Ivanka Trump deleted a tweet calling the people that attacked the US Capitol on Wednesday as "American Patriots", the tweet screenshots circulating on social media has spurred a huge reaction.
Ivanka Trump posted the controversial tweet as she retweeted her father's post requesting his supporters to "stay peaceful".
"American Patriots - any security breach or disrespect to our law enforcement is unacceptable. The violence must stop," she tweeted.
Four protesters died in the unusual event in Washington on Wednesday evening when a huge group of pro-Trump supporters barged the Capitol Building. This happened when the Congress was meeting to certify President-elect Joe Biden's election win.
As Ivanka’s tweet rebuked criticism, it was soon deleted but not fast enough to prevent screenshots doing the rounds on social media.
A CNN reporter tweeted the screenshot with the question: "Clarifying...you're saying these people are patriots??"
"No. Peaceful protest is patriotic. Violence is unacceptable and must be condemned in the strongest terms,” responded Ivanka Trump.
52 Fifty-two arrests were made after the pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President-elect Biden's victory.
Twitter and Facebook have temporarily locked the accounts of the US President as tech giants scrambled to crack down on his baseless claims about the elections.
Three of Trump's tweets were kept hidden, while the site locked Trump's account for 12 hours and said that if the tweets were not removed, the account would remain locked.
Facebook later tweeted that Trump’s page will remain blocked for 24 hours due to two policy violations.