Social media accounts published a video clip of Ivanka Trump, the daughter of US President-elect Donald Trump, and the clip was accompanied by the following claim: “Ivanka Trump on Great Saudi Arabia. I used to think that my father was the stupidest person in the world, but when I went to Saudi Arabia, I found that among those we met, there were those who were even more stupid than him.”
The video was translated as follows: “I admit for the first time that my father is the stupidest person on earth. I did not expect to find anyone stupider than him, but the surprise was when we visited Saudi Arabia. I realized then that my father was the genius of his time compared to those we met. Yes, everything was crazy easy. Then I realized that my father was not stupid when he decided to take me with him. We found people who only think about the beauty of women, their appearance, and sex. My father returned with billions in an amazing way for all of us. In Saudi Arabia, they all forgot Trump and cared about Ivanka. One of the princes said to me, “I am in charge, handsome. Your requests are orders. It is an enjoyable trip.” My father said to me, “Ivanka, did any of them touch you?” I said, “If they touched me, I would tell you to call all the American oil tankers so that not a single drop of oil would remain in Saudi Arabia.” I was just smiling and laughing, and we took all of this with the touch.
Kashif verified the video and found that it is old, the claim is misleading, and the translation of the clip is fabricated. The clip is from 2015, and shows Ivanka Trump’s speech before her father Donald Trump announced his intention to run for president.
On 16/6/2015, c-span website published a video of Trump announcing his intention to run for president, which included the widely circulated speech given by his daughter Ivanka, and accompanied the clip with the following title: “Businessman Donald Trump announced his intention to run for the Republican Party’s nomination for president in 2016 in remarks delivered at Trump Tower in New York. Ivanka Trump, his daughter, introduced Mr. Trump, who entered the room by taking the escalator.”
The correct translation of Ivanka Trump’s speech is as follows: “His legend is built on all his accomplishments, which are too numerous to name, and this man is my father. Most people try to achieve success their entire lives in one field, and my father succeeded in many fields at a high level and on a global level. He enjoyed success in a wide and wide range of industries because they had one thing in common: his vision, his brilliance, his passion, his respect for work ethic and his refusal to take no for an answer. Fortunately, I have been working alongside my father for ten years now and I have seen his principles and performance every day. I remember him telling me when I was a little girl, “Ivanka, if you can think of anything, you can also think bigger,” and that is how he approaches any task he undertakes. He thinks bigger. My father has employed tens of thousands of people during his career, and inspires them to do extraordinary things. He has the strength to make the toughest decisions and motivates those around him to achieve the impossible. He is an optimist.”
Republican candidate Donald Trump won the 2024 US presidential election to become the 47th president of the country and was able to obtain 312 votes in the electoral college after winning the state of Alaska, compared to 226 for his Democratic competitor Kamala Harris.
