Ivanka Trump Has To Ask Chief Of Staff John Kelly Permission To Talk To Her Father About Government Matters

President Trump with Ivanka Trump. Reuters

Business Insider: Ivanka Trump has to ask John Kelly for permission to talk to Trump about White House matters

John Kelly, President Donald Trump's new chief of staff, has garnered a reputation for running a tighter ship in a typically freewheeling White House since his arrival, and that reportedly extends to Trump's daughter and closest confidant, Ivanka Trump.

Ivanka has long been a trusted adviser to her father. She initially joined the administration in a voluntary capacity, but later became an official government employee and unpaid adviser following intense public backlash from ethics experts about the voluntary nature of her position.

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WNU Editor: One of the roles for being Chief of Staff is to be the "gate-keeper". And while I am sure that President Trump and his daughter have a lot of personal time away from the Oval Office .... within the East Wing .... the protocols and rules must be obeyed.

Is She Thinking Of One Day Running To Be The First Women President Of The United States?

Ivanka Trump takes her seat at the beginning of the third working session of the G20 meeting in Hamburg, Germany, July 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ludovic Marin/POOL

WNU Editor: No one that I know or read has brought this up .... but you have to wonder .... in the years to come will she run for President .... At G20, Ivanka Trump takes the spotlight - and a seat (Reuters).

Update: I have just learned that the media are posting stories where they are concerned that she sat in for her father when he had to leave the conference room. See the links below ....

Ivanka Trump takes her father’s seat at world leaders’ table during a G-20 meeting -- Washington Post
Ivanka Trump Sat In for Her Father at the G-20 Leaders' Table -- Bloomberg
Ivanka Trump takes Donald Trump seat at G20 leaders' table -- BBC
Trump Says Ivanka’s Life Would Be Easier if She Weren’t His Daughter -- NBC
Ivanka Trump sits in for president at G-20 meeting -- ABC News
Ivanka Trump under fire after taking seat among world leaders at G20 -- The Guardian
Ivanka Trump sits in for President Trump at G-20 meeting -- CBS
It Gets Worse: Ivanka Trump Takes Her Father’s Seat in Meeting of World Leaders -- The Intercept

Update #2: This is the picture that got many in the press reacting ....