Melania's Shoes to Visit Texas Harvey Devastation Criticized

Melania Trump’s shoes fired up social media critics Tuesday who criticized the first lady for wearing high heels to visit Texas with the president to see Hurricane Harvey's devastation.

FLOTUS Communications Director Kate Bennett responded to critics, tweeting, “It’s sad that we have an active and ongoing natural disaster in Texas, and people are worried about her shoes.”

from @FLOTUS comms dir: "It's sad that we have an active and ongoing natural disaster in Texas, and people are worried about her shoes."

— Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) August 29, 2017

Celebrities and others on Twitter began mocking Melania Trump after media outlets drew attention to her shoes, calling them stiletto heels and questioning their appropriateness for the flooded conditions she would encounter in Texas.

And here we have Melania Trump modeling what NOT to wear to a hurricane: 5-inch stilettos.

How out of touch can you be? pic.twitter.com/tZR8o3dYxY

— Holly O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) August 29, 2017

Melania headed to a disaster zone in stilettos is my Halloween costume. pic.twitter.com/BWhUSKWVQ8

— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) August 29, 2017

Melania. Is. Wearing. Six. Inch. Stiletto. Heels. To. Visit. A. Disaster. Zone.

These. People. Just....These. People. https://t.co/g6d4zGqWZU

— emigre80 (@emigre80) August 29, 2017

What was your first clue that this Texas trip was to be nothing more than a fake, useless photo op? Was it Melania's six-inch spike heels? pic.twitter.com/vUXivDDvLV

— (((Jeff Tiedrich))) (@jefftiedrich) August 29, 2017

Melania wearing stiletto heels on the way to a flooded mega city shows she isn't focused on helping. https://t.co/6Z4eozUs1k

— Qué Tal Conejo (@VenusAsABun) August 29, 2017

The many comments drew criticism of their own, with Mashable writing that “everyone” should “please shut up about Melania Trump’s shoes.”

Other Twitter users agreed.

Oh em gee leave Melania alone folks. Makes our side look stupid. Save your comments for Arapaio, Putin, financial trails et al.

— 🔆Sandee McMaster (@sandee_mcmaster) August 29, 2017

Like someone is going to ask Melania to clear rubble?!?
'Oh, sorry, I would have helped if I had my galoshes on!'
Sheeeez.leave her alone

— Pam Riste (@olystubbies44) August 29, 2017

Fox News pointed out that Melania changed her shoes on the plane and was wearing sneakers when she landed in Corpus Christi with her husband.

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