This idea that behind a great man is a great woman - shouldn't something be said about being before that individual or beside them or remaining all alone?
Performing artist Scarlett Johansson said on Thursday she was "bewildered" by Ivanka Trump's recent remarks that she would like to be a promoter for issues behind the scenes of President Donald Trump's administration instead of in the public arena.
Talking on stage at the 'Women in the World Summit' in New York, Johansson said she was disappointed that Ivanka, in an interview with CBS' "60 minutes" this week, said "the impact she would have with her dad's choices, most people will not actually know about."
"This idea that behind a great man is a great woman - shouldn't something be said about being before that individual or beside them or remaining all alone? ... it's so out-dated, it's so uninspiring and actually I think really cowardly. And I was so disappointed by that interview that she gave" she added. A representative for Ivanka did not instantly react to a request for comment.
"Avengers" star Johansson, 32, recently ridiculed Ivanka in a "Saturday Night Live" sketch a month ago that called the first daughter "complicit" within her dad's presidential administration. The sketch came in the midst of inquiries concerning Ivanka's possible conflicts of interest after it was declared that she would become an informal adviser to her father with an office in the West Wing. Ivanka has since said she would take an unpaid, advisory role to the president to allay ethics concerns, and would be joining her husband Jared Kushner, a powerful adviser to the president. During Thursday's discussion, Johansson was asked if she would take a career in politics. "I've generally been interested in local politics, I think that's where you make the most effective changes in your community" the actress said. "I could never rule anything out, yet I have a full life at this moment" she added.
