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The “most important” figure at Donald Trump’s inauguration? Melania’s hat
According to the internet, Melania Trump’s hat was clearly the center of attention throughout the swearing-in ceremony. The comparisons never end.
The (again) newly crowned First Lady Melania Trump attracted everyone’s attention with her very special hat at her husband’s inauguration. Flat at the top, the brim extra wide, created by the famous hat designer Eric Javits: the headgear looked like it had fallen out of time. And in the interior, the rotunda of the Capitol, it’s also a bit out of place.
But that’s far from the only reason why countless Internet users are fascinated by the accessory.
Melania Trump’s hat almost takes on a personality of its own
No, according to the internet, Melania’s hat even has something of a cartoon character about it. Or he is reminiscent of characters from fantasy films. Or it acts as a spacer, for example when Donald Trump wants to plant a kiss on his wife. In any case, it seems as if the hat has taken on its own personality – a conversation piece like no other.
And this is how people on social media are having fun with Melania’s hat:
They clearly compare Melania’s look to Jim Carrey’s character from “The Mask” – including a razor-sharp jawline:
Who wore it better? Melania Trump or The Mask? pic.twitter.com/P7GRGQHuDs
— REBELMIND™ (@rebelmindx) January 20, 2025
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Memories of old Western classics are also brought back – for example this iconic scene with actor Lee Van Cleef in the film “Two Glorious Scoundrels”:
I thought Melania looked particularly good at Trump’s coronation today! 😉 pic.twitter.com/VmvGyLxo6g
— FreifrauvonFranken (@FreifrauvonF) January 20, 2025
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Does Melania dress up as “The Mask”, Pizza Hut or Western hero?
Some users seemed to have watched the inauguration hungrily. This is how the association with the Pizza Hut logo came about:
I just ordered the Melania hat with cheese and pepperoni pic.twitter.com/fSNGBJvesf
— Jason A. Williams (@GoingParabolic) January 20, 2025
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Another user clearly sees a similarity to a character from the McDonald’s universe: the “Hamburglar”, a fictional character who loves stealing burgers.
Melania’s hat is giving Hamburglar #InaugurationDay pic.twitter.com/EnfQWNSwC1
— Cassie DB (@cassandra__db) January 20, 2025
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The sheer size of the hat brim also caused amusement:
This is my favorite meme of #Melania wide-brimmed #has so far pic.twitter.com/0VXUY3EP72
— Paul Foulkes-Arellano (@paanfo) January 20, 2025
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And they also led to an embarrassing moment when Trump wanted to kiss his wife after being sworn in – he simply couldn’t get to her. Intention? You don’t know.
Maybe the First Lady is looking for a new career – as the “terror that flutters through the night”, better known as Darkwing Duck?
I saw Melania’s hat 😭 pic.twitter.com/kjZXLahlcQ
— A cultural loss to mankind (@BenneCMO) January 20, 2025
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Oh, what would US politics be without viral moments and laugh-out-loud scenes? That’s right, absolutely miserable.
ari
Source: Stern
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