Media gush over jill biden’s scrunchie after four years of harsh melania trump coverage - washington examiner

First lady Jill Biden was praised by many in the media for the way she wore her hair this week following four years of hostile treatment from news outlets directed at former first lady

Melania Trump. “First Lady Jill Biden Wore a Scrunchie While Shopping and People Felt So Seen,” a _Glamour _magazine headline read on Feb. 13 describing Biden’s appearance at a bakery.

RECOMMENDED STORIES “Loving the scrunchie energy,” a _New York Times_ reporter said. MELANIA TRUMP ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NEW OFFICE AT MAR-A-LAGO The _Washington_ _Post _reacted to Biden’s

outing with a headline reading, “Scrunchies and dog walking: the country gets a taste of Jill Biden’s radical normalcy.” The article praised Biden’s decision to wear a scrunchie while taking

a shot at Trump, a former supermodel, for wearing an expensive designer jacket years ago. “Leave it to a scrunchie to capture the zeitgeist of President Biden’s promise to ‘return to

normalcy,’ a stark departure from the ‘I don’t really care’ message sent by Trump,” Jacqueline Alemany wrote in the article. “After four highly choreographed and manicured years, Jill

Biden’s laissez-faire approach to her public image and affectionate relationship with her husband may foreshadow a different approach to the traditionally staid and formal office of the

first lady.” CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE _WASHINGTON EXAMINER_ Biden’s coverage stands in stark contrast to that of Trump, who was often mocked by media outlets during her time in the

White House for a variety of alleged infractions, including her Christmas decorations, her approval rating, her push to combat childhood bullying, and her fashion choices. Media reporter Joe

Concha claimed she was the most poorly treated first lady in “the modern era,” pointing to a _Washington Post _headline that said, “People are making bets on whether Melania Trump will

divorce Donald Trump.” “That’s all you have to know about the treatment of Melania Trump,” Concha said. Former President Donald Trump took notice of the negative coverage directed at his

wife, retweeting a post in December that said, “The elitist snobs in the fashion press have kept the most elegant First Lady in American history off the covers of their magazines for 4

consecutive years.”