[drop 50 and fire for effect]

Neither, whatever Ms. Trump’s virtues or flaws, she is very much her own person, with her own mind.

Ivanka, is probably more a combination of sounding board and public alter ego. An extension of her father, who will give her relative freedom selectively to act unofficially in his stead. A protector of her father’s flanks from both foes and well meaning friends.

In a sense she fleshes out a portion of the First Lady role that I personally believe that which Melania Trump is uncomfortable. Melania Trump strikes me as a more private person, what ever advice she provides her husband, she provides in private.

Whatever the role is, she probably know more than anyone else in the White House that her father, and only her father, is the Boss

[Alberta's Child]

Her only real function is to stand as a stark contrast to the bitter, ugly hags who make up the Democrat Party leadership.

If she's married to a Democrat from New Jersey whose father is a convicted criminal then I'm going to assume she's no brighter than Chelsea Clinton.

[Starboard]

Whatever the role is, she probably know more than anyone else in the White House that her father, and only her father, is the Boss

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Yes, but the Boss needs to foster an open environment where advisers feel free to speak their minds without fear of retaliation by relatives. In their zeal to protect their father relatives in the organization often have the unintended effect of suppressing contrary views and information. They also tend to harbor personal grudges against people they disagree with because they see dissent as subversion, when that’s not always the case.

Nepotism, in any work place, can become toxic.