It’s hard to Be Best when you’re surrounded by racist stepchildren, ethical violations, and sweaty old white men, so Melania Trump decided to Be Memes instead.
After turning up for her own speech on Wednesday in a decidedly militaristic khaki getup (because we know she loves a khaki statement piece), the First Lady returned to the final night of the Republican National Convention in green again.
An odd, clashy choice, not just against the red party and the red carpet and the red and blue flags arrayed behind her in their dozens, but also because the pleated Valentino gown is the exact shade of eye-blistering electric lime used for green screen effects.
Queen Elizabeth II learned this lesson back in 2016.
Soon, the First Lady was sporting a belted A-line gown in such fetching prints as Coronavirus, U.S. Pandemic Death Stats, and Weather Report.
But that wasn’t all. Minutes later, cameras caught Melania flashing a big smile at Ivanka as she passed by on the stage, then dropping back to a decidedly icy expression as soon as her stepdaughter moved on.
The hint of “is this over yet?” some people saw in Mrs. Trump’s eyes seemed to strike a chord.
(Meena Harris is the niece of Democratic VP pick Kamala Harris. Now you know.)
Melania Trump might be a willing accomplice of an aspiring fascist president who’s actively working to help him win re-election, but there’s absolutely no denying her stinkeye game. Jackie Kennedy could never.