A year-old photo of Melania Trump pantomiming gardening in Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden is getting a second life—as a meme.
Chrissy Teigen was among the first to contribute to yet another meme of the first lady.
these look exactly like my workout soles. because i work out as much as this chick gardens pic.twitter.com/s2mwLKRK7b
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) July 31, 2018
The image shows Trump in an expensive Balmain plaid shirt and clean Converse sneakers, looking unnaturally posed as she tends to the White House Kitchen Garden that Obama founded, Business Insider reports
Twitter users took the opportunity to mock the first lady’s totally natural, not at all contrived stance.
“I love the outdoors.” pic.twitter.com/gZ002fdqKf
— Jess Dweck (@TheDweck) July 31, 2018
Who's Bad (At Gardening)?#MichaelJackson #MelaniaTrump #Melania #Trump pic.twitter.com/0j2uY6Lnxz
— Raul Carvajal (@NycAnarchy) July 31, 2018
https://twitter.com/2020fight/status/1024206840622542849
https://twitter.com/BettyBowers/status/1024300328747982848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1024300328747982848&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.businessinsider.com%2Fmelania-trump-memes-gardening-outfit-2018-7
me making sure the barista sees me put money in the tip jar pic.twitter.com/Sao2B0DkfR
— Alyssa Limperis (@alyssalimp) July 31, 2018
This isn’t the first time Trump’s been criticized for the gardening outfit. Her tartan top sparked outrage for its $1,380 price tag when the photos first circulated last September.
“I question the morals and wisdom of someone who spends $1K+ on a gardening shirt that looks like something you can buy in Target for < $20,” one user wrote.
I question the morals and wisdom of someone who spends $1K+ on a gardening shirt that looks like something you can buy in Target for < $20.
— Tara Panella (@tilted_axis) September 23, 2017
https://twitter.com/GrantDeppen/status/911347251473260546
Worker earning federal minimum wage working 40hours/week: monthly after tax income would be less than the cost of this casual work shirt.
— Mrs. Goozman (@GlendaGoozman) September 22, 2017
Last month, Trump came under fire for wearing a jacket with the words “I DON’T REALLY CARE, DO U?” scrawled on the back before her visit to a shelter for immigrant children at the Texas-Mexico border.
"I really don't chore, do u?" pic.twitter.com/pFOxo1360H
— RyanAdams.bsky.social 🏳️🌈🇺🇦🇹🇭 (@filmystic) July 31, 2018
— Twitlarious (@twitlarious) July 31, 2018
H/T Business Insider