The Alexander Hamilton Irony Award

The lobbying and trade group National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) celebrated its 125th anniversary with the announcement of the Alexander Hamilton Award. The first recipient of this prestigious new award is a person who, in the NAM’s words, “Like no one in government has ever done, she has provided singular leadership and shown an unwavering commitment to modern manufacturing in America.”

The honoree is of course Senior White House Adviser Ivanka Trump.

Ms. Trump “embodies the collaborative spirit and relentless drive needed to solve manufacturers’ most pressing challenge,” demonstrated by her Ivanka Trump brand of apparel and fashion accessories. The Ivanka Trump fashion brand went out of business in July 2018, despite of being exempted from China tariffs. The award winner’s namesake clothing and accessories were manufactured exclusively by factories in Bangladesh, Indonesia and China.

You can’t make up this stuff.