Shapiro Lashes Back at Social Media Criticism of Selecting Ivanka Trump as CES Keynoter

serve her country," with a focus on women's advancement, entrepreneurship and training Americans in skills the tech industry needs to fill vacant jobs, he said. Trump has worked in support of extended parental leave for federal workers, he said. She's also a “passionate advocate for entrepreneurs and the competitive market,” he said. The CES "focus on and commitment to entrepreneurs and 1300+ entrepreneurs exhibiting in Eureka Park" make Trump a "logical" federal government choice to speak at the Las Vegas show, he said. Shapiro met recently with her at the White House, discussing the future benefits of artificial intelligence, self-driving and other technologies, he said. She “challenged me that all this great technology is also causing millions of ordinary Americans unease about the future of their jobs,” he said. “She said our industry should do something about it and she challenged us and others to hire and reskill Americans to commit to training and hiring Americans.” On partisan comments assailing Trump as a CES keynoter, Shapiro said: “My sadness is that hatred blinds and divides us." Many of the comments he has seen about her speaking at CES, he said, "are derogatory, sexist and misogynist about a person who did not choose her father but is doing the best she can to use her brains and business experience to make our nation better.” Some commenters posted on Twitter and Facebook that they would not be attending CES because of Trump's participation (see here, here and here). Others praised the decision to invite her (see here and here).