Melania's tone deaf jacket gets instantly burned by memes
The First Lady made it too easy.
Melania Trump made a surprise visit to Texas on Thursday to meet detained immigrant children at the U.S. border. Considering she's been laying low for the past few weeks, you'd think it's a step forward for her as a public figure. Remember that whole "where's Melania" debacle in May?
SEE ALSO: Melania Trump boards plane to meet immigrants wearing 'I really don't care' jacket
But in some sort of bizarrely insensitive fashion no-no, Melania decided to board the plane to the middle of a major human rights debate wearing a long green jacket that said "I don't really care, do u?" on the back.
i want a girl with a short skirt and the wrooooooooooong jacket https://t.co/3Z8ADMtlUf
— lvl45 CHAOS POTUS who thinks 'the jacket is cool' (@thetomzone) June 21, 2018
In a few minutes, people started spoofing the jacket and adding their own messages. Whether a critical reminder that Americans have the power to vote out the current administration, or a jab at Melania's (seemingly) high and mighty attitude toward migrant children, these fake jackets have hotter takes than any incoming op-ed.
Somehow Melania's meme'd outerwear is more believable than what she actually wore.
I made my own jacket. 💅🏼#MelaniaTrump pic.twitter.com/MBhGOqpWME
— Charlotte Clymer🏳️🌈 (@cmclymer) June 21, 2018
Here you go, .@FLOTUS. I fixed it for you. pic.twitter.com/IItuRXhUQG
— Helen Androlia (@HelenAndrolia) June 21, 2018
hey @FLOTUS I made something that's just your style pic.twitter.com/SbphgXZ4RY
— Nicole Silverberg (@nsilverberg) June 21, 2018
Fixed Melania's jacket. I knew those 15 seasons of "Project Runway" would come in handy one day! pic.twitter.com/KxDlJm1zYh
— Sophie Vershbow (@svershbow) June 21, 2018
here's the jacket i'm wearing on my way to the border pic.twitter.com/IYfuiB9BSg
— David Mack (@davidmackau) June 21, 2018
Instead of wearing the "I don't really care, do you?" jacket, Melania should have worn this one👇#ThursdayThoughts #YesWeCare pic.twitter.com/xUzPft3yy8
— ΛᄂIПΛ (@Alina__IV) June 21, 2018
ok i am into this jacket pic.twitter.com/ZJdx4hwIsG
— sara yasin 😐 (@sarayasin) June 21, 2018
— darth™ (@darth) June 21, 2018
— darth™ (@darth) June 21, 2018
Alternative jacket messages considered by Melania Trump: pic.twitter.com/GffzRhbJzO
— MeltLikeButta (@jwbutta) June 21, 2018
Melania's jacket is clearly from the new @pattymo line of outerwear pic.twitter.com/0vE6FswjnC
— McGone [2 CD Remastered Deluxe Edition] (@the_mcgone) June 21, 2018
And if you want to make your own, @jwbutta posted a blank version.
Here you go, Twitter: make your own Melania Trump jacket! We've gotten you started with an example...have fun! pic.twitter.com/jZClbiIKFK
— MeltLikeButta (@jwbutta) June 21, 2018
Some people posted Melania's other outfit options for the day.
Melania woke up, opened the closet, and tried to figure out which one to choose from. pic.twitter.com/RLLddm7VeN
— Matt Viser (@mviser) June 21, 2018
EXCLUSIVE: Melania trump’s next wardrobe choice when she visits homeless shelters pic.twitter.com/16AeDZBn6U
— Ezra Viale 🌈 (@NoahViale) June 21, 2018
And one wonderful person turned the social media frenzy around the jacket into an opportunity to raise awareness for people in need.
Since Melania Trump's jacket said "I really don't care"...
I set up https://t.co/GL1FF0KpBs
Click the link and it'll take you to a site where you can donate to 14 awesome groups helping immigrants all at once. Feel free to RT if that's your jam. pic.twitter.com/TPc4y4ZUfh— Parker Molloy (@ParkerMolloy) June 21, 2018
Other jacket alternatives: "Please stop trying to hold my hand, Donald" and "I swear this speech is my own."