{"id":5391,"date":"2025-03-12T06:31:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T06:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=5391"},"modified":"2025-03-12T06:31:00","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T06:31:00","slug":"melania-trump-sparks-wild-body-double-conspiracy-theory-with-sunglasses-on-election-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/?p=5391","title":{"rendered":"Melania Trump sparks wild \u2018body double\u2019 conspiracy theory with sunglasses on Election Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump won the elections and is set to enter the White House for the second time. Networks like CNN and Fox, along with agencies such as the Associated Press, had declared the business mogul the winner by Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s journey to the White House has been quite different compared to that of 2016 when his wife Melania followed his every step and was heavily involved in the campaign.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-this-time-she-wasn-t-around-which-sparked-controversies-but-trump-claimed-she-was-absent-because-she-stayed-in-new-york-where-their-son-barron-started-college\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">This time, she wasn\u2019t around, which sparked controversies, but Trump claimed she was absent because she stayed in New York where their son Barron started college.<\/h2>\n<p>The newly-elected president have spoken about his wife in the past, saying that her life revolves around their son, as well as the country, since she\u2019s been someone who has always helped others and who has raised plenty of money for charities over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Late Tuesday, networks and newspapers began announcing Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. With this win, Trump becomes only the second President in history to secure two nonconsecutive terms, and he\u2019s expected to move back into the White House in January. Early Wednesday, Trump addressed his supporters in Florida, expressing gratitude for their loyalty.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64986 ezlazyloaded td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-809x1024.jpeg?ezimgfmt=rs:763x966\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 809px) 100vw, 809px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-809x1024.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 809w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-395x500.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 395w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-768x973.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-332x420.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 332w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-150x190.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-300x380.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-696x881.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 946w\" alt=\"\" width=\"809\" height=\"1024\" data-ezsrcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-809x1024.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 809w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-395x500.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 395w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-768x973.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-332x420.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 332w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-150x190.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-300x380.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-696x881.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait.jpeg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 946w\" data-ezsrc=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Donald_Trump_official_portrait-809x1024.jpeg?ezimgfmt=rs:763x966\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Official portrait of President Donald J. Trump, Friday, October 6, 2017. (Official White House photo by Shealah Craighead)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>During his speech, Trump praised Melania for her hard work and her recent memoir, calling it the best-selling book in the country. Trump also vowed to address the nation\u2019s issues, promising \u201cevery single day I will be fighting for you\u201d and claiming this would be the \u201cgolden age of America.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-in-her-memoir-melania-openly-disagreed-with-her-husband-s-stance-on-abortion-supporting-women-s-reproductive-rights\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">In her memoir, Melania openly disagreed with her husband\u2019s stance on abortion, supporting women\u2019s reproductive rights.<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt is imperative to guarantee that women have autonomy in deciding their preference of having children, based on their own convictions, free from any intervention or pressure from the government,\u201d she wrote in her memoir\u00a0<em>Melania<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy should anyone other than the woman herself have the power to determine what she does with her own body?\u201d she added. \u201cA woman\u2019s fundamental right of individual liberty, to her own life, grants her the authority to terminate her pregnancy if she wishes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>People close to the First Lady believe she would be splitting her time between Washington, New York, and Palm Beach.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-64720 ezlazyloaded td-animation-stack-type0-2\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:763x509\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1-500x333.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 500w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1-150x100.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1-696x464.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1-630x420.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 630w\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"512\" data-ezsrcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1-500x333.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 500w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1-150x100.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1-300x200.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1-696x464.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1-630x420.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 630w\" data-ezsrc=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/GettyImages-1409949006-768x512-1.