Snakeskin stiletto pumps is what's trending as far as Melania Trump, first lady of the United States, is concerned. And she will wear them whenever and wherever she likes.
After boarding Air Force One with her husband yesterday – looking ever so stylish – to visit hurricane-stricken victims in Texas, photos surfaced online and plenty of backlash ensued.
Some were dead-on serious with their disapproval:
#TRM _I can't take this woman seriously. Stilettos to a disaster area? Sunglasses in the rain? Hair blowing everywhere? #MELANIATRUMP pic.twitter.com/zLaNFQXiYv
— Mercedes (@The_Real_Mersi) August 29, 2017
Honestly, can anyone be more out of touch with reality than the trump family? #MelaniaTrump
— RMB on a Mission???? (@ProfessorRMB) August 30, 2017
"#MelaniaTrump, Off to Texas, Finds Herself on Thin Heels" Dear Melania, the flooded Texas streets aren't a fashion runway, just so you know pic.twitter.com/fvKtwUSNKj
— Juliana L'Heureux (@julianawriter) August 30, 2017
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While others turned to GIFs and sarcasm:
Twitter remains undefeated. In mere hours, they shamed #JoelOsteen in to opening his church and #MelaniaTrump in to a pair of sneakers. ??
— Out Rae Geous (@_TheOpinion) August 29, 2017
New shoes for #MelaniaTrump in anticipation of her trip to #Houston with her big mouth husband #Trump.#Harvey #Hurricaneharvey #Texas pic.twitter.com/s0u6zgpxJY
— Dr. David Romei (@DavidRomeiPHD) August 29, 2017
#MELANIATRUMP is wearing her 4-inch heels because... doesn't everyone wear 4-inch heels to a flood? #HurricanHarvey #TexasFlood #Trump pic.twitter.com/IqJATPfsfJ
— Mary Prevost (@CrimeDefense) August 29, 2017
why are you wearing those stilettos? #MELANIATRUMP how dare you?? this not a party u are coming to.?? pic.twitter.com/1i99aYD96F
— freddy (@mfred927) August 29, 2017
#MelaniaTrump and I have the same hurricane outfit. pic.twitter.com/MANc97csd8
— Aaron Schluger (@AaronSchluger) August 29, 2017
And some ran to her defence, pointing out the futility of drawing attention to her footwear when Houston is experiencing a historically crippling flood.
Much of Houston is under water however, let's focus on #MelaniaTrump & her choice of shoes. #liberalreliefefforts ?????? pic.twitter.com/K5bBHh8mVY
— ??Nancy Faust (@nancy_faust) August 29, 2017
While people are losing their homes and people are dying, the #media is worried about #MelaniaTrump's shoes! #HurricaneHarvey #HoustonFloods
— President Trump (@SupportDonald) August 29, 2017
#MELANIATRUMP #Melania If you're attacking the First Lady for wearing high heels, she's already won.
— Jennifer Grossman (@JenAnjuGrossman) August 29, 2017
You should be thankful to her. At least she came to provide help, unlike others who didn't even show up. #MelaniaTrump #MAGA
— Manashi Shah (@manashi_shah) August 30, 2017
The first lady has received a fair share of being fashion shamed, but this time people jumped to conclusions and started questioning her insensitivity, with one Twitter user saying she has "no understanding of what empathy is" considering she was on her way to an ongoing natural disaster zone.
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PLOT TWIST: She actually swapped her heels for sneakers and a FLOTUS cap, making the backlash totally pointless.
She wore them onto AirForce One. Had tennis shoes on when she got off. She is a beautiful women and that galls you doesn't it. #Pathetic
— GodBlessTheUSA (@lcpinco) August 30, 2017
Melania wore sneakers getting off the plane in Texas! pic.twitter.com/Dex0Yx82S5
— Jean Anderson (@jjraegirl) August 30, 2017
Totally valid points:
People bashing media for talking about #MelaniaTrump 's shoes, yet all I see on media is people bashing media for #MelaniaTrump 's shoes!
— Angel Aparicio (@realbrosounds) August 29, 2017
It's sad that we have an active natural disaster #Harvey and people are worried about #FLOTUS shoes#TexasCares #TexasStrong ????#TrumpTrain pic.twitter.com/EqsNlkJkXN
— ?α??? ? (@LVNancy) August 29, 2017
Hv short attn span, do u? Melania wore sneakers in "disaster zone" Texas. But u couldn't watch that long? had to take your nap?
— CJ Christian (@2irish2Cj) August 30, 2017
We'll just leave this here.