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Ivanka Trump in Minnesota as 2020 campaign temperature ticks up

Ivanka Trump made two stops in Minnesota on Monday, July 27. Trump spoke at outdoor gear and apparel maker Duluth Pack, where executives signed onto the Trump Administration’s Pledge to American Workers. She also visited Bloomington, where the Department of the Interior opened a new office to investigate the disappearances and killings of Native Americans.

Protesters staged rallies outside both events, including Native American drummers in Bloomington, saying the effort was an empty political gesture. Some top Native American leaders in Minnesota who have worked on the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous people for years say they were not invited.