Things have changed. If in the previous administration it was very criticized Donald Trump for being little gentleman with his wife and always leaving her behind, in this second round The brand new president of the United States seems to have taken note. In tune, Melania has raised the profile. Its presence in events, their involvement in the support of certain laws and even their first official photo seem to account for this. It is still an enigmatic and not very simple figure to read, but certain gestures allow us to interpret the beginning of a new era.
A blunt position
With blazer and black pants and a white shirt, he appears standing with open arms on a desk with mirror lid. Behind, a window suggests the Obelisk of Washington. The look is firm, the gesture is serious. In His first photo posted on his official Instagram account (@flotus)the first lady seems to mark a blunt position.
“If there is a keyword that describes it, it is enigma. It is someone who retouches its appearances, its public manifestations, and it seems to me that it also maintains a distance. Unlike the image of warmth that is sought Carolina Amoroso, International Specialist Journalist and conductor of “International TN”.
Performed by Belgian photographer Régine Mahauxwho has been portraying the Trump family for more than 20 years, this photograph seems to want to convey a security and poise that had not been seen before. According to image experts, firmly placed fingers on the table communicate a willingness to “get down to work.”
“Melania comes from the world of modeling and knows how to exploit that. She is a woman who knows her beauty, but this image also shows power,” he says Rodolfo Vera Calderón, a journalist in international relations. In his opinion, there are certain similarities with Jackie Kennedy, whom he considers that the current first lady has as reference. He even says that Melania is working on a documentary about her life as “First Lady” with Amazon, showing an unprecedented version of how the role -inside doors is, which evokes the moment in which Jackie invited the TV to visit the White House after a great remodeling. “Melania emulates her a lot. Let’s not forget the celestial team that she took in the first assumption. It is her reference in fashion and other issues too,” he says.
The paradoxes
A few weeks ago, Donald Trump gave a speech before Congress and Melania entered the applauded and cheered by the public. He wore a gray skirt and blazer suit and sat on a box, but he had a pleasant surprise: She was mentioned by her husband and applauded again in the room due to her work. That visible place is a refreshing novelty of this management. Similar gestures had been appreciated in the campaign and also in the assumption, when the president was seen much more aware of her, even despite her strange look with Canotier, a great hat that covered part of the eyes and hid her from both the public and her own husband (in fact, when greeting her she had to kiss her in the air, because of the stiffness of the wing). “It was weird, he hid while seemed very planted in his role as ‘No one voted for me, I have no look or smile.’ I don’t finish understanding what message he wanted to give,” said Vera Calderón.
Another paradox of the presidential couple occurs within the framework of the controversy by immigrants. While Trump drives the greatest wave of deportations in the country’s history, Melania itself is an immigrant arrival of Slovenia in 1996. At that time he did it with a work visa, for in 2001 to obtain permanent residence through the EB-1 program, known as the “Visa Einstein”, aimed at people with extraordinary skills, another point that marked controversy.
His own parents, Viktor and Amalija Knavs arrived in the United States in the 2000s and obtained permanent residence. He was affiliated with the Communist Party and she, seamstress in a children’s clothing factory, a contrast to the origin and surroundings of her son -in -law. In August 2018 they became citizens through the family reunification process (known as “chain migration”), which allows US citizens to sponsor their parents’ residence, something Melania did.
In that context, how to forget THE PARKA WITH THE LEGEND “I REALLY DON’T CARE, DO U?” (“I really don’t care, already you?”) With which Melania visited an shelter of immigrant children near the border with Mexico in 2018, when the issue of immigration was a very sensitive point for the president. She was criticized hard by inappropriate, and she replied that the message was aimed at the media that attacked her and disseminated negative information about her.
These days, the couple attended a sermon in the religious service after the assumption. In the homily, the Episcopal Bishop urged the president to show mercy and compassion towards vulnerable communities, including immigrants and LGBTQ+people. The president’s reaction was discontent, and in the end he described the message as “very boring.” But the look that Melania dedicated during the sermon left unknowns. “I think he put the face of ‘Do not forget that I am an immigrant,” says Vera Calderón. As color fact, it is worth marking that Melania is the first presidential wife who does not have English as a mother tongue.
For loving, this issue, more than paradox, indicates a double standard case. “I think it is not the immigration in general the problem for Donald Trump, but a certain type of immigration. You have to sincere conversation: it is mostly Latin,” brand. In that sense, the most paradigmatic case is that of Melania, but it is only one more point that finishes confirming the bias. “Personally, it seems to me that there is a dangerous speech around Venezuelans, because they have already been the focus of a lot of stigmatization in Latin America with very strong xenophobia outbreaks, and these speeches end up giving validation to the eyes of those who propagate these speeches,” adds the specialist, who is also the author of “You will cry: stories of the Venezuelan exodus” (Catarsis).
It is about to be seen if Melania will serve to contribute sensitivity to this cause and others. Although it seems willing to know it a little more, it is still a real enigma for everyone.
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