FIRST Lady Melania Trump has explained why she wore a coat emblazoned with the slogan “I don’t care” when she visited migrant children at the US-Mexico border in June.
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| I want to show them that I don’t care |
The jacket caused wide-spread controversy, with some accusing her of not caring about children stuck in the US immigration system, while others believed it was a dig at her husband’s hard-stance policy.
Speaking on the issue for the first time, she told ABC’s Tom Llamas that she wore it “for the people and for the left-wing media who are criticising me.
“I want to show them that I don’t care”.
Mrs Trump was photographed leaving Andrews Air Force base in Maryland wearing the jacket on June 21.
She was on her way to visit migrant children in Texas, near the Mexican border.
The President’s policy of separating parents and children of illegal immigrants when they cross the border caused outrage across the US.
Pictures and videos merged showing upset children kept in large pens led to outcry and the eventual reversal of the White House’s immigration plan.
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| Melania Trump has given her first one-to-one interview as First Lady |
Melanie Trump herself condemned the separation of families via her spokeswoman, in a move which saw her publicly put herself at odds with her husband.
Her jacket consequently caused speculation she was sending a message to the President by making a point she didn’t have a problem with publicly criticising him.
“It was kind of a message.
“After the visit I put the jacket back on because I saw how the media got upset about it, obsessed about it.
“I would prefer that they would focus on what I do and on my initiatives rather than what I wear.”
The ABC sit down is the first one-to-one interview Melania has done with a TV network since becoming First Lady.
The interview was welcomed by President Trump via Twitter.
He posted: “Don’t miss our great First Lady Melania on ABC tonight. Enjoy!”
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