Republican leaders were reportedly left “visibly annoyed” after the President’s daughter interrupted a meeting with her father to “say hello”.
The senior politicians were discussing plans to raise to increase emergency relief for Hurricane Harvey when Ivanka Trump popped in.
The meeting reportedly “careered of topic” when Ms Trump came into the room near the end, aides briefed on the discussion told reporters.
White House journalists revealed Ms Trump’s actions on Twitter:
But AshLee Strong, spokeswoman for the House Speaker Paul Ryan, reportedly refuted the claims, saying: “That’s not true”.
The First Daughter’s interlude happened shortly after President Trump had agreed to support a deal that would secure disaster relief funding and raise the debt ceiling, a senior Republican source told CNN.
Ms Trump faced ridicule yesterday when Donald Trump revealed to the nation that the 35-year-old first daughter still calls her father “daddy”.
Speaking at a tax reform event in North Dakota, Mr Trump shared an anecdote about how his daughter asked to accompany him to the state: “She said, ‘Dad, can I come with you. Actually she said ‘Daddy, can I go with you?' I like that. “I said, 'Yes, you can.'"