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:763x509\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 JULY 20: Former President Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump exit the funeral of Ivana Trump at St. Vincent Ferrer Roman Catholic Church July 20, 2022 in New York City. Ivana Trump, the first wife of former U.S. President Donald Trump, died at the age of 73 after a fall down the stairs of her Manhattan home. (Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIf Melania becomes first lady again, of course people expect her to move into the White House and perform appropriate duties,\u201d a source close to Melania told\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/melania-trump-possible-return-white-house-exclusive-sources-8739054\">People<\/a><\/em>. According to them, she isn\u2019t very excited about relocating to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe will have her private living apartment there, and she has her home in New York, and her home at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach. She will spend time in all of these places,\u201d the source added, concluding that it\u2019s \u201cnot likely\u201d that the White House will be her primary residence.<\/p>\n<p>Melania\u2019s looks on election day caused a stir among the public. She and her husband cast their votes at the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center in Palm Beach, but many\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/glum-melania-told-looks-like-34044000\">agreed<\/a>\u00a0that she looked like she was \u201cattending a funeral.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to\u00a0<em>Metro,\u00a0<\/em>body language expert Judi James made parallel between Melania\u2019s former and current style, noting that she lacked the power-suit look she often wore during Trump\u2019s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy Melania\u2019s normal standards this is a very subdued, down-played look as she accompanies her rather low-energy-looking husband with his slumped shoulders and face partly-covered by a baseball cap to cast their votes,\u201d Judi told the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/3am\/celebrity-news\/melanias-subdued-election-day-look-34044137\"><em>Mirror<\/em><\/a>. \u201cHer smile seems almost compensatory here as Trump\u2019s facial expression is rather solemn and he graciously and gallantly motions for her to walk in first.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-68075 td-animation-stack-type0-2 ezlazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-1024x538.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:763x401\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-1024x538.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 1024w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-500x263.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 500w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-768x403.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-800x420.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 800w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-150x79.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-300x158.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-696x365.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-1068x561.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 1068w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 1200w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" data-ezsrcset=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-1024x538.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 1024w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-500x263.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 500w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-768x403.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 768w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-800x420.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 800w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-150x79.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 150w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-300x158.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 300w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-696x365.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 696w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-1068x561.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 1068w,https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump.jpg?ezimgfmt=ng:webp\/ngcb2 1200w\" data-ezsrc=\"https:\/\/boreddaddy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/melaniadonaldtrump-1024x538.jpg?ezimgfmt=rs:763x401\/rscb2\/ng:webp\/ngcb2\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>The body language expert added: \u201cMelania\u2019s FLOTUS looks tended to be high-vis numbers that became increasingly tailored, high-status power-suits towards the end of their term, so this casual shirt dress with her hair softly flowing to the side has no echoes of that previous stint. The Trump\u2019s mood here might have been self-described as \u2018confident\u2019 but that sentiment is not reflected in their body language in these photos.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recent videos and photo of Melania triggered a conspiracy theory that she used a double. The \u201cfake Melania\u201d theory first started when\u00a0<em>Medias Touch<\/em>\u00a0editor Ron Filipkowski shared a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RonFilipkowski\/status\/1853873880500150426\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">clip<\/a>\u00a0with Melania stating that she had \u201cbeen wearing sunglasses inside all day today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is absolutely, categorically not Melania,\u201d one X user commented, as per\u00a0<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14045837\/fake-melania-trump-body-double-sunglasses-donald-voting-election.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>.<\/em>\u00a0\u201cThis imposter\u2019s been wearing sunglasses indoors all day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A second said: \u201cHow is a man who walks around with a fake wife even a contender for president?\u201d Another X user claimed: \u201cThe check didn\u2019t clear in time for the real Melania to make an appearance, so they had to bring the doppelganger off the bench.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What are your thoughts on this?<\/p>\n<p>Please SHARE this article with your family and friends on Facebook.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donald Trump won the elections and is set to enter the White House for the second time. Networks like CNN and Fox, along with agencies such as the Associated Press, had declared the business mogul the winner by Wednesday morning. Trump\u2019s journey to the White House has been quite different compared to that of 2016 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2718,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-random-stuff"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5391"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5392,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5391\/revisions\/5392"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/buzzfeednews.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}