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Ivanka Trump photo with son sparks backlash over border separations

Ivanka Trump holds her son Theodore alongside Jared Kushner at a reception hosted by US President Donald Trump in December 2017. [Courtesy]

Ivanka Trump is facing an online backlash for tweeting what one critic called a "tone deaf" photo of herself cuddling her son as outrage grows over a federal government policy to separate the children of undocumented migrants from their parents.

The eldest daughter of President Donald Trump, who serves as an advisor to her father, posted the picture of her with her son on Sunday, with the caption: "My <3! #SundayMorning."

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