IN A MOVE straight out of a Saturday Night Live skit, the First Lady of the United States travelled to an immigrant children detention centre yesterday wearing a jacket with the phrase ‘I Really Don’t Care, Do U?’ emblazoned across its back.
Given the current level of outrage being directed at the Trump Administration over the separation of children and their parents at US borders, the public were somewhat incredulous when Melania wheeled out this highstreet number.
Naturally, Twitter went about dissecting the decision to provoke the public by choosing a garment sporting a slogan guaranteed to raise even the most rational person’s hackles.
While some are arguing that the move was merely thoughtless, others are insisting that the FLOTUS is pulling a classic gaslighting move by trying to distract attention from the matter at hand.
And here are just some of the most sacrastic responses to the latest Trump Administration move.
#melaniasjacket Fantastic response to what’s either an ignorant or callous statement. pic.twitter.com/gs01LKypcy
— Miss Hurrell (@HurrellB) June 22, 2018
Remember this shirt? It costs $1300.
— G's World (@geeminee) June 21, 2018
To think someone who spends *that* on a plaid shirt to appear casual would suddenly begin wearing $100 jackets is delusional.
Tell me again how #ItsJustAJacket...#melaniasjacket #MelaniaTrump #bebest pic.twitter.com/Imrp4XuZ3U
GO PAINT ME A JACKET FOR MELANIE! #melaniasjacket pic.twitter.com/SBGNGY0EQW
— TWIT (@TheWeekInTrump) June 21, 2018
more updates @TIME #TrumpCamps #melaniasjacket pic.twitter.com/y4ZqtT4CkS
— HappyToast ★ (@IamHappyToast) June 21, 2018
Twitter already has responded. #MelaniasJacket pic.twitter.com/i8Nq8SkSft
— “Shoe Smuggling” SL McIntosh 🇨🇦 (@Mcatlady54) June 21, 2018
Tomorrow Ivanka plans to wear a jacket reading I Care So Much About Myself That I Assume The Whole World Does#melaniasjacket
— Paul Rudnick (@PaulRudnickNY) June 21, 2018
#MelaniaTrump 's reading material on the plane to visit immigrant children. #MelaniasJacket pic.twitter.com/8yemUlKroh
— Bill Sullivan (@wjsullivan) June 21, 2018
Other choices #Melania had in her closet for the visit to the detention centers:
— Son Tran (@Soncomedy) June 21, 2018
1. It’s just like summer camp
2. It’s the law
3. Dems fault
4. Hilary’s emails
5. It not a policy #melaniasjacket
Beware of fashion choices which may or may not be correctly interpreted. #melaniasjacket #fashionandpolitics pic.twitter.com/CO6uxYWlzU
— Anouschka (@anouschkanicole)
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