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US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump board Air Force One to fly to Texas. Photo: Reuters

Melania Trump mocked for going to Texas disaster zone wearing ‘storm stilettos’

US first lady lampooned as ‘Flood Watch Barbie’

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First Lady Melania Trump is making waves for her flood fashion.

The former model is always elegantly turned out and perfectly coiffed, and Tuesday was no exception as she left the White House with her president husband for storm-ravaged Texas.

Trump was photographed walking across the White House lawn in sky-high stiletto pumps, part of an outfit that included tailored capri pants, an army green bomber jacket with ruched sleeves and aviator sunglasses.

Television writer Brad Wollack chimed in.

President Donald Trump’s outfit was more in line with what politicians normally wear to visit weary survivors of deadly natural disasters: a black hooded rain jacket, khaki trousers and brown boots.

A wide swathe of Texas is reeling from monster storm Harvey, who has devastated coastal communities and left large parts of Houston underwater. Tens of thousands of people are packed into overcrowded shelters as authorities continue to pluck victims from rooftops.

US President Donald Trump (L) and First Lady Melania Trump walk to board Marine One before departing the White House for Joint Base Andrews, en route to Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo: Xinhua

The first lady changed into something a bit more disaster-appropriate on the flight to the hard-hit coastal city of Corpus Christi, the Trumps’ first stop Tuesday in Texas.

She stepped off Air Force One wearing black trousers and a white button up shirt, trading the stilettos for white tennis shoes.

She also wore a black baseball cap that read “FLOTUS,” or the abbreviation for First Lady of the United States, setting off another round of Melania-bashing on Twitter.

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