#UnwantedIvanka: The internet reacts to Trump’s daughter’s awkward G20 moment

Ivanka Trump’s appearance among world leaders at the summit in Osaka raised a lot of criticism, but it’s one video in particular that sent the internet on a field day.

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North Korea, missiles, Japan, trade deals, Scott Morrison saying 'how good' on repeat. All G20 news was rendered immediately redundant when the official account of the French presidential palace took to Instagram this week.

The short video shared to the '@elysee' Instagram stories shows several of the heavyweights of world leadership - outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May, IMF director Christine Lagarde, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau and French President Emmanuel Macron in conversation.

Alongside them, US President Donald Trump's daughter, Ivanka, attempting to get a word in.

But an apparent awkward energy and some strong possible side-eye from Lagarde did not go unnoticed by the internet.

This tweet from US journalist Erin Ryan challenged everyone to go further. And with it, a meme was born.

In barely any time the hashtag '#UnwantedIvanka' was trending. Not only was she a part of this significant moment in history - she was now photoshopped into dozens of others too.

We’ve got Ivanka in the midst of a religious experience:

Signing the Declaration of Independence:

Front and centre for Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech:

Taking one small step for man:

And Ivanka being there for you (when the rain starts to fall):

From ancient Egypt, to wars, to Obama's election, to NFL player Colin Kapernick taking a knee - there were dozens of the parodies.

But perhaps the strongest sledge was by the journalist who kicked it all off:

 


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