Twitter Flooded With Jokes As Melania Trump Wears Heels To See Harvey
As a former fashion model, Melania Trump certainly knows how to dress — but maybe not quite for this occasion.
Photos and video snapped of the First Lady beside President Donald Trump Monday evening showed the couple clad in khaki and black as they departed for Texas to survey relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. [Read more].
While all may agree it's great that they're going, the Internet on Tuesday seemed have much more to say about the First Lady's attire — particularly her spiky 5-inch stiletto heels — as Twitter flooded with jokes.
Here are just a few:
I'm confused. Is Melania flying Marine One or is there a Top Gun reunion in Texas? pic.twitter.com/sdprlZDqq0
— EmperorTrump (@US_EmperorTrump) August 29, 2017
Houston: We've lost everything...
— Xorje Olivares (@XorjeO) August 29, 2017
Melania: *straps on heels* pic.twitter.com/t6Z4nrtoqj
#Texas #HurricaneHarvy Melania doesn't need high heels, she needs high flips! pic.twitter.com/MgwbqQsuA9
— Rob Espino (@RobEspino) August 29, 2017
Live look at Melania Trump offering assistance in Houston: pic.twitter.com/IumsriGojS
— TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) August 29, 2017
Seems Melania has been promoted from flight attendant to pilot.
— Bougie Muffin (@refinedmess) August 29, 2017
Marine One pic.twitter.com/iAAwZfzts8
To be fair, reports out later Tuesday stated she'd changed on the plane into sensible sneakers. Good call.
Melania Trump's office, in a statement released to CNN, chided reporters for being "worried about her shoes" during an "active and ongoing natural disaster."