Ivanka Trump cut a classic figure as she departed her Washington, D.C. home this morning to give a talk on tax reform in South Carolina.
The first daughter, 36, was seen heading out a little before 8 in black pants and a beige blazer, paired with a black headband pulling her long blond hair back.
She accessorized her outfit with chunky earrings and a pair of black, pointy kitten-heeled shoes embellished with studs.
Stepping out: While her husband is in Davos, Ivanka has remained at home in Washington, D.C. and was seen leaving her home in a blazer and black pants this morning
Business: She paired her black pants and beige blazer with kitten-heeled, studded shoes and a black headband
Ivanka has remained in the nation’s capital while her husband and fellow White House adviser, Jared Kushner, 37, accompanied her father to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
She headed to Greenville this morning with Republican Senator Tim Scott to talk about the tax reform passed by the Trump administration last month, and how it affects families.
A local protest group was planning a protest outside the Westin Poinsett Hotel in downtown Greenville, where Ivanka was scheduled to speak at 12:30 pm, WYFF4 reported.
‘The group will host the protest for all persons interested in raising their voices against the Trump Administration’s “War on Women”, the GOP “Tax Scam”, and in support of the DREAMERS who are being uncompassionately cast aside by this administration,’ the organization said in a release.
Ivanka’s visit to South Carolina came as Jared was heading back to the US along with the rest of the US delegation in Davos.
Work: Ivanka headed to Greenville this morning with Republican Senator Tim Scott to talk about the tax reform passed by the Trump administration last month
Happy to be heading home? Hope was later seen preparing to leave Switzerland alongside special adviser Jared Kushner, whose wife Ivanka Trump did not make the trip to Davos
Time to fly back: Jared and Hope walked side by side on the tarmac as their Davos visit ended
Earlier this morning, White House communications director Hope Hicks made a noticed appearance at the forum, donning thigh-high boots and a dark blue wrap dress while listening to President Trump give a speech.
Hope, 29, sat next to Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, 65, while Trump declared America ‘open for business’ in his address.
She paired the pricey $798 taupe Stuart Weitzman boots with the navy blue dress, cinched at the waist with a belt, as well as a beige coat placed behind her on her chair.
Hope, along with the rest of the audience, heard Trump declare the US is ‘open for business and competitive once again’.
Addressing world leaders at the World Economic Forum, the US president said: ‘The world is witnessing the resurgence of a strong and prosperous America.’
The gathering of global elites with a free trade penchant had viewed Trump with skepticism, given his ‘America First’ message, but the White House has insisted his protectionist policies and international co-operation can go hand-in-hand.
Not wasting time: The staffers headed back not long after Trump wrapped up his speech
Speech: Hope, who wore rather heavy make-up, looked fascinated as she heard Trump declare the US is ‘open for business and competitive once again’
Jared and Hope were later seen together on the tarmac, getting ready to leave Switzerland at the close after Trump’s address.
Trump’s son-in-law has appeared in high spirits throughout the visit, and was seen yesterday smiling widely among the crowd, including before a meeting between President Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May.
However, he pulled a more serious face on the sidelines of a meeting between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which the president accused Palestinians of disrespecting the United States and threatened to withhold aid worth hundreds of millions of dollars until they accede to US-brokered talks.
Meanwhile, Ivanka was seen heading to work yesterday around 9:30 am, leaving the house she shares with Jared and their three children in a black SUV.
While the first daughter is often seen making the walk between her house and her parked vehicle, on that morning she chose to depart directly in the car, and was only seen quickly behind the blacked-out windows.
Team: Hope’s colleague Jared Kushner, 37, is also traveling with President Trump for the World Economic Forum, while his wife and fellow adviser Ivanka Trump remained at home
Happy to be here: After arriving to Switzerland yesterday for the World Economic Forum, Jared, 37, was seen smiling among the crowd
Thumbs up! Back in November last year, Hope and Jared both traveled with President Trump during his trip around Asia, and posed together in Air Force One during a stop in South Korea
Duo: Last week, however, Ivanka and the president visited a factory in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, and toured the facility together
Earlier this month, Ivanka, who like Jared is a senior White House adviser, updated her Twitter bio to read in part: ‘Adviser to POTUS on job creation + economic empowerment, workforce development & entrepreneurship.’
Yet, despite the addition of her economic adviser duties, Ivanka is not accompanying her father to the World Economic Forum this week.
In November last year, the first daughter pulled out of her father’s trip to Asia after traveling solo to Japan, after her father asked her to remain in the US to promote his tax plan.
Jared, meanwhile, did join his father-in-law during his tour around Asia, along with Hope and First Lady Melania Trump.
Hope, Melania and Jared traveled with Trump over his 12-day journey across Asia, while Ivanka, on this occasion too, remained in D.C.
Last week, however, Ivanka and the president visited a factory in Coraopolis, Pennsylvania, and toured the facility together.