held, her masked gaze, her closed face, the distance she tried to maintain with Donald Trump, everything about her contrasted with Usha, the wife of Vice-President JD Vance, who had chosen for this big day a pink coat with a decidedly feminine cut. With an omnipresent smile, she did not take her eyes off her husband during the swearing-in, her gaze full of pride and, perhaps, disbelief.
A look back at Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony at the Capitol
What message did Melania Trump want to send to the whole world by wearing such headgear, a creation by Eric Javits? Because we imagine that she carefully chose this accessory which hid her eyes – it is hard to imagine this hat chosen at the last minute to hide a black eye. The day when the whole world was going to scrutinize her, she decided to hide part of her face and withdraw her gaze, only allowing one or the other rare smile. In addition, this hat with its wide visor also obliterated his own vision, narrowing his field of vision. Was it a refusal to confront reality (like the young child believes he disappears from the adult’s gaze by hiding behind his hand)? A way of proclaiming: I don’t want to be there at all?
Scandals and condemnation
Because we can’t help but ask ourselves the question: what does it mean, for Melania, to appear alongside a husband who, not content with collecting scandals and having bought the silence of Stormy Daniel, star porn with whom he had an affair, was convicted of sexual violence (among other misdeeds)? What does she think of when she appears alongside the one who, during the show Access Hollywoodboasted as he admitted that he caught women “by the pussy”adding “we can afford anything” ? Can she not think about it?
Yet another question: what nature could their relationship be, given that the possibility of a single president is inconceivable? Some suspect Melania of having, on several occasions, been paid to appear alongside her husband. Was this the case at the Capitol? Remember that in 2016, she was late in packing her bags at the White House, a maneuver intended to obtain the renegotiation of her marriage contract.
-A $250,000 interview with Melania Trump
Former model born on April 26, 1970 in Novo Mesto (Slovenia), near the border with Croatia, Melanija Knavs married Donald Trump on January 22, 2005. The couple is therefore preparing to celebrate their porcelain wedding anniversary – a very fragile material. We had already seen Melania refuse to shake hands with Donald Trump, we saw her escape the inauguration kiss yesterday, saved… by her hat.
Shy distance
Certainly, she dared to take a few timid steps away. On the separation of members of the same migrant family. On abortion, with rebellious comments that some considered intended to muddy the waters in order to attract the female vote: “A woman’s fundamental right to individual freedom, to her own life, gives her the power to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.”she writes in her memoirs.
In a country where the “tradwife” movement (led by women who ensure that their happiness depends on that of their husband, on whom they voluntarily depend) is gaining more and more momentum, Melania, as First Lady, has, despite herself, a duty to set an example. For this reason (but not only), we wish him to be able to once again embrace the horizon with his gaze. And to find a sincere smile.
