A White House official told CNN on Monday that President Trump and the United States Olympics Committee requested that the first daughter go to the closing ceremony.

Ivanka Trump is also expected to attend some of the Olympic sporting events.

Last month, Trump tweeted that she was "getting ready for the upcoming Winter Olympics."

The Olympics will open later this week in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Vice President Pence will lead the U.S. delegation to the opening ceremony. Pence will be joined by the top U.S. general in South Korea and other military and diplomatic officials.

A report this past weekend said Pence is expected to push back against any positive media narrative the Winter Olympics creates for North Korea.

"The Vice President will remind the world that everything the North Koreans do at the Olympics is a charade to cover up the fact that they are the most tyrannical and oppressive regime on the planet," an aide for Pence told Axios.