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Donald Trump reveals ‘real’ reason why Melania wore ‘I really don’t care, do you?’ jacket to visit detained immigrant children
DONALD Trump has revealed the real reason why Melania wore a bizarre jacket declaring "I really don't care, do you?" during a visit to meet detained immigrant children separated from their parents.
The first lady was slammed by some for the outfit choice but the US president later defended his wife, saying the message was aimed at the "Fake News Media".
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Writing on Twitter, he said: "'I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?' written on the back of Melania’s jacket, refers to the Fake News Media.
"Melania has learned how dishonest they are, and she truly no longer cares!"
The first lady – who reportedly had pushed Donald Trump to U-turn on his controversial child migration policy – wore the jacket as she travelled to Texas to talk to kids at a detention centre.
Her appearance came one day after the US President ordered that tots should not be separated from their families – following an outcry over images of migrant children in wire cages.
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As Melania boarded a government plane at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland she was seen wearing a £30 Zara military jacket with the controversial message printed on the back.
When the plane landed in McAllen, Texas, Mrs Trump had changed into a different pale cream coat.
But when she returned to Washington, she had seemingly put the controversial number back on.
Her spokesman Stephanie Grisham said: “It's a jacket. There was no hidden message."
Grisham underscored that message in a tweet with the hashtags #SheCares and #ItsJustAJacket.
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However the fashion "mistake" has certainly ruffled a few feathers in the world of showbiz.
Chelsea Handler was among the big names to slam Melania for the item of clothing, tweeting: "The hypocrisy of @FLOTUS going down to the border to speak broken English to our refugees in that dumb jacket is a little hard to swallow."
Comedian Kathy Griffin ladded: "The jacket Melanie wore on the way to meeting the kids held in internment camps has 'I don't really care, do you?' written on the back.
"F*** these people and f*** anyone who says we should be polite to them or maintain decorum."
First Lady Melania Trump visits Texas facilities housing migrant children separated from their parents
Twitter users were quick to criticise what they saw as the first lady's jacket faux pas and with some calling her fashion decision "tone deaf."
Some users said the coat proved Melania was ";out of touch" with the way most people felt about the scandal.
It's not the first time Mrs Trump has come under fire for her wardrobe.
Ahead of a visit with victims of Hurricane Harvey last year, photos of the first lady heading to the airport in stiletto heels drew ire on social media.
As the outrage continued, Donald Trump Jr shared an edited version of his step-mother's jacket to his Instagram feed.
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How Melania and Ivanka convinced Donald Trump to change his mind on child migrant detentions
DONALD Trump was urged by his wife Melania to do something to stop children being separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border.
During private conversations with the president, she urged him to end the humanitarian crisis after showing him horrifying pictures of kids in cages, a White House official said.
In the Oval Office, Trump said he had also heard from his daughter and aide, Ivanka Trump, about the policy.
He said: "Ivanka feels very strongly. My wife feels very strongly about it. I feel very strongly about it. I think anybody with a heart would feel very strongly about it," Trump said.
But despite days of heart-wrenching images of children being pulled from their immigrant parents, she stayed publicly quiet until Trump osigned an executive order designed to keep families together on Wednesday.
Then the first daughter tweeted: "Thank you @POTUS for taking critical action ending family separation at our border," and called on Congress to "find a lasting solution that is consistent with our shared values."
The First lady weighed in more quickly, with her office issuing a statement over the weekend saying she "hates" to see families separated at the border.
On Wednesday, a White House official said she "has been making her opinion known" to her husband that he needs to do all he can to keep migrant families together.
It featured a photo of a crying Robert DeNiro plastered on the back of the jacket with the caption: 'Fixed it!'
However, Melania did not mention the controversy when she took to Twitter Thursday night to share photos of her visit.
"Today's visit to #Texas to spend time with children & thank the many hardworking individuals helping to care for them was very meaningful. Thank you to @SecAzar @HHSGOV for traveling w me today & the care you are giving these children in such a difficult time," she tweeted.
Melania's visit comes as it was revealed Melania and Ivanka Trump put pressure on him to sign an executive order preventing migrant children being split up from their families.
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Images of distraught children crying for their mums and dads after being separated from their migrant parents at the United States border have made headlines around the world.
Toddlers and babies younger than a year old are being kept in wire cages and forced to sleep on concrete floors in detention facilities while their parents are held in jail.
The family separations are the result of the US President's 'zero tolerance' policy that arrests all adults who are caught trying to enter the US illegally, including those seeking asylum.
Melania's office issued a statement over the weekend saying the first lady “hates” to see children separated from their families and “believes we need to be a country that follows all laws, but also a country that governs with heart.”
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She decided to make an impromptu visit to the Upbring New Hope Children's Center, which houses 55 migrant children aged from 12 to 17, on Thursday.
She was met with a large paper American flag the children had signed taped to a wall, with the words: "Welcome! First Lady".
Mrs Trump asked them where they were from, if they were friends and how long they'd been at the centre - where staff said kids typically spend between 42 and 45 days.
The children responded, sometimes in English, other times in Spanish, many of them wearing grey T-shirts with the red, white and blue words "We Are One."
She told children to ";be kind and nice to each other" as she left for another classroom.
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The first lady thanked the staff for their "heroic work" and asked them to reunite the children with their families as quickly as possible.
New Hope staff told her the children are assessed for physical and mental health issues when they enter the facility and are often distraught.
They attend school five days a week and have a variety of activities.
Director Roy De La Cerda said: "We just have a tremendous passion for working with these children. We see them as our own."
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Back in Washington, her husband spoke at length before a cabinet meeting, claiming there was a “massive child smuggling industry”.
He added: “The human traffickers are making a fortune. It's a disgrace.”
His comments came 24 hours after he announced an end to his policy of separating children from their parents at the US border.
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