'I guess she’s desperate': Melania Trump's nude photo response spurs immediate mockery
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Kathleen Culliton
September 18, 2024
Former first lady Melania Trump spurred confusion Wednesday when she declared her outrage that the press would not stop asking about the nude photos taken of her as a professional model — which she compared to the works of Paul Cézanne and Michelangelo.
Mrs. Trump explained her decision to pose naked in a promotional video (which included a photo array of famous nude portraits) for her soon-to-be released memoirs, and despite her professed frustration with the media's interest.
"Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work?" Melania Trump says via voiceover in a new X video. "The more pressing question is why has the media chosen to scrutinize my celebration of the human form in a fashion photo shoot?"
This take confused two political commentators, among them journalist Aaron Rupar, who wrote:
"NOBODY:
"NOT A SINGLE SOUL IN THE WORLD:ADVERTISEMENT"MELANIA TRUMP: Let’s talk about my nude modeling career."
Everybody: ...
Melania: WHY DOES EVERYBODY TALK ABOUT ME POSING NAKED!!??
Everybody: ... who are you talking to right now?
Melania: HERE IS SOME NAKED ART.
Everybody: okay.
Melania: BUY MY BOOK!
Everybody: Is it... is it a picture book?
Melania: DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT!
Adam Parkhomenko, a Democratic strategist, suggested with sarcasm the promotional video suggested a tight collaboration between the former first lady and her husband, Donald.
"Between Trump’s silly crypto scam and Melania talking about her nude modeling," he wrote, "you really have to appreciate how laser focused they are on the campaign 48 days out."
The political group Republicans Against Trump admitted they did not immediately believe the video was genuine.
"I thought this new video from Melania Trump was fake, but no," they wrote. "She actually posted it on Twitter. I guess she’s desperate to sell as many copies of her new 'book' before the Donald loses in November."
Keith Boykin, former White House aide to President Bill Clinton, took a more serious tone, arguing Melania Trump was held to a different set of standards than former First Lady Michelle Obama.
"Nobody on the left cares that Melania Trump did nude modeling," he wrote. "We do care that Republicans want to police our bedrooms, our doctors, and our books, and ban pornography. We know that if a Black First Lady posed nude, Republicans would lose it. It's the hypocrisy, not the nudity."
"Between Trump’s silly crypto scam and Melania talking about her nude modeling," he wrote, "you really have to appreciate how laser focused they are on the campaign 48 days out."
The political group Republicans Against Trump admitted they did not immediately believe the video was genuine.
"I thought this new video from Melania Trump was fake, but no," they wrote. "She actually posted it on Twitter. I guess she’s desperate to sell as many copies of her new 'book' before the Donald loses in November."
Keith Boykin, former White House aide to President Bill Clinton, took a more serious tone, arguing Melania Trump was held to a different set of standards than former First Lady Michelle Obama.
"Nobody on the left cares that Melania Trump did nude modeling," he wrote. "We do care that Republicans want to police our bedrooms, our doctors, and our books, and ban pornography. We know that if a Black First Lady posed nude, Republicans would lose it. It's the hypocrisy, not the nudity."
Melania Trump explains why she's proud of her 'nude modeling work'
NOT PROUD ENOUGH TO SHOW IT
Kathleen Culliton
September 18, 2024
US First Lady Melania Trump announces her "Be Best" children's initiative in the White House Rose Garden AFP / JIM WATSON
Melania Trump is outraged that the press shamed her for nude photos nearly a decade ago because her fashion photo shoots for Max Magazine and Sports Illustrated were just like Michelangelo's David, the former first lady explained Wednesday.
Art.
Melania Trump's newest ad for her eponymous memoir delivered Wednesday morning a defense against a media attack Raw Story was unable to locate.
"Why do I stand proudly behind my nude modeling work?" Melania Trump says via voiceover in a new X video. "The more pressing question is why has the media chosen to scrutinize my celebration of the human form in a fashion photo shoot?"
Melania Trump's fashion model work received coverage between 2016 and 2020, when her husband Donald resided in the White House, a residence he hopes to reclaim in 2025.
Her nude shoot with another female model received media attention once again Wednesday morning — when Melania Trump decided it was a pressing subject.
The video defense includes sweeping music and a photo montage of historic works of art such as John Collier's 1897 painting of Lady Godiva, in which she appears naked on a horse, Jean-Alexandre-Joseph Falguière's sculpture of Eve, naked next to a tree, and The Bathers by Paul Cézanne — you guessed it, they are naked.
It does not include any images of Melania Trump.
"Are we no longer able to appreciate the beauty of the human body?" Melania Trump asks. "Throughout history, master artists have revered the human shape."
Her post includes a link to the Melania Trump website where readers can pre-order the memoir slated to be released on Oct. 8.
It is one of several such promotional posts from the former first lady which have been described by critics as "cryptic," "nearly normal" and "weird."
"We should honor our bodies," Melania Trump contends. "And embrace the timeless tradition of using art as a powerful means of self expression."
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