President Trump Says ‘Melania T’ Is The New Jackie O
Both women have shown a flair for fashion
America has a new Jackie O and it’s ‘Melania T,’ according to President Trump.
During an interview with Fox & Friends, Trump implied that Melania T is the modern-day Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. “We have our own Jackie O. It’s called Melania,” he said. “We’ll call it Melania T. People love her. She gets no credit from the media, but she gets credit from the people.”
The president compared the two women while revealing he wants to redo the Air Force One uniform, despite the baby blue colour being very much synonymous with the beloved former first lady.
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Admittedly, while we’re perplexed by Trump calling his wife “it”, if a First Lady was to be inspired by another First Lady’s style, Jacqueline Kennedy is an excellent choice. From the tailored skirt suits and elegant tea dresses, to the oversized sunglasses and trench coats, Jackie O’s signature wardrobe was undeniably iconic.
The comparisons between the two first ladies have been mounting ever since Melania stepped out in a powder-blue dress with a matching jacket and gloves at her husband’s inauguration [below]. Tweets and headlines pointed out that America’s newest first lady appeared to be channelling Jackie Kennedy.
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Melania mimicked Jackie’s style yet again while visiting Mar-a-Lago with the president in 2017. As she stepped off the plane at Palm Beach International Airport, the First Lady sported statement sunglasses, wide-legged white trousers and a black button-down, almost the exact same outfit Jackie Kennedy wore to the West Palm Beach Airport in 1973. Clearly, this wasn’t a coincidence.
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The parallels are hardly surprising. After all, when asked in 1999 about what kind of First Lady she’d be if her husband were President, Trump said, “I would be very traditional. Like Betty Ford or Jackie Kennedy. I would support him.”