‘I really don’t care’: Melania Trump’s jacket stuns on migrant visit

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US first lady Melania Trump climbs into her vehicle wearing a Zara jacket with the phrase “I Really Don't Care. Do U?” on the back as she returns to Washington from a visit to the US-Mexico border area in Texas at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Thursday. Photo: Reuters

Published: 7:38am, 22 Jun 2018Updated: 10:22pm, 22 Jun 2018

Melania Trump surprised the world by visiting child migrants on the US-Mexico border on Thursday – but it was her choice of clothing for the trip that stunned the internet: a jacket emblazoned with the words “I really don’t care, do U?”

A tone-deaf sartorial decision – or a hidden message from the first lady? And if so, to whom?

The images of Melania Trump sporting the olive green khaki jacket as she boarded a flight to Texas – which immediately went viral – surfaced as the White House struggles to calm international anger over the practice of splitting migrant children from their parents.

Asked about the military-style jacket with large white brush-style lettering – apparently sold for US$39 at Zara, according to Daily Mail which first spotted the odd choice of outfit – the first lady’s spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said “there was no hidden message.”

First lady Melania Trump arrives at Andrews Air Force Base on Thursday, after visiting the Upbring New Hope Children Center run by the Lutheran Social Services of the South in McAllen, Texas. Photo: AP

“It’s a jacket,” Grisham said. “After today’s important visit to Texas, I hope the media isn’t going to choose to focus on her wardrobe.”

“#SheCares #ItsJustAJacket” Grisham tweeted later on, as speculation swirled online.

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