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CatWoman

(80,224 posts)
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:39 AM May 2025

Trump tried to secure a red carpet appearance on the Met Gala red carpet for him and Melania

Wintour said not just no, but HELL NO

“He hasn’t been cancelled he just truly never belonged here”



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Trump tried to secure a red carpet appearance on the Met Gala red carpet for him and Melania (Original Post) CatWoman May 2025 OP
Well said. Trump is a true vulgarian, he should be shunned. sop May 2025 #1
A short fingered vulgarian, at that. Swede May 2025 #4
She cut him down, but with style. patphil May 2025 #34
Well...that puts a different light on The Gala Deuxcents May 2025 #2
What the heck DENVERPOPS May 2025 #23
To be honest, I'm not into this Gala thing myself. I do know it's a once a year themed event for fashion, artists Deuxcents May 2025 #26
Apparently this was Linda ladeewolf May 2025 #27
Yea DENVERPOPS May 2025 #28
It's a fundraiser for The Costume Institute. littlemissmartypants May 2025 #33
Thanks NC DENVERPOPS May 2025 #40
It is every year around this time in May I think... at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan Meowmee May 2025 #65
Same! yardwork May 2025 #41
Although I am not into haute couture and thousand dollar outfits and purses that lady has real style and Botany May 2025 #3
"He's out for good" PatSeg May 2025 #5
My guess: Mar-a-Lago Gala Raine1967 May 2025 #16
Oh my, what a thought PatSeg May 2025 #20
Here's a sample of the fashion! Raine1967 May 2025 #30
That's a better than average photo of his fan base. yardwork May 2025 #42
I'll agree, but look at the faces... slightlv May 2025 #62
Or more likely this... FailureToCommunicate May 2025 #47
Trumpettes??? PatSeg May 2025 #55
Yikes! MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #66
And the "guests" would be requires to pony up big $$ for an invite. YodaMom2 May 2025 #25
And, of course, bamagal62 May 2025 #43
Of course it will PatSeg May 2025 #54
Wondering if he'll try appropriating the Met leadership IzzaNuDay May 2025 #51
I'm sure he would if he could PatSeg May 2025 #57
She should have invited him, but only if Ilsa May 2025 #6
They are supposed to dress according to the theme iemanja May 2025 #60
TY for the clarification. nt Ilsa May 2025 #61
trump has no style nor taste and no class. No place at a fashion show...nt Wounded Bear May 2025 #7
That's a deep cut. Good on her. Solly Mack May 2025 #8
Opera? He must have issued an "Executive Odor" usonian May 2025 #9
The saddest of all keys... robbob May 2025 #11
"Lines within lines . . . " hatrack May 2025 #14
Too bad Professor Schicklele isn't around any longer. sdfernando May 2025 #17
Yah, we need a REAL artist to compose a "Thou art an arsehole" Aria for Kazoo, Radiator and Bargain Countertenor Montauk6 May 2025 #45
LOL! sdfernando May 2025 #46
Excellent! And with a cultural twist! calimary May 2025 #18
EMITTED an "Executive Odor" live love laugh May 2025 #32
Among other things, he wouldn't have dressed on theme. LisaM May 2025 #10
That was fabulous. Made my morning so far. NoMoreRepugs May 2025 #12
I've never given a damn about fashion or the Met Gala, BUT . . . . hatrack May 2025 #13
Added bonus: Melania probably aching to go and show her 'style' Attilatheblond May 2025 #38
Yes! And Anna Wintour runs Vogue. TommyT139 May 2025 #39
I wonder how that feels. Hasn't he always been resentful JI7 May 2025 #15
It appears that being included in the NY ritzy scene... rubbersole May 2025 #19
Right. Never included by the "in" crowd. Led to the bitter, vengeful beast we now are allegorical oracle May 2025 #72
Imposter! Starbeach May 2025 #21
3-2-1 ... an EO refusing Anna Wintour the right to publish Vogue ... fierywoman May 2025 #22
This year's Met Gala raised $31M on a theme of Black Dandy JustAnotherGen May 2025 #24
It was fab theme! CrispyQ May 2025 #35
That's awesome. I posted about the theme awhile back. I am not into high fashion but I thought it was a brilliant theme tulipsandroses May 2025 #53
Damn! MorbidButterflyTat May 2025 #67
Clementine Clusterfuck defunds the arts and fires fine art boards. Kid Berwyn May 2025 #29
He wouldn't have needed a costume .... there's that .... live love laugh May 2025 #31
Wonder what revenge efforts will be wrought by the small-handed vulgarian? Bristlecone May 2025 #36
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #37
Good for her malaise May 2025 #44
Sorry to be a poopyhead blogslug May 2025 #48
well, there are plenty of stories in print that verify what she is saying CatWoman May 2025 #49
Would you like me to delete my reply? blogslug May 2025 #50
no CatWoman May 2025 #52
No, Snopes is clearly talking about the same video as is posted in the OP. sl8 May 2025 #73
No, don't... you are right. demmiblue May 2025 #70
I posted one at #44 n/t malaise May 2025 #58
More than you care to know about the Met Gala Retrograde May 2025 #56
I love that Anna Wintour said that, she does not need Trump or his supporters. What she said might be the most polite ShazamIam May 2025 #59
OMG Trump can't handle the fact that he was banned for life from attending the Met Gala LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #63
I ran across this today - soldierant May 2025 #64
My initial reaction was why would Trump want to attend in the first place? fujiyamasan May 2025 #68
He would have been the clowniest look there mdbl May 2025 #69
Unrec. for posting fake crap on DU. n/t demmiblue May 2025 #71
Someone just told me that this is AI generated Nictuku May 2025 #74

