Donald Trump, accompanied by his wife Melania Trump, and son Barron Trump, enters his Election Night Watch Party at the Palm Beach County Convention Center at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on November 5, 2024.

The president is taking optics more seriously. Now it seems the first lady has taken a leaf out of her husband’s book.

Régine Mahaux, who has been photographing the Trumps since 2008, told Vanity Fair that Melania’s new portrait “didn’t need to be retouched.”

Vogue published a sniping article about first lady Melania Trump in reaction to her White House portrait. “Melania Trump Cosplays The Apprentice in Her Official White House Portrait” was the headline of the article by Vogue writer Hannah Jackson.

America's First Lady Melania Trump sparked mixed opinions on Loose Women, following the release of her new black and white portrait taken at the White House.

Melania Trump is back in the White House, but she still isn’t on the same page as Vogue, which mocked the first lady’s official portrait as tacky. “Indeed, Trump looked more like she was guest starring on an episode of ‘The Apprentice’ than assuming the role of first lady of the United States,