{"id":2396781,"date":"2025-01-29T22:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T03:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vogue-blasts-melania-trump-as-a-freelance-magician-in-white-house-portrait\/"},"modified":"2025-01-29T22:05:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T03:05:49","slug":"vogue-blasts-melania-trump-as-a-freelance-magician-in-white-house-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vogue-blasts-melania-trump-as-a-freelance-magician-in-white-house-portrait\/","title":{"rendered":"Vogue blasts Melania Trump as a &#8216;freelance magician&#8217; in White House portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvogue-blasts-melania-trump-as-a-freelance-magician-in-white-house-portrait%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2396781&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article \u200bdiscusses a critical piece published by *Vogue*\u2064 about Melania Trump&#8217;s \u2062official White House portrait. \u200dWritten by Hannah Jackson, the article describes\u2062 the \u200bportrait as evoking memories of\u200c Trump&#8217;s previous role on *The Apprentice*, suggesting that her attire\u2014a \u200btuxedo\u2014made her \u2062appear more like a &#8220;freelance magician&#8221; than a first lady. The review critiques her sartorial\u200d choices and implies that she struggles with conveying an appropriate public image. In\u2063 contrast, the\u2062 article notes that *Vogue* has\u2063 previously celebrated \u200dother first ladies, such as Jill Biden, suggesting \u2063a political bias against\u2063 Trump from the magazine&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/author-of-school-districts-most-challenged-lgbt-book-speaks-out-parental-rights-really-anger-me\/\" title=\"Author of Controversial LGBT Book Speaks Up: &#039;Parental Rights Infuriate Me&#039;\">editorial\u2064 team<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">piece reflects ongoing discussions surrounding fashion<\/a>, political depiction, and media portrayal of public figures.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Vogue blasts Melania Trump as a &lsquo;freelance magician&rsquo; in White House portrait<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1959926\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/vogue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Vogue\">Vogue<\/a> <\/em>published a sniping article about first lady <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/melania-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Melania Trump\">Melania Trump<\/a> in reaction to her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"White House\">White House<\/a> portrait.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Melania Trump Cosplays The Apprentice in Her Official White House Portrait&rdquo; was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/melania-trump-official-white-house-portrait-the-apprentice-cosplay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"the headline\">the headline<\/a> of the article by <em>Vogue<\/em> writer Hannah Jackson.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The sober black-and-white photograph by R&eacute;gine Mahaux features Trump, the Washington Monument towering over her shoulder, resting her fingers on a reflective black desk and staring down the camera as if to say, &lsquo;You&rsquo;re fired,&#8217;&rdquo; Jackson said of the portrait.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First Lady Melania Trump&rsquo;s Official White House Portrait <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pMdooFZW53\">pic.twitter.com\/pMdooFZW53<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; First Lady Melania Trump (@FLOTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FLOTUS\/status\/1883975986683007036?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 27, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Trump looked more like she was guest starring on an episode of <em>The Apprentice<\/em> than assuming the role of first lady of the United States,&rdquo; the writer continued. &ldquo;Trump&rsquo;s clothing certainly didn&rsquo;t help the boardroom pastiche.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The choice to wear a tuxedo &mdash; as opposed to a blazer or blouse &mdash; made Trump look more like a freelance magician than a public servant,&rdquo; the article read.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Vogue<\/em> writer&rsquo;s blistering review of the first lady&rsquo;s portrait continued its brutal critique.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, attempting a no-nonsense businesswoman approach in her situationally inappropriate tuxedo, it seems that Melania Trump still struggles with sartorial messaging,&rdquo; Jackson said in the article.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For a magazine that purports to champion women&hellip; why are they so terrified of, and not respectful of, a first lady who comes in and says, &lsquo;I am powerful, too&rsquo;?&rdquo; Fox News host Emily Compagno <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FoxNews\/status\/1884753397515006163\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"reacted\">reacted<\/a> to <em>Vogue&rsquo;s<\/em> criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump&rsquo;s high-fashion savvy as a former model, <em>Vogue<\/em> Global Editorial Director Anna Wintour has appeared to shut out the first lady over politics.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">President Joe Biden, right, kisses Anna Wintour after presenting Wintour with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation&rsquo;s highest civilian honor, in the East Room of the White House, Saturday, Jan. 4, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Manuel Balce Ceneta)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Vogue<\/em> celebrated former first lady Jill Biden in several magazine covers during the Biden presidency. The former first lady&rsquo;s last <em>Vogue<\/em> cover was revealed in July amid nationwide scrutiny over her husband&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-escapes-age-concerns-for-now-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump escapes age concerns for now - Washington Examiner\">dismal presidential debate performance<\/a> against his Republican rival, now-President Donald Trump. The former first lady received scrutiny during the timing of her Vogue cover as she attempted to continue to campaign for him until his presidential bid ended weeks later.<\/p>\n<p>Former first ladies Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris were also on multiple <em>Vogue<\/em> covers.<\/p>\n<p>In one of his final ceremonies at the White House, President Joe Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wintourworld\/p\/DEeJOfRte2A\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"awarded Wintour\">awarded Wintour<\/a> with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among 18 other celebrities in January.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>During Donald Trump&rsquo;s inauguration last week, first lady Melania Trump and first daughter Ivanka Trump were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3293488\/inauguration-day-fashion-steals-the-show-as-trump-returns-to-washington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"widely praised\">widely praised<\/a> for their stunning fashions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Making fashion beautiful again,&rdquo; tech billionaire Elon Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1881712433523503533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> on his X social media platform.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1959926\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1959926\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vogue criticizes Melania Trump as a &#8216;freelance magician&#8217; in her White House portrait<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2396782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Melania.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7375,49463,32423,19544,49356],"class_list":["post-2396781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-criticism","tag-fashion-media","tag-melania-trump","tag-vogue","tag-white-house-portrait"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Melania.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396781","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2396781"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2396785,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2396781\/revisions\/2396785"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2396782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2396781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2396781"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2396781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}