China, Japan, Canada, and the Philippines.
These approvals often came after formal government meetings with a country’s top officials. And as a bonus, the trademarks were issued more speedily than for folks who didn’t happen to be part of the Trump Family.
Trump = “Made in Chinese sweatshops” By the way, for all of her dad’s talk about manufacturing stuff in the United States, Trump had chosen to produce her Ivanka-branded clothing in China…in what were found to be sweatshop conditions.
Sources/Links for further reading
AP reports on the quick turnaround Ivanka received on trademark protections from the Chinese government
Forbes has full details on how Ivanka’s trademarks were fast-tracked after the election
Workers producing Ivanka’s fashion items received only $62 per week, despite working nearly 60 hours
PBS Newshour looks into Ivanka’s expanding business with China and the Philippines, including some unexpected items like coffins.
Summary: Ivanka seemingly gets preferential treatment from China re lucrative patents once she's a White House employee