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First Lady Melania's 'I Don't Care' Jacket Causes Stir
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By Bill McEwen, News Director
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June 21, 2018

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McALLEN, Texas — The Latest on Melania Trump’s visit to a Texas facility housing migrant children (all times CDT):

3:05 p.m.

First lady Melania Trump boarded a flight to a facility housing migrant children separated from their parents wearing a jacket that read “I really don’t care, do u?”
The green hooded spring military jacket has the words written graffiti-style on the back.
When asked what message the first lady’s jacket intended to send, spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham said: “It’s a jacket. There was no hidden message.”
Mrs. Trump wore a different pale yellow jacket when the plane landed in McAllen, Texas, for a visit to the Upbring New Hope Children’s Center, which houses 55 migrant children.
The youthful jacket sharply contrasts with the first lady’s typically bold, foreign-flavored wardrobe. In public appearances, the first lady has worn designs by Dolce & Gabbana, Del Pozo, Christian Dior, Emilio Pucci, Givenchy and Valentino, often with daringly high Christian Louboutin heels.
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12:45 p.m. — Third-Graders Welcome First Lady

Third-graders at a facility housing migrant children separated from their parents welcomed first lady Melania Trump with a large paper American flag they’d signed.
The students are among 58 at the Upbring New Hope Children’s Center, where Mrs. Trump made a surprise visit Thursday. The first lady’s visit came the morning after President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting the practice of separating families that entered the U.S. illegally.
Visiting another classroom, Mrs. Trump asked children where they were from and how long they’d been at the center where staff said children typically spend between 42 and 45 days. She told children to “be kind and nice to each other” as she left another classroom.
The first lady said she wanted to lend her support to the children, and asked staff to reunite them with their families as quickly as possible.
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12:05 p.m. — Melania Makes Unannounced Visit to Separated Children

Melania Trump was welcomed by staff at the Upbring New Hope Children’s Center as she made an unannounced visit Thursday to the facility that houses 58 unaccompanied migrant children.
The first lady met with the facility’s executive director, a case manager, a medical care coordinator and others as she began a tour of the facility. She was told the children there, most of whom are between the ages of 12 and 17, are usually “distraught” when they first enter. Their physical and mental states are immediately assessed, and they are given orientation.
Program Director Roy De La Cerda told the first lady that the mostly Guatemalan children typically stay at the center for an average of 42 to 45 days. He says staff have “a tremendous passion for working with these children” and the center is “their home.”
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11:24 a.m. — First Lady Will Visit Two Facilities With Migrant Children

Melania Trump is visiting two Texas facilities housing some of the more than 2,300 migrant children sent by the U.S. government after their families entered the country illegally.
The first lady’s visit to Upbring New Hope Children’s Center on Thursday comes after President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting the practice of separating families. However, his policy of criminally prosecuting illegal border-crossers remains.
Mrs. Trump, whose focus is on children, may have helped encourage her husband to act.
The first lady said earlier through her spokeswoman that she “hates” to see families separated at the border. A White House official followed up Wednesday, saying Mrs. Trump had been making her opinion known to the president that he needed to act to keep migrant families together.

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Bill McEwen is news director and columnist for GV Wire. He joined GV Wire in August 2017 after 37 years at The Fresno Bee. With The Bee, he served as Opinion Editor, City Hall reporter, Metro columnist, sports columnist and sports editor through the years. His work has been frequently honored by the California Newspapers Publishers Association, including authoring first-place editorials in 2015 and 2016. Bill and his wife, Karen, are proud parents of two adult sons, and they have two grandsons. You can contact Bill at 559-492-4031 or at Send an Email

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