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Ivanka Trump Tweeted a 'Chinese Proverb' in Defense of Her Father, & Was Immediately Mocked

Ivanka Trump Tweeted a 'Chinese Proverb' in Defense of Her Father, & Was Immediately Mocked
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Collin Gossel
By Collin GosselJun 13, 2018
Collin Gossel
Collin Gossel is a writer and comedian living in Brooklyn, New York, but there are nights when he looks up at the stars and wistfully thinks to himself “there’s got to be more out there…” You can catch Collin improvising new musicals every Tuesday night at the Magnet Theater’s Musical Megawatt, or follow his unfiltered thoughts on Twitter and Instagram @CollinGossel.
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As her father, President Donald Trump, was meeting with dictator Kim Jong Un in Singapore, Ivanka Trump tweeted a "Chinese Proverb" with dubious origins.

Asian Twitter users were quick to point out a fairly obvious fact:

To be fair, many a quote has in the past been mistaken for a Chinese proverb, often by people ignorant about the country's culture.



Twitter offered Ivanka some proverbs of their own!


If you're going to invent a saying, at least try to make it clever!


H/T - Huffpost, Getty Images

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