Melania Trump, Claire Underwood and the 'sorpasso' of the consorts
The fifth season of 'House of Cards' premieres, the television series that portrays the corrupt state of the political profession at this point in the 21st century
This week (May 30 in the US, May 31 in Spain) the fifth season of 'House of Cards' opens, the television series that portrays the corrupt state of the political profession at this point in the 21st century (nothing to see with the idealistic heroism of 'The West Side of The White House', the mythical series that aired between 1999 and 2006). In the wake of the Trump Presidency, the Underwoods continue to draw unsettling similarities to the marriage of the mogul and the model, at a crossroads that begins in style: Melania has dressed just like Claire Underwood is remarkable. , the character played by Robin Wright.
However, that is not the whole coincidence. In the series, the most anticipated event is the definitive replacement of the character Claire as the motor of action: it is her turn to come to the fore in politics, the media and political maneuvers of doubtful legality, and in the promotional interviews Wright somehow confirms it: "She has learned from the best, from her husband's tactics, and now we will see how, using the same plan, she devises hers to stop being a stoic observer."
It is a full-blown "sorpasso" that, although it takes place in fiction, has already been suggested and even claimed in reality. Today, women in the position of consort can be increasingly “dangerous” for their husbands, whom they sometimes surpass in intelligence and popularity. We have seen it with Michelle Obama, the most desired to succeed her husband and her former president, and at times much more popular than this. Melania Trump also takes her first steps when it comes to distancing herself from her husband: the press already recounts how she "shines in the shadows."
The international tour of the Trump marriage could not have been more bittersweet: while he has made clear her aggressive and rude nature, portrayed in different videos that they have become viral, she comes out strengthened from so much official trip. If Donald was cocky, Melania showed the more human and friendly side of him under an impeccably expensive wardrobe. Her refusal to shake her husband's hand to be led by him has gone around the world, as has her encounter with Pope Francis. The only transcendent moment in which the Pope smiled was when he spoke to Melania.
