The American first lady announced on her Twitter account on Monday, December 7, that the renovation of the White House tennis court was completed. The news annoyed some Internet users, who asked the First Lady to review her priorities in the midst of a global pandemic.
Black turtleneck dress, impeccable blond brushing and … white helmet. Such was the equipment of Melania Trump, immortalized in March on the construction site of the new White House tennis court. Nine months later, the U.S. first lady revealed in a statement on Monday, December 7 that the renovation was complete.
“The first lady is delighted to announce that the new tennis pavilion of the White House is finished”, can we read in the official message, accompanied by a photograph of the said white pavilion, decorated with columns and semi-windows. circulars. “I hope that this private space will constitute a place of relaxation and conviviality for future presidential families”, she added, thanking in passing the “talented workers” who made the project possible. Donald Trump’s wife has also shared two pictures of this new pavilion on her Twitter account @Flotus.
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“People are dying!”
If these photographs have collected more than 53,000 “likes”, the message was not to everyone’s liking. “282,345”, was satisfied to answer David Corn, journalist for the magazine Mother Jones – or the number of people who have died in the United States since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. A roundabout way of urging Melania Trump to review her priorities. “Oh great, these people lying on their hospital beds are going to feel so much better when they hear that she has finished her ward,” said Molly Jong-Fast, an editorial writer for the Daily Beast. “People are dying!”, Surpassed the user @kiddaf.
“Let those who criticize be productive”
The renovation project was initiated in 2018, then approved in June 2019 by the Fine Arts Commission and the National Capital Commission. Melania Trump had obtained private funding to start construction of the pavilion in October 2019. The architecture of the latter was inspired by that of the East and West wings of the White House, and the construction of the land carried out in partnership with the National Park Service and the National Mall.
In March, Melania Trump was already the subject of criticism after the publication of photos of her new construction site. She would then retort to her detractors, “Anyone who chooses to be negative and question my work in the White House should take the time to contribute something good and productive in their own communities.” On January 20, 2021, Melania Trump will give way to Jill Biden, future first lady of the United States.
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