Trump supporter Hugh Hewitt floats replacing Donald with Ivanka to win over #NeverTrumpers

Hugh Hewitt floats the idea of President Ivanka
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It apparently started as a joke Thursday morning, or maybe a thought exercise:

At this point, #NeverTrump conservative Stephen Miller stepped in, wielding a rhetorical needle:

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Then, #NeverTrumper Johan Goldberg joined the conversation, and Hewitt got serious:

Unsurprisingly, the idea was not met with wild enthusiasm by the anti-Trump crowd, or the Trump fan club. Still, if Trump's poll numbers sink lower.... You can read some of the responses at Hewitt's Twitter feed.

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Peter Weber, The Week US

Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.