patphil

(8,670 posts)
34. She cut him down, but with style.
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:28 AM
May 2025

I doubt if Trump even knew the theme of this year's Gala, "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style".
This is a man with no style. He wears frumpy blue suits, with ridiculously long red ties.
And his words are worse than his looks.
His presence would cheapen the Met Gala.
Truly a vulgar man.

Deuxcents

(25,348 posts)
26. To be honest, I'm not into this Gala thing myself. I do know it's a once a year themed event for fashion, artists
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:14 AM
May 2025

And the beautiful people who are guests. The proceeds go to furthering their cause..which I only assume would be fashion oriented. I’m a jeans and t shirt girl myself so it’s not my cup of tea

Linda ladeewolf

(1,088 posts)
27. Apparently this was
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:20 AM
May 2025

The no pants year. I’m an old jeans and t shirt woman myself. This year it looked like half the younger women weren’t wearing anything below the waist. What’s up with that anyway? Even when I had it to show, I didn’t. Now I’m just relieved I don’t have to bother!

DENVERPOPS

(13,003 posts)
28. Yea
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:22 AM
May 2025

it sounds to me like a "gag me with a backhoe" kind of fling.............It sounds kinda like watching the Kentucky Derby crowd, with all the UBER rich, entitled trophy wives strutting around in their ugly as all hell bonnets and dresses,, sipping on those mint drinks, and holding the glass with their pinkie extended...

Meowmee

(9,212 posts)
65. It is every year around this time in May I think... at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Manhattan
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:28 PM
May 2025

I didn't realize it was by invitation... mostly attended by rich/celebrity types, actors, artists, musicians and others who show off their outfits... apparently the designers/brands buy tables/tickets, and then invite people... it's not cheap! 😹

It raises funds for the MMA Costume Institute-

https://www.metmuseum.org/departments/the-costume-institute

The Met is one of my fav museums, so many happy memories there.

Botany

(76,244 posts)
3. Although I am not into haute couture and thousand dollar outfits and purses that lady has real style and
Thu May 8, 2025, 08:35 AM
May 2025

… class neither which Krasnov has any.

PatSeg

(51,966 posts)
20. Oh my, what a thought
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:58 AM
May 2025

And I wouldn't be surprised if he did something like that. Just imagine the guest list!

slightlv

(7,396 posts)
62. I'll agree, but look at the faces...
Thu May 8, 2025, 06:49 PM
May 2025

they all look so tight in the face, it's like their cheeks are stapled to their ears! I always thought the point to plastic surgery or any kind of "young it up" thing was to make it look natural... at least two of these women look anything but "natural." I may not be much to look at any longer, with wrinkles, saggy skin, and silver hair... but at least it's "natural" (LOL)

YodaMom2

(147 posts)
25. And the "guests" would be requires to pony up big $$ for an invite.
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:12 AM
May 2025

Everything’s a grift with this *sshole.

PatSeg

(51,966 posts)
54. Of course it will
Thu May 8, 2025, 02:27 PM
May 2025

He doesn't even try to pretend anymore. Everything is all about him all the time and he doesn't care who knows it.

IzzaNuDay

(1,224 posts)
51. Wondering if he'll try appropriating the Met leadership
Thu May 8, 2025, 02:00 PM
May 2025

like he did the Kennedy Center. Thank goodness the Met and the gala is a private gig, not associated with the federal government.

Ilsa

(63,780 posts)
6. She should have invited him, but only if
Thu May 8, 2025, 08:59 AM
May 2025

Malignia was dressed like Natasha from Bullwinkle and he wears a huge diaper with a baggy bottom and a pacifier in his mouth.

iemanja

(57,314 posts)
60. They are supposed to dress according to the theme
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:04 PM
May 2025

which this year was the black dandy and black influence in fashion. No diapers were seen.

usonian

(23,289 posts)
9. Opera? He must have issued an "Executive Odