Melania Trumpmade a surprise visit to Texas on Thursday towitness the migrant-children crisis currently facing the countrywearing a jacket with the words “I Really Don’t Care, Do U?” emblazoned on the back.
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Social media erupted, calling her jacket “tone deaf” and criticized her for her wardrobe choice, but her communications director, Stephanie Grisham, insisted that the jacket had “no hidden message.”
“It’s a jacket. There was no hidden message,” Grisham said in a statement. “After today’s important visit to Texas, I hope the media isn’t going to choose to focus on her wardrobe (Much like her high heels last year).”
Her husband, President Donald Trump,weighed in, tweeting that her jacket was a message for the “fake news 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!” Trump tweeted.
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But no explanation stopped the onslaught of reactions from social media users, including celebrities, who were inspired to make their own versions of Mrs. Trump’s jacket, voice their disproval and take this as an opportunity to give back.
Others used photoshop to show what their green parka would say, likeOdd Mom Out‘s Jill Kargman, who said in her caption that the “first family could not be more tone deaf.”
And one retailer, Wildfang, actually created their own take on the jacket, putting the phrase“I Really Care. Don’t U?” on a bomber jacket. It’s currently for sale for $98 and 100 percent of the proceeds benefitRaices. On their website the brand explains, “Hey Melania. WE REALLY DO CARE! That’s why we made this jacket. To say we stand with immigrants. To say WE CARE. ByWildfang.”
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Malloy’s tweet about the website has received over 81,000 retweets.The sitehighlights 14 organizations helping immigrants with donations and additional information.
source: people.com
