Macron red-faced as his office admits viral Ivanka Trump G20 clip had unintended upshots

EMMANUEL MACRON’s office has admitted they "didn't anticipate the reaction" to the video they released that humiliated First Daughter, Ivanka Trump.

Ivanka, a senior adviser to her father President Donald Trump, is shown awkwardly trying to join a conversation between Macron, British Prime Minister Theresa May, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and International Monetary Fund leader Christine Lagarde. Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez joined thousands of Trump critics in criticising Ivanka by suggesting she was too unqualified to be at the event and was only present due to nepotism. "It may be shocking to some, but being someone's daughter actually isn't a career qualification," the first-term Democrat tweeted.

"It hurts our diplomatic standing when the President phones it in and the world moves on.

“The US needs our President working the G20.

“Bringing a qualified diplomat couldn't hurt either."

During the group's discussion, May can be heard saying "as soon as you charge them with that economic aspect of it, a lot of people start listening who otherwise wouldn't listen".

This prompts Ivanka to say "yeah," before then interjecting about the "defence side of it" as Ms Lagarde, who was standing beside Ms Trump, appeared to roll her eyes before turning back to the world leaders to continue their chat.

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Ivanka Trump centre stage at the G-20 summit

Ivanka Trump centre stage at the G-20 summit (Image: GETTY)

Ivanka Trump was at the G-20 summit

Ivanka Trump was at the G-20 summit (Image: GETTY)

French President Emmanuel Macron's office on Monday insisted it "didn't anticipate the reaction" to a video it released of First Daughter Ivanka Trump attempting to mingle with world leaders at the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan over the weekend.

The video quickly went viral and drew widespread mockery.

After it was shared by the French government, the video drew widespread outrage and ridicule online from tens of thousands of Donald Trump critics, with many users either mocking Ivanka for apparently embarrassing herself among the world leaders or condemning the First Daughter for being at the event in the first place.

Following the controversy, an official with the French presidential palace asserted that such clips from summits and similar events are shared often.

The viral video shows Ivanka Trump talking to world leaders

The viral video shows Ivanka Trump talking to world leaders (Image: GETTY)

Although it was released at a time of "a larger narrative in the US about Ivanka's diplomatic role, it was never our intention to feed into that narrative," the official said in a statement, according to Politico.

"We didn't anticipate the reaction, and once again, we are not responsible for the use made of the clip."

At the G-20 summit Ivanka played an out front role in accompanying her father to the G-20 summit and North Korea last week.

White House deputy communications director Jessica Ditto told Politico that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had "invited Ivanka to speak at the G-20" because "Ivanka is the White House's leading representative on issues of women's empowerment, which was a primary theme of this year's summit in Osaka".