Jill Biden wears a 'Love' jacket in contrast to Melania Trump's
It seems that the back of a first lady is now the hot spot for messages from the White House.
During President Biden's first in-person meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday, Jill Biden, the first lady, wore a black jacket over her black and white polka dot dress as leaders and spouses gathered at a scenic overlook. In the south. from England.
The jacket had only one word: "LOVE."
The delivery method, if not the content of the message itself, was an unmistakable echo of the time when Melania Trump, then first lady, wore a jacket while visiting children separated from their parents on the southwestern border of the United States. it said “I don't really care, do I?
That message, written in white letters on a green jacket, instantly became a sensation as people searched to find meaning in the harsh-sounding words.
Ms Trump's spokeswoman later said that the message was intended to be a slap in the face to journalists, not a comment on the conditions in which migrant children were kept following her husband's policy of separating them from their parents.
But it was clear that Ms. Trump, like Dr. Biden on Thursday, was well aware that her jacket would be noticed.
Unlike her predecessor, Dr. Biden was quick to provide immediate explanation and context for her choice of jacket and the message she was trying to send. In comments to reporters traveling with the president, she said the jacket was intended to offer a "sense of hope" to a world dominated by Covid.
"I think we are bringing love from America," she said. “This is a global conference and we are trying to bring unity around the world. And I think it is necessary at this time, that people feel a sense of unity of all countries and have a sense of hope after this year of pandemic.
However, she did not say if her jacket was intended to be some kind of reprimand to Ms Trump, or even if she was inspired by the earlier incident. When she was asked about the comparison, her communications director referred to her comments to reporters.
