Trump wanted to appoint Ivanka head of the World Bank: why did he change his mind

US President Donald Trump said that he was considering the possibility of appointing his daughter Ivanka as head of the World Bank. Announced this TASS With reference to the published interview of the head of the American state to Atlantic magazine.

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At the same time, he added that he did not nominate Ivanka Trump to the official post for fear that this would be considered a manifestation of nepotism, that is, cronyism.

“She’s a natural diplomat,” the US president said of his daughter. “It would be very good for the United Nations, for example.”

When asked by a journalist who interviewed him why he did not appoint his daughter as the US permanent representative to the UN, Donald Trump said: “If I had done that, they would have said it was nepotism, although it would have nothing to do with it.” with nepotism."

“I even thought about [appointing] Ivanka to the World Bank,” Donald Trump added. “She would be very good at it because she is good at math.” Trump did not specifically mention the position for which he was considering Ivanka. However, according to unwritten tradition, the US president appoints the president of the World Bank, while the appointment of the head of the International Monetary Fund is the prerogative of European countries.

• 1 February WB left Jim Young Kim as president, and Trump 6 February nominated David Melpas, who was then US Under Secretary of State for International Affairs, to the post of head of the bank. David Malpas 5 April was unanimously elected as the new president of the World Bank.
• In mid-January, White House’s deputy director of communications, Jessica Ditto, stated that the daughter of US President Ivanka Trump was not considered a possible candidate at the time. for president of the World Bank.

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