Ivanka Trump said it's her 'right' to believe her father's denials of sexual misconduct and that it's 'inappropriate' to ask her about it

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• Ivanka Trump said she believes her father's denials of sexual misconduct.
• "I believe my father, I know my father. I think I have that right, as a daughter, to believe my father," she said in an interview with NBC while visiting South Korea for the Olympic Games.
• At least 22 women have accused President Donald Trump of sexual misconduct between the 1970s and 2013.

Ivanka Trump, the president's eldest daughter and top White House adviser, said that she does not believe the approximately 20 women who have accused her father of sexual misconduct. 

In an interview with NBC News while in South Korea for the Winter Olympics, Ivanka told NBC's Peter Alexander that the question of whether she believes her father's denials of wrongdoing is an "inappropriate" one and that she has a "right" as a daughter to believe her father.    

"I think it's a pretty inappropriate question to ask a daughter if she believes the accusers of her father when he's affirmatively stated there's no truth to it," she said. "I don't think that's a question you would ask many other daughters." 

She added, "I believe my father, I know my father. I think I have that right, as a daughter, to believe my father." 

Ivanka's criticism of the question sparked immediate backlash from reporters, who argue that as a senior White House staffer she should be accountable to the public on all issues concerning the president. 

"Trying to figure out what part of this is inappropriate," CNN's Jake Tapper tweeted on Monday. "She works for the taxpayers, says she focuses on women's issues, was at the interview because she went to the Olympics to represent the USA, is an adult, and has spoken publicly about accusations against others."