Is Ivanka Trump A Hypocrite? CNN's Jake Tapper Slams First Daughter Over Pro-Syria Airstrike Tweet

Ivanka Trump took to Twitter Friday to praise her father President Donald Trump after his successful airstrike on the Shayrat air base in Syria on Thursday. The move was in retaliation to the deadly chemical gas attack against civilians in Idlib province Tuesday that claimed the lives of over 100 people and left 300 wounded.

Ivanka congratulated her father for "making difficult decisions" and "refusing to accept these horrendous crimes against humanity," referring to Syrian President Bashar Assad's actions regarding the chemical weapons attacks that he was accused of carrying out on his own people.

CNN's Jake Tapper immediately pointed out to the first daughter about the hypocrisy in her statement, citing the president's executive order, which denies entry to Syrian refugees into the United States. Tapper responded to Ivanka's tweet directly: "How do you feel about his proposed ban on Syrian refugees from entering the U.S.? Do you see any disconnect there at all?"

Although the first daughter did not respond to Tapper's comment, her supporter and former Reuters contributor Cate Long criticized Tapper for crossing the line from "news reporter" to "internet troll."

Tapper responded to Long's tweet saying "Not sure why your concern is more for one of the most powerful people in the world than for the most vulnerable."

Trump had made it clear at a news conference in Mar-a-Lago Thursday that the U.S. would retaliate against the gruesome chemical attack on civilians in Syria. "Assad choked out the lives of helpless men, women and children. It is in this vital national security interest of the United States to prevent and deter the spread and use of deadly chemical weapons."

Trump's statements on not letting in Syrian refugees to the country comes in stark contrast to his actions Thursday where he strongly condemned the chemical attack, ordering to fire about 60 cruise missiles into Syria. While his presidential campaign last year he also promised to eject the 12,000 Syrian refugees currently living in the U.S. "If I win, they’re going back,' the president had said.

Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, Trump’s national security adviser specified in a White House pool report that there have been no discussions about the refugee issue despite the U.S. attack on the Syrian air base. McMaster said that the refugee crisis "wasn’t discussed as any part of the deliberations" for the strikes.