Wearing black sweater and white slacks, Melania Trump visits US border for do-over at migrant centre
US first lady ‘really wants to learn’ about the process immigrants are going through, her spokeswoman says
US first lady Melania Trump headed toward the Arizona-Mexico border on Thursday for another visit with customs officials, children and others dealing with her husband’s strict immigration policy.
“She cares about children deeply and when the news started to hit I think she was very concerned and wanted to make sure the kids are being well taken care of,” said her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham. “She doesn’t like to see parents and kids separated.”
Asked whether Trump agrees with her husband’s immigration policy, Grisham said, “She definitely believes in strong border laws” and that she wants Congress to strengthen immigration policies. But she also believes in “governing with heart,” Grisham said.
This time, Trump made a risk-averse fashion choice of black sweater, white slacks and flat shoes when she boarded her jet at a military base in Maryland. The do-over came a week after she wore a jacket with a message on the back to and from the border town of McAllen, Texas, that overshadowed her visit with officials and some migrant children. Her jacket said in white letters on the back: “I really don’t care, do u?”
The choice baffled many and spawned a slew of memes about what the first lady, a former model, may have meant. Her spokeswoman said it was just a jacket, with no hidden message. But Trump’s husband, US President Donald Trump, undercut the no-message message by tweeting that his wife was saying she really doesn’t care about the “fake news” media.