MELANIA/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “President Donald Trump on Friday [6-14-19] likened his wife to the beloved former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, saying, ‘We have our own Jackie O, it’s called Melania, Melania T.’ Trump has often talked up his wife as a strong asset in the White House, and Melania Trump seemed to channel Jackie Kennedy during her husband’s inauguration when she wore a powder blue dress and long gloves. The president’s comments on his wife came during an extended interview with ‘Fox & Friends’ and were part of a larger discussion about Trump’s plans to repaint Air Force One. When Fox’s Brian Kilmeade cautioned the president, saying that the current style had been ‘iconic for so long,’ Trump replied that the color scheme no longer fit. Trump offered a preview this week of his redesign of the iconic planes in a red, navy, and white scheme that has the look and feel of Trump’s private plane. The redesigns are not expected to be completed until 2024, and Trump told ABC’s George Stephanopoulos that his changes are ‘for other presidents’ and not for himself.”
–Pia Deshpande, “Trump says Melania T is the new Jackie O,” Politico, June 14, 2019 9:48 am