Ivanka, Chelsea say Malia Obama should be ‘off limits’ to media
Two daughters of presidents unite to defend a third who has been the subject of recent tabloid coverage
NEW YORK (AP) — Ivanka Trump was joined by Chelsea Clinton in condemning recent tabloid coverage of former president Barack Obama’s eldest daughter Malia, saying the college student deserves privacy and ought to be “OFF limits.”
Trump tweeted that “Malia Obama should be allowed the same privacy as her school aged peers. She is a young adult and private citizen, and should be OFF limits.”
Malia Obama should be allowed the same privacy as her school aged peers. She is a young adult and private citizen, and should be OFF limits.
— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump) November 24, 2017
Chelsea Clinton, the daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton, tweeted her support too.
“Malia Obama’s private life, as a young woman, a college student, a private citizen, should not be your clickbait. Be better,” she said.
Malia Obama’s private life, as a young woman, a college student, a private citizen, should not be your clickbait. Be better.
— Chelsea Clinton (@ChelseaClinton) November 24, 2017
The former first daughter is a first-year student at Harvard University. Malia Obama took a gap year after graduating high school in 2016, in what the Obamas said was an effort to start college without the distraction of her father in the White House.
The informal society of presidential children has historically been protective of its youngest members, without regard for political party.
