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Letter: ‘Let them find something new’

(Evan Vucci | AP photo)

 In this June 26 photo, Ivanka Trump, right, applauds as President Donald Trump holds an executive order that he signed during a meeting with the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. A new White House-backed ad campaign aims to encourage people who are unemployed or unhappy in their jobs or careers to “find something new.”

(Evan Vucci | AP photo) In this June 26 photo, Ivanka Trump, right, applauds as President Donald Trump holds an executive order that he signed during a meeting with the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. A new White House-backed ad campaign aims to encourage people who are unemployed or unhappy in their jobs or careers to “find something new.”

Ivanka Trump’s suggestion to “Find something new” reminds me very much of the quote attributed to Marie Antoinette saying, “Let them eat cake.”

Although Marie actually never said that phrase, Ivanka Trump actually did say "Find something new" to us mere peasants.

Paul Jerominski, Salt Lake City

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