Melania Trump has received a lot of criticism over the last week for auctioning off the hat she wore when the French first family visited the White House in 2018. Now, another former first lady has entered the chat.
The hat, which is autographed by Melania, was created by her personal stylist, Hervé Pierre, to go with the $2,105 white crepe Michael Kors Collection suit she wore to meet with Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron.
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Yesterday, Hillary Clinton appeared to weigh on the matter when she took to Facebook to share a throwback photo of herself rocking a beaded purple gown in the early ’90s.
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“Some sparkle from right around this time of year, 1993,” Clinton wrote. Then came the kicker. “This dress lives at the Smithsonian now!”
The Smithsonian has an entire exhibit dedicated to clothing and accessories worn by former first ladies. It includes things like Abigail Adams’ silk taffeta dress from the early 1780s, Eleanor Roosevelt’s inaugural reception gown, and Jackie O’s pearl necklace.
Of course, Melania has never been one to honor tradition. Nor has she ever been one to turn down an opportunity to make a few bucks. Since announcing the auction, Democrats and Republicans alike have been pretty appalled by her tacky behavior.
“What’s next?” a former close friend of the Trumps who spoke to CNN under the condition of anonymity in order to speak freely without retribution, said. “The jacket?”
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The friend was referring to that green “I really don’t care. Do u?” jacket Melania wore in 2018 when she went to visit children being held in detention centers in Texas. (Honestly, we wouldn’t be surprised if Melania puts that thing up for auction eventually.)
“It is not okay,” another person who worked in a senior position in the Trump White House added. “It’s unseemly. She is trying to build herself a nest-egg of cash built upon a role that the American people elected her husband for her to inhabit.”
Bidding on Melania’s hat started at $250,000. It’s now up to $265,000 with 10 days left to go in the auction. A portion of the proceeds will go toward her #BeBest program, although her office won’t clarify how much might be donated.
Graham Gremore is the Features Editor and a Staff Writer at Queerty. Follow him on Twitter @grahamgremore.
SamB
Who cares? She was just the wife of a president, I wish people stopped paying attention to partners of politicians. That goes for Pete B’s husband too.
Cam
Of course the anti-LGBTQ right wing troll account desperately tells people to leave the woman alone who is publicly trying to announce all of her garage sales.
No better way to prove how broke you are than to auction off your clothes for cash.
And notice how the right wing troll uses this as an opportunity to attack the most high profile queer couple in the govt?
Your troll game, under all your screenames, is sad and weak.
cliche guevara
She is trying to profit off of a state visit that was held while her husband was a public servant. It’s not illegal and she is free to do it but it certainly speaks to the character of the Trump family. Given Trump may run again, it is certainly relevant that he and his family see it as a money making opportunity rather than being public service.
SDR94103
shut up and go back to your spider hole.
Mr. Stadnick
What’s next selling her “smalls” ? trumps underpants?
SamB
I don’t know why Hillary was stressing her gown is in the Smithsonian, Melania donated her inauguration gown, and it’s on display as well.
Cam
Two posts under the same screename desperately trying to defend this bigoted, broke woman auctioning off her clothes for spending money?
Openminded
Cam, so the truth doesn’t need to be exposed if it shines a positive light on someone you despise or write sensationalized articles about? SamB didn’t defend Melania, he just pointed out that she too donated a dress to the Smithsonian which pretty much makes Hilary’s comment a moot point.
Remember reading comprehension is important.
jthomasmpls
Who cares? She auctioning the hat for charity.
Cam
LOL!!! Yeah, just like when Eric claimed he was raising money for a kids cancer charity and stole the money, or when Donald claimed he was raising money for veterans and tried to steal that money too?
HankHarris
‘charity’ – and won’t disclose how much will go to the charity.
Fname Optional Lname
Yea except it’s her charity soooo——-and Eric has shown the world exactly how the Trumps feel when it comes to donated charity money!
gregg2010
Part of the profits go to charity. And we know how well the Trumps work with charities.
Mack
Yeah, all of $1 out of the $250,000 she collects.
QDaBirdz1st
If that phot is any indication, neither Melania nor the hat look happy. Maybe her chapeau will have a better life, now.
joverit
the dumb foreign gold-digger does not care about anything except gold
Caddy4J
@Cam, STFU!! Does your brain ever take a rest from thinking about all the hate. You know nothing except what the cult tells you. Same posts weekly. We’ll tune in again next week to see again, that your vocabulary hasn’t changed. Now, go back to your flock.
Mack
I believe you’re the troll here. You go back to the turd.
Fname Optional Lname
Cam would not bother you at all if he was not 100% correct
JTinToronto
Mooooooo
RyanMBecker
“A portion of the proceeds will go toward her #BeBest program”
What BeBest program??? LOL
Mack
The “Be Best Program” sure as hell wasn’t about her husband.
Sotzume
What next? The lamppost she stands under getting new “clients”…lol….
Fname Optional Lname
THIS!!!!!
Kevan1
“BeBest” bi tch needs to ask how to use the English language from a staff member. It should be Be the Best. Never understood how they let that slip. Then again the whole family seem to be dull minded. I assume any degrees were paid for.
mikelang541
I actually felt bad for her when her husband took office. But she has proven to be nothing but a ruthless, self-centered gutter rat of a woman. She has been run out of the New York social circles and is pretty much ostracized by anyone who ever was her ‘friend”. Trash!
ricdardc1
i wouuld biuy it if i had the Chedder, just to take a Dump in it. Much disrespect for The Trash it KKKame from #
HenryCameron
Melania’s inaugural gown is also in the Smithsonian.
[email protected]
The monies are going to charity…So many people are wokely triggered in here
Heywood Jablowme
The Trumps are always SAYING they’re doing X, Y or Z “for charity” but whenever someone follows up on it, the charity part didn’t happen much… oops!
redzebra1
They are a family of GRIFTERS. There’s a lifetime ban in the state of New York after STEALING from a child charity. The point is it’s going to be used as a front for skimming off the money. They’re heavily in-debt frauds and con-artists!
BoomerMyles
Melania is a moist airhole.
SPEEDOSWIMMER
Malaria Drump is BeBest at grifting. Tacky gold-digging beeeeeeeeoootch.
BDAguy
Who paid for the hat and whatever else she is hocking on eBay? If the Donald forked out for the bling, then she can do what she wants with it, but if he got a tax deduction for representational costs associated with her being First Lady (b/c her wardrobe isn’t paid for by the government) he owes it back… but hey wouldn’t be the first time the dead beats stiffed the IRS. If the stuff was donated by the designer as part of a State Visit then it belongs to the American people. But again, hey, it wouldn’t be the first time the Trumps broke the law without consequences.