import statement not working

[parliament718]

Issue #16 was closed and I cannot re-open despite the possibility that this is a real issue in d3-request.

import * as d3select from 'd3-selection';
import * as d3request from 'd3-request';

var mysvg = d3select.select("#mysvg"); //works
var request = d3request.xml('assets/emojis/laughing.svg'); //doesnt work

Why would d3-select work correctly and d3-request loading from UMD module?
I'm using the standard ionic bundler via rollup https://github.com/driftyco/ionic-app-scripts/blob/master/config/rollup.config.js

My package.json is consistent between the 2 packages, which leads me to believe the problem is in d3-request:

"dependencies": {
"d3-request": "^1.0.2",
"d3-selection": "^1.0.2",
...
},
"devDependencies": {
"typescript": "^2.0.3",
"@types/d3-request": "^1.0.1",
"@types/d3-selection": "^1.0.5",
"@ionic/app-scripts": "latest"
},

[mbostock]

Sorry, but this is an issue with your bundler, and not this library. Unfortunately I am not familiar with Ionic and cannot advise you on correct usage. Please try Stack Overflow or a forum with familiarity with Ionic.

[parliament718]

Since d3-selection works just fine I don't believe it to be problem with my usage.
I have tried stackoverflow and have an open bounty for 100 on this question that's been open for 3 days.

Please take a look
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39909200/d3-4-0-import-statement-gives-moduleexports-wrapper