Ivanka, a political novice like her dad who has been thrust into the Washington spotlight as a senior adviser to the president, nevertheless glided past the more controversial interview topics like a seasoned vet Monday. But she did provide a glimpse into the first family's daily battle with detractors.

"There's a level of viciousness that I was not expecting," Ivanka said, in between promoting Trump's initiatives in infrastructure and job creation. "I was not expecting the intensity of this experience."

She added: "But this isn't supposed to be easy. My father, and this administration, expects to be transformative."

President Trump has been routinely assailed by a Democratic opposition that, at the least, seeks to stall his ambitious agenda and, in some corners of the party, seeks impeachment.