Six years after her infamous fashion message angered many on the left, Melania Trump has revealed that her former press secretary has prohibited her from sharing her intended meaning with the media.
In June 2018, amid constant criticism from the media, then-President Trump wore a jacket with the message, “I really don't care, do I?” On your back.
“I didn't agree with her assertion that she couldn't say that.”
In her new memoir, According to Trump told the Guardian that he told press secretary Stephanie Grisham that he wanted to say the jacket was a message to the liberal media, but aides said that was not possible.
President Trump was returning from a surprise visit with child migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border when he wore the jacket.
“This is a message to the media,” the former first lady recalled telling Grisham in her book.
“She told me I can't say that. 'Why can't you say that? It's the truth,'” she added. “I didn't agree with her assertion that she couldn't say that.”
President Trump said Grisham ignored her comments and issued a statement to a friendly CNN reporter without her approval.
A statement at the time said: “This is a jacket and there was no hidden message.”
Four months later, President Trump admitted In an interview with ABC News, he revealed the true meaning behind the jacket.
“I want to show them that I don't care,” she said at the time. “I can criticize all I want, but that doesn't stop me from doing what I think is right.”
After the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, Grisham became an enemy of the administration he served in and became a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump. spoke At the 2024 Democratic National Convention, he criticized the former president, calling him a “threat” to the country.
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