Melania Trump has worn her most tone-deaf piece of clothing to date, probably even the most tone-deaf piece of clothing ever.
As she boarded a private jet at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland on the way to visit immigrant children in Texas today, she wore a green parka with the words: ‘I really don’t care, do u?’ emblazoned on the back.
The First Lady couldn't have picked a more inappropriate jacket to wear to a children's immigration detention centre if she tried.
The Zara jacket, which costs just $52 (US$39) has since drawn criticism from pretty much everyone as completely and utterly tone-deaf, given the fury surrounding her husband Donald Trump's policy that ripped children from their parents as they tried to cross the US-Mexico border. On Thursday Trump signed an executive order that ended policy of separating children from their parents at the US-Mexico border. The children's parents will still be detained - but now their children will be detained along with them.
Melania's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham, however, denied the jacket had any meaning behind it and refuse to apologise for offence it may have caused.
"It's a jacket. There was no hidden message. After today's important visit to Texas, I hope this isn't what the media is going to choose to focus on."
(But even if there really was no ill-intention behind this chosen piece of clothing, you would think someone in her position would have more self-awareness.)
When Melania exited Executive One Foxtrot in McAllen, Texas, she was wearing a cream-coloured jacket instead.
Donald Trump has responded to the backlash on Twitter, suggesting that her jacket refers to his wife not caring about what the "Fake News Media" reports.
Meanwhile, others on Twitter shared their disbelief, or in some cases, lack thereof.
Some even suggested this decision was not a faux-pas, but a deliberate attempt to send a message.
Others used the image of the Zara jacket to create art, using the recognisable image of the little girl crying at the US-Mexico border.
This isn't the first time Melania's choice of fashion - or words - have been criticised as tone-deaf.
In August, she wore a pair of very high heels to board a plane to visit Hurricane Harvey victims. And earlier this week she tweeted about discussing ways to "positively impact children" with the King and Queen of Spain.
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She truly is a nasty vindictive bitch and no better than Trump. She meant it, BELIEVE IT! She like her husband is cruel, unChristian and has no morals or values.
I'd been so impressed when I'd read Melania's statement that she hates to see children separated from their families, and that she thinks we need to follow the law, but with heart - a good 4-5 days before "jacket-gate". It seemed like yet another example of her clearly making a statement against Donald Trump's policies. Is it possible that this is what she was intending to do with the jacket? A misguided attempt to say she really doesn't care what tripe DT is spouting? It clearly backfired, and was misinterpreted, but this makes the most sense to me.