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Melania Trump‘s latest outfit had Twitter users seeing double.
On Saturday, the first lady, 48, paid a visit to the Great Sphinx in Giza, Egypt, for the final stop of her week-long trip through four African countries.
Mrs. Trump dressed for the occasion with a modern take on the classic safari suit, draping a beige blazer over a crisp white shirt, black tie, and cream pants. She accessorized the look with a matching fedora hat.
Of course, Mrs. Trump’s outfits have drawn attention in the past — likethe green Zara jacket with the message “I Really Don’t Care, Do U?”from June, whenshe visited immigrant childrenwho’d been held at detention centers after being separated from their families at the Mexico-U.S. border. And it was no different on this trip.
Twitter immediately responded, comparing Mrs. Trump’s look to the one Michael Jackson wore in his 1988 “Smooth Criminal” video.
“Melania, are you okay?” one user wrote, quoting the song’s lyrics.
“Why is #MelaniaTrump standing in front of the Sphinx while dressed like Michael Jackson in the “Smooth Criminal” video?” wrote a user watching CNN.
That wasn’t the only comparison some made. Others sawCarmen Sandiego,Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Arkcharacter and Nazi collaboratorRené BelloqandRobert Redford’s character inOut of Africa.
On Friday,Mrs. Trump was slammed for wearing a pitch hat— which is commonly seen as a symbol of European colonial rule across Africa — during a safari outing in Kenya.
“That’s very important what I do, what we’re doing with U.S. aid and what I do with my initiatives, and I wish people wouldfocus on what I do, not what I wear,” she said.
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On Thursday, FLOTUS wasgreeted in Malawi with a crowd of protestors— including two carrying a sign that read, “Welcome to Malawi #NOTAS—HOLE!,” according to the Associated Press.
The hashtag was a reference to her husband PresidentDonald Trump’s remarks in January in which he reportedly referred to some African nations, along with Haiti and El Salvador, as “s—hole countries.”
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While speaking in front of the Sphinx, Trump also discussedChristine Blasey Ford‘s sexual assault claims against her husband’s Supreme Court nomineeBrett Kavanaugh, saying that she was glad both had a chance to speak.
“I would say if we’re talking about the Supreme Court and Judge Kavanaugh, I think he’s highly qualified for the Supreme Court. I‘m glad that Dr. Ford was heard, I’m glad that Judge Kavanaugh was heard. FBI investigation was done, is completed and Senate voted,” Trump said, CNN reported. “I will move on that and I think that all the victims they need — we need to help all the victims no matter what kind of abuse they had, but I am against any kind of abuse or violence.
Asked about the advice she gives her husband, Mrs. Trump said, “I don’t always agree with what he tweets. And I tell him that. I give him my honest opinion and honest advice. And sometimes he listens and sometimes he doesn’t. But I have my own voice and my opinions and it’s very important for me that I express what I feel.”
source: people.com
