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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×was accused of gaslighting after tweeting advice on how to stay safe amid the pandemic this Fourth of July:Please be safe &amp; responsible this holiday weekend. As we celebrate this 4th of July, follow state &amp; local guidelines to keep you &amp; your loved ones safe. Practice proper hygiene, social distancing &amp; wear a mask when in close proximity to others. 🇺🇸— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump)AdvertisementThe guidance tweeted by President ’s daughter and adviser late Friday ― on wearing masks and social distancing ― was sound enough.But it was not well received on Twitter, where critics noted her father’s attendance at an Independence Day celebration at South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore National Memorial, where there was little social distancing or wearing of masks by people in the crowd.“Gas lighting alert,” tweeted , the former head of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in response:gas lighting alert — Walter Shaub (@waltshaub)AdvertisementOther detractors were similarly angered:DO YOU SPEAK TO YOUR FATHER— rabia O'chaudry (@rabiasquared)The president's daughter sent this tweet as her father holds an event with no social distancing and optional masks. — Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1)But wait----- didn't yo daddy just------ — Claudia Jordan (@claudiajordan)Who's going to tell her? — Helen Kennedy (@HelenKennedy)Tell your dad. — Wajahat "Wears a Mask Because of a Pandemic" Ali (@WajahatAli)Advertisement"Do as I say, not as I do" -- on the evening and star at a paced event with no social distancing and no mandatory masks👇 — Carla Marinucci (@cmarinucci)We can see your father and siblings not practicing any of this on live tv right now. — Kate Brannen (@K8brannen)Tweeted as your dad currently has thousands of people packed against each other at with no masks in sight. — James Michael Sama (@JamesMSama)Follow state and local guidelines? — Philip N Cohen (@familyunequal)Pres. Trump is playing host to a large gathering tonight at Mount Rushmore where little evidence people are wearing masks and they are sitting quite close together. So there's that. — lisa mirando (@LisaMirandoCNN)AdvertisementThe absolute and total lack of shame is breathtaking. Just an utter inability to hear herself. Repulsive and repugnant villains, the whole wretched bunch. — Hussein Ibish (@Ibishblog)Unless you're attending a Trump event, of course. — Max Steele (@maxasteele)This surge in coronavirus cases across the country is the result of your profound lack of leadership. Tens of thousands are dead because of you. You will never wash your ha ds of that.— Justin Hendrix (@justinhendrix)Your brother's girlfriend just tested positive. They don't wear masks. Neither does your idiot father.— Cheri Jacobus (@CheriJacobus)lol okay — Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen)Advertisement— Jennifer Taub (@jentaub)Tell your dad to stop holding rallies without social distancing or mandatory mask wearing.— Miranda Yaver (@mirandayaver)A HuffPost Guide To Coronavirus Suggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpHuffPost's top politics stories, straight to your inbox.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×was accused of gaslighting after tweeting advice on how to stay safe amid the pandemic this Fourth of July:Please be safe &amp; responsible this holiday weekend. As we celebrate this 4th of July, follow state &amp; local guidelines to keep you &amp; your loved ones safe. Practice proper hygiene, social distancing &amp; wear a mask when in close proximity to others. 🇺🇸— Ivanka Trump (@IvankaTrump)AdvertisementThe guidance tweeted by President ’s daughter and adviser late Friday ― on wearing masks and social...

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