Empty seats next to Tiffany Trump. pic.twitter.com/axvYJAFupl

— Christina Binkley (@BinkleyOnStyle) February 14, 2017

Designer Philipp Plein, who attracted Madonna (because he donated to Malawi) and Kylie Jenner to his recent NYFW show, is speaking out about the fact that another attendee — Tiffany Trump — was apparently snubbed.

 

Photographed the one and only #madonna in the #frontrow at #nyfw2017 #philippplein show @madonna photo by 📸 @gnpace

A post shared by Gregory Pace (@gnpace) on Feb 15, 2017 at 5:10am PST

 

Saluting NY and Philipp Plein for your very generous donation to @raisingmalawi. Well Done on your first Show in The big 🍎. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻💯🌺💯🌺💯🌺💯🌺💯🌺💯 🌺💯♥️

A post shared by Madonna (@madonna) on Feb 13, 2017 at 10:10pm PST

Pictures have circulated showing Tiffany with empty seats beside her in the front row, and the rumor goes that top editors refused to sit next to the first (what do you call a random daughter from a previous marriage whom Trump hadn't exactly embraced until his presidential run?) daughter.

Plein, caught by TMZ, is decrying Trump's treatment:

Tiffany Trump is not a politician, she's a teenager — she is, I don't know, maybe, correct me if I'm wrong, 22, 23 years old. I don't think, really, she has anything to do with the drama and all the discussion going on.

She is, in fact, a 23-year-old teenager, lol.

Plein went on to ask if it was right to blame a daughter for having a father whose politics are wrong for some people, even going so far as to admit:

I'm not a politician ... I couldn't care less.

Bingo, Plein. You couldn't care less. I made my point on Twitter:

(Image via Twitter)

Keep reading for Plein's jelly-spined interview with TMZ, in which he claims fashion has nothing to do with politics, but seems pretty shaky when asked, then, why he invited a polarizing political figure in the first place ...