Story highlights Ivanka Trump made a rare television appearance Monday morningShe is back in the spotlight for the White House's workforce development weekWashington (CNN) Ivanka Trump said Monday she is surprised by the "viciousness" of the media covering her father's presidency, referring to the growing "cloud" of distractions resulting from the Russia probe. "My father felt very vindicated in all the statements that he's been making and feels incredibly optimistic," she said. Asked whether it was hard to get things done in light of the ongoing Russia investigation , Trump admitted she was "a little blindsided" by distractions she attributed to media "ferocity." And there is a level of viciousness that I was not expecting. I think some of the distractions and some of the ferocity was — I was a little blindsided by on a personal level," she said.

Source: CNN June 12, 2017 13:54 UTC