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In my tweet yesterday about the typo in the president's Executive Order (read it here,) I implied that POTUS's staff let him down. Today it looks as if FLOTUS's staff let her down. I had mixed feelings about Melania's visit to Texas. I believe, mostly, that she sincerely cares about the immigrant children and wants to help. I also believe that the immaculate and adorable center she visited, and the children she saw there, are not even close to being truly representative of the kids who were actually taken from their parents, which made the whole thing feel like a photo op/damage control for the president.
Now it turns out that Melania started the trip wearing a jacket with a message on the back and that's all anyone's talking about (in my Twitter feed, at least):
boarding the plane this morning, @FLOTUS wore a @ZARA jacket, olive military style -- but it was printed on the back with the phrase "I don't really care. Do U?" An unfortunate sartorial decision ...— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) June 21, 2018
"It's a jacket. There was no hidden message. After today's important visit to Texas, I hope the media isn't going to choose to focus on her wardrobe," @StephGrisham45 in response to questions about @FLOTUS decision to wear a jacket with "I really don't care. Do U?" on it.— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) June 21, 2018
In all my fashion dectetive-ing of first ladies, this one included, I can't recall @FLOTUS wearing @ZARA. Now, that said, @IvankaTrump wears a lot of Zara ...— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) June 21, 2018
FLOTUS spox confirms Mrs. Trump wore a jacket to visit border kids that reads: "I really don't care. Do you?" Spox says: "It's a jacket. There was no hidden message. After today's important visit to Texas, I hope the media isn't going to choose to focus on her wardrobe." pic.twitter.com/Bp4Z8n455G— Jim Acosta (@Acosta) June 21, 2018
Is Melania sending some kind of coded message? Or was it a random, meaningless wardrobe selection? If the latter, her staff really did let her down by not advising her that wearing that jacket with that message would, at the very least, distract from what she was trying to accomplish. Is there no one on the First Lady's staff savvy enough to know that? Particularly on a trip the whole purpose of which was to demonstrate that Mrs. Trump (and by extension, her husband) does care about the displaced children? I've blogged frequently about the pathetic incompetence of the president and/or his staff. It looks like there's some incompetence in the East Wing too.
Thursday afternoon update: Another tweet from Kate Bennett. She's a CNN reported who covers the First Lady full time, and she has said more than once that there are no Melania Trump coincidences, that her actions are done with intent. Here's Kate's latest tweet:
Thursday afternoon update: Another tweet from Kate Bennett. She's a CNN reported who covers the First Lady full time, and she has said more than once that there are no Melania Trump coincidences, that her actions are done with intent. Here's Kate's latest tweet:
If you've heard me enough times say I don't believe in Melania Trump coincidences, you'll know I'm pretty confused at the moment. Hi, I'm Kate.— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) June 21, 2018
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