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down on the “Harvey heels” — all while ignoring that she changed into sneakers on-site. In 2018, outlets criticized her White House holi-
day decor, comparing the red trees to dystopian im- agery from The Handmaid’s Tale. The liberal media likened Melania’s crimson Christmas trees to blood and horror. Vox’s Aja Romano went a step further, calling it “a horror meme yet again,” and comparing the trees to “blood-red Christmas trees that immediately re- minded gawkers . . . of Stanley Kubrick’s Christmas classic The Shining,” while The Guardian asked, “Is Melania Trump sending us a message through her creepy Christmas trees?” In June 2018, Melania Trump wore an olive-
green Zara jacket with the message “I Really Don’t Care, Do U?” while visiting a Texas migrant deten- tion center. The backlash from prominent voices was swift. Patricia Arquette joked, “Melania Trump just
won worst dressed for the century,” and CNN’s Kirsten Powers called Melania “the Marie Antoi- nette of this administration,” adding, “It should just say ‘let them eat cake.’” After months of ignoring the controversy, Mela-
nia told a reporter that “it was for the people and for the left-wing media criticizing me. I want to show them I don’t care.”
TAKE THAT! After years of criticism about her fashion choices and even her White House holiday decorations, Mrs. Trump hit back in 2018, wearing an olive-green Zara jacket with the words “I Really Don’t Care, Do U?”
“You could criticize — whatever you wanna say, but it will not stop me (from doing) what I feel is right.” Critics have even questioned her intelligence by
digging up transcripts from her short time at Lju- bljana University, labeling her a college “dropout” and using it as evidence of her stupidity. Even her accent became a target for mockery. The double standard became clear on news-
stands, where magazine covers seemed to avoid her at all costs. While former first lady Michelle Obama ap-
peared on over 15 U.S. magazine covers and was repeatedly praised as a fashion icon, Melania, a former model who graced a cover before her White House term, has received scant attention, with the exception of Newsmax, which placed her on the cover in 2016. “If any first lady were covergirl material, you’d
think she’d top the list,” wrote Ingrid Jacques in USA Today. “No such luck.” When Vanity Fair’s new global editorial direc-
tor, Mark Guiducci, wanted to put Melania on the cover of the magazine last year, it didn’t go over so well with the staff. “I will walk out the mother******* door, and half
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