{"id":2397697,"date":"2025-01-31T19:19:02","date_gmt":"2025-02-01T00:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vogue-under-fire-for-hatchet-job-on-melania-trump-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T19:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-01T00:20:32","slug":"vogue-under-fire-for-hatchet-job-on-melania-trump-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vogue-under-fire-for-hatchet-job-on-melania-trump-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Vogue under fire for \u2018hatchet job\u2019 on Melania Trump &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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-under-fire-for-hatchet-job-on-melania-trump-washington-examiner%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=2397697&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 news article\u200c discusses \u200dVogue magazine&#8217;s\u2063 recent critique of Melania Trump&#8217;s \u200cnew White House\u2062 portrait,\u2062 labeling it a \u2064&#8221;harsh \u200dtakedown&#8221; and referring to\u2064 it as\u2062 a &#8220;hatchet\u2062 job.&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">critique \u200csparked backlash<\/a> from Staten Island Borough President Vito\u200b Fossella,\u200d who criticized vogue&#8217;s disparaging remarks about the first lady&#8217;s appearance, \u2062suggesting \u200csuch ridicule reflects a lack of decency and a \u200cdouble standard in \u200bhow first ladies are treated. \u2063He emphasized that Trump is dedicated to public service and called for a public apology from\u2064 the\u2063 magazine. The \u200barticle points out that \u200dduring Melania trump&#8217;s first term, she received\u2064 unflattering treatment from fashion magazines, including not being \u2063featured on the cover of Vogue,\u2062 which \u200dinstead highlighted Jill Biden. \u2064The \u2064coverage suggests that Trump\u2019s fashion choices, especially for her second term, are being met\u200d with approval from some, who believe she will set a new standard \u2064as first lady.  <\/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 under fire for &lsquo;hatchet job&rsquo; on Melania Trump<\/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_1940201\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Vogue<\/em> magazine&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vogue.com\/article\/melania-trump-official-white-house-portrait-the-apprentice-cosplay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">harsh takedown<\/a> of the newly released White House portrait of first lady Melania Trump is drawing demands that the fashion bible apologize for its &ldquo;hatchet job.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>On Friday, Staten Island Borough President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statenislandusa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Vito Fossella<\/a> added his voice to the criticism of the magazine, edited by Anna Wintour who adored the Trumps before their arrival at the White House.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ridiculing the first lady&rsquo;s appearance demonstrates that there seems to be no boundaries or sense of decency anymore. Unjustified criticisms like these should not only be out-of-fashion &mdash; but out-of-vogue,&rdquo; said Fossella.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Melania Trump opted for a tuxedo for her black-and-white boardroom pastiche. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4Gr8n5LvN2\">https:\/\/t.co\/4Gr8n5LvN2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/voguemagazine\/status\/1884293789147357570?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 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><em>Vogue&rsquo;s<\/em> review dismissed the first lady&rsquo;s portrait in which she appears in black and white, dressed in a tuxedo, her blouse open, and standing in a South Lawn window with the Washington Monument behind her.<\/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. It&rsquo;s perhaps unsurprising that a woman who lived in a gold-encrusted penthouse, whose fame is so intertwined with a reality-television empire, would refuse to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vogues-disgusting-critique-of-flotus-portrait-flops-flooded-with-negative-comments\/\" title=\"Vogue&#039;s Disgusting Critique of FLOTUS Portrait Flops, Flooded with Negative Comments\">abandon theatrics &#038;mdash<\/a>; even when faced with 248 years of tradition,&rdquo; said the magazine.<\/p>\n<p>Fossella fired back. &ldquo;Trump is a humble individual dedicated to doing good on behalf of the American people. And still publications like <em>Vogue<\/em> find room for cheap shots and personal attacks. There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/high-school-football-player-calls-on-gavin-newsom-to-stop-restricting-sports-give-us-a-chance\/\" title=\"High School Football Player Calls On Gavin Newsom To Stop Restricting Sports: Give Us \u2018A Chance\u2019\">clear double-standard<\/a>, as other first ladies have not been treated this way. It seems they only hold women in high regard, when they agree with them, politically,&rdquo; he added before calling for a &ldquo;public apology.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Unlike other first ladies, Trump has a background as a high fashion model. But during the first term, fashion magazines dissed her. <em>Vogue<\/em> was the rudest, never putting her on the cover. Last August, it featured former first lady Jill Biden on the cover.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Last night we attended a sold out event at Mar a Lago raising well in excess of $1 million for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LogCabinGOP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LogCabinGOP<\/a>. Our great former and future First Lady Melania Trump was our featured guest of honor. Mrs. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MELANIATRUMP?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MELANIATRUMP<\/a> joined our dear friend former acting DNI\/Ambassador <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RicGrenell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RicGrenell<\/a> to&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ZRUrLciRT\">pic.twitter.com\/6ZRUrLciRT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bill White (@BillWhiteUSA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillWhiteUSA\/status\/1782069632356040709?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>Others have strongly approved of Trump&rsquo;s second-term fashion choices, notably the hat she wore at the inauguration and her inaugural ball gown.<\/p>\n<p>Bill White, a friend of the Trumps and the president&rsquo;s pick for U.S. ambassador to Belgium, told <em>Secrets<\/em> that he believes Melania Trump will establish a new model for first ladies in her second stint in the East Wing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am convinced that Melania Trump will usher in an era of distinction as first lady,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She is very experienced since being first lady previously. And unlike the last time, when the usual characters like Anna Wintour can only throw darts versus being magnanimous like President Trump is, our GREAT first lady will shine SO brightly with all her critically important initiatives. The vast majority of the American people have spoken and they want what Melania Trump will bring to this extraordinary and prestigious position. We can&rsquo;t wait for the great things ahead of us with our beloved president and first lady,&rdquo; White added.<\/p>\n<p>Trump enters the White House with a higher approval rating that her husband, which the president seems good with.<\/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_1940201\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1940201\"}});<\/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 criticized for harsh portrayal of Melania Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2397698,"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-Official-Photo-e1738367946785-1024x648.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6733,49624,33295,32423,19544],"class_list":["post-2397697","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-controversy","tag-fashion-magazine","tag-media-criticism","tag-melania-trump","tag-vogue"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Melania-Official-Photo-e1738367946785-1024x648.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397697","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\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397697"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397697\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397701,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397697\/revisions\/2397701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}