{"id":15068,"date":"2026-02-25T17:05:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15068"},"modified":"2026-02-25T17:05:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T09:05:07","slug":"melania-trump-donning-suit-follows-tradition-at-state-of-the-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15068","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump, donning suit, follows tradition at State of the Union"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"707\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-17-707x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-17-707x1024.jpg 707w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-17-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1-17.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Melania Trump departs from the South Lawn of the White House for the State of the Union in Washington, DC, on Feb. 24, 2026.\u00a9\u00a0SAUL LOEB, AFP via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/melania-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">First lady Melania Trump<\/a>&nbsp;chose not to break from her own fashion tradition, channeling her official White House portrait for the first State of the Union address of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/politics\/donald-trump\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">President Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a>&nbsp;second term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh off the theatrical release of her documentary &#8220;Melania&#8221; last month, the first lady donned a tieless dark suit, black belt and matching heels as she joined her family to watch the speech on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The first lady is thought to translate cryptic messages with her public wardrobe, a theory formed during her husband&#8217;s first term in office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first lady invited two students, Sierra Burns and Everest Nevraumont, who represent her &#8220;Be Best, Fostering the Future&#8221; initiative,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/from-grief-gold-medals-trumps-sotu-guest-list-tells-bigger-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/02\/05\/jimmy-kimmel-stephen-colbert-melania-trump\/88525116007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Melania<\/a>,&#8221; which follows the first lady in the 20 days leading up to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/politics\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President Donald Trump&#8217;s<\/a>\u00a02025 inauguration, surprised at the box office with a theatrical debut of $7 million. The documentary had been expected to generate $3 million to $5 million in its opening weekend. The following weekend brought a 67%\u00a0decline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First lady Melania Trump&nbsp;chose not to break from her own fashion tradition, channeling her official White House portrait for the first State of the Union address of&nbsp;President Donald Trump&#8217;s&nbsp;second term. 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