Silke Jasso
President Trump launched a U.S. airstrike on a Syrian airfield late Thursday night in response to the Syrian government initiating a deadly chemical weapons attack on its people.
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In a Monday interview with The Telegraph, Eric Trump revealed that while he and his father were affected by the images of those hurt in the chemical attack, it was his older sister, Ivanka Trump, who ultimately helped encourage the president’s decision.
“Ivanka is a mother of three kids and she has influence. I’m sure she said ‘listen, this is horrible stuff.’ My father will act in times like that,” he said.
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After the attack, the first daughter tweeted about her outrage:
Heartbroken and outraged by the images coming out of Syria following the atrocious chemical attack yesterday.
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) April 5, 2017
Some days after, she tweeted her support of Trump’s airstrike:
The times we are living in call for difficult decisions – Proud of my father for refusing to accept these horrendous crimes against humanity https://t.co/yV0oJuC9dE
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) April 7, 2017
