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Ivanka Trump wins over CES crowd after initial backlash

The storm over Ivanka Trumpā€™s CES keynote speech died down quickly enough.

The presidentā€™s eldest daughter addressed the tradešŸ’ƒ show as the keynš’†™ote speaker on Tuesday, touting her dadā€™s economic achievements and promoting his policies.

Despite the #boycottCES hashtag thš•“at preceded the talk, the audience politely took it all in. There were no protests ā™Šor snarky comments from the packed auditorium, which seated Silicon Valley bigs like Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff.

The biggest drama came when Trump mentioned the December passage of paid parental leave for federal employees, which received a spattering of appā™›lause from the crowd.

ā€œWe cannot ask all of you to offer thšŸŒ³is benefit to your workforces if weā€™re not willing to do it ourselves,ā€ she said. ā€œWe must lead by example.ā€

CES had been blasted for giving Trump center stage despite her lack of experience ašŸØnd after years of ignoring women for top speaking roles.