Melania Trump Wore A Jacket That Says 'I Really Don’t Care' On Her Way To Visit A Child Detention Centre
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
We wish this was a joke, but it’s not. The wife of the President of the United States really *did* just wear a jacket that says “I Really Don’t Care. Do U?” on an official visit to see detained migrant children.
Melania Trump was spotted wearing the jacket while boarding Air Force One for a surprise visit to the Texas-Mexico border on Thursday, although by the time she’d landed, there’d been a costume change into another jacket — one not scrawled in a slogan that is at best eye-waveringly offensive and thoughtless, and at its most sinister, is a frighteningly cold political gesture.
But fear not, says Melania’s spokesperson. When asked about the First Lady’s bizarre choice — which occurs against the backdrop of a global outcry against the Trump administration’s Zero Tolerance policy that separates migrant children from their parents — Stephanie Grisham told CNN: “It’s just a jacket. There was no hidden message. After today’s important visit to Texas, I hope the media isn’t going to focus on her wardrobe.”
Donald Trump said the jacket's message referred to the media:
“I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” written on the back of Melania’s jacket, refers to the Fake News Media. Melania has learned how dishonest they are, and she truly no longer cares!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 21, 2018
It’s also — offensive slogans aside — a strange choice for Melania Trump in general. It’s… odd timing for the Dolce & Gabbana, Valentino and other high-end label loving former model to suddenly show her love for a cheeky Zara buy. And LAST SEASON Zara at that. You couldn’t even buy this US$39 jacket if you wanted to anymore, although you may have seen it on a few fashion bloggers a while back.
Fashion bloggers love that Zara jacket Melania wore. pic.twitter.com/4C8H8lj6Rs
— Kim Bhasin (@KimBhasin) June 21, 2018
Those fashion bloggers, it should be noted, were not on their way to a highly sensitive visit in an official capacity as a representative of the White House.
So yeah, Melania, we care about the trauma being inflicted on innocent children to advance a political agenda. And we sure hope you *actually* do, too.
