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Melania jacket with the words “I really don’t care, do you?” stuns the internet on her migrant visit

Melania Trump surprised the world by visiting child migrants on the US-Mexico border Thursday -- but it was her choice of clothing for the trip that stunned the internet: a jacket emblazoned with the words "I really don't care, do you?" A tone-deaf sartorial decision -- or a hidd

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Published 23 June 2018, 8:00 · Updated 21:42

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Melania jacket with the words “I really don’t care, do you?” stuns the internet on her migrant visit

Melania Trump surprised the world by visiting child migrants on the US-Mexico border Thursday -- but it was her choice of clothing for the trip that stunned the internet: a jacket emblazoned with the words “I really don’t care, do you?” A tone-deaf sartorial decision -- or a hidden message from the first lady? And if so, to whom?

The images of Melania Trump sporting the olive green khaki jacket as she boarded a flight to Texas -- which immediately went viral -- surfaced as the White House struggles to calm international anger over the practice of splitting migrant children from their parents. Asked about the military-style jacket with large white brush-style lettering -- apparently sold for $39 at Zara, according to the Daily Mail which first spotted the odd choice of outfit -- the first lady’s spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said “there was no hidden message.”

“It’s a jacket,” Grisham said. “After today’s important visit to Texas, I hope the media isn’t going to choose to focus on her wardrobe.” “#SheCares #ItsJustAJacket” Grisham tweeted later on, as speculation swirled online. But the president’s take on the jacket told a decidedly different story: “’I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?’ written onthe back of Melania’s jacket, refers to the Fake News Media,” Donald Trump tweeted shortly after his wife’s return.

Melania jacket with the words “I really don’t care, do you?” stuns the internet on her migrant visit

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