First Lady Melania Trump paid a visit to the US-Mexico border on Thursday to tour the “tender age homes” that shelter children who have been separated from their parents whilst trying to cross countries.
However, as Trump boarded her private jet, she was seen wearing a jacket that came with the phrase “I Really Don’t Care. Do U?” emblazoned on the back in bold white typeface; she was not wearing the article of clothing when she landed in McAllen, Texas. Once images of her departure became public, celebrities and other media personalities caught wind of the troubling message Trump was displaying, especially after having visited a bevy of children who have been forcibly removed from their parents and locked up in a high-security, prison-like environment.
Former late night host Chelsea Handler criticized Trump’s hypocrisy in a scathing tweet.
“The hypocrisy of @FLOTUS going down to the border to speak broken English to our refugees in that dumb jacket is a little hard to swallow. For all the trump supporters who defend her by saying she speaks five languages—English isn’t one of them.”
The hypocrisy of @FLOTUS going down to the border to speak broken English to our refugees in that dumb jacket is a little hard to swallow. For all the trump supporters who defend her by saying she speaks five languages—English isn’t one of them.
— Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) June 21, 2018
Stephen Colbert addressed the controversy on his show, proclaiming that the general public does indeed care about the state of America amid the “worst moral scandal in recent memory.”
MELANIA’S SURPRISE VISIT WAS 2HELP trump’s UNSURPRISING SAGGING POLL NUMBERS. AMERICANS DONT LIKE PRES.SENATORS,OR CONGRESSMEN WHO PUT BABIES IN INTERNMENT NURSERIES,TODDLER IN KIDDIE JAIL,OR CHILDREN IN KINDERGARTEN LOCKUP⛓
trump’s EXECUTIVE ORDER DOES NOT HELP”THESE CHILDREN” pic.twitter.com/BgEKp8dJQU— Cher (@cher) June 21, 2018
They are right. Not hidden at all. She wore her message across her back. Shame on her. https://t.co/wKyyX0ASZH
— Ava DuVernay (@ava) June 21, 2018
What the actual fuck is going on? https://t.co/QVFaSttyqN
— Andy Cohen (@Andy) June 21, 2018
The jacket Melanie wore on the way to meeting the kids held in internment camps has “I don’t really care, do you?” written on the back.
Fuck these people and fuck anyone who says we should be polite to them or maintain decorum. pic.twitter.com/Velfj2Nr4j
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) June 21, 2018
Donald Trump also took to Twitter to address the controversy. Whilst Melania’s representatives reveal there is no hidden message behind the jacket, the POTUS offered his own interpretation that echoes his own sentiments about the media, and “fake news.”
“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!” He tweeted.
“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
