Trump Held ‘Listening Session’ on Human Trafficking at Ivanka’s Request

By Nancy Flory Published on February 24, 2017

If anything is clear in this presidential administration, it is that Ivanka Trump has her father’s ear on issues that are important to her.

At Ivanka’s suggestion, President Donald Trump met Thursday with a group of organizations and individuals dedicated to the fight against human trafficking. The president promised to bring the “full force and weight” of the U.S. government to fight an “epidemic” of human trafficking, the Associated Press reported. Trump said that human trafficking is a problem that “is not talked about enough,” and he will order the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security to “take a hard look” at the resources they are using to address the issue.

Among those participating were the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, International Justice Mission and Thorn, an organization co-founded by actor Ashton Kutcher that uses tech innovation to fight child sexual exploitation. The idea for a listening session came Wednesday after Ivanka met with the groups. A source told Axios, “Ivanka recommended the meeting to the president and he immediately agreed, given what a horrible issue it is in the U.S. and internationally.” 

Ivanka has been considered by some to be Trump’s “most influential adviser.” He mentioned her name first when asked by Fox News’ Sean Hannity if there was anyone close to him that he could count on most.

“She has a great way of being able to talk to him,” Ivanka’s brother Donald Jr. said in an interview with CNN’s Gloria Borger. “He trusts her.”

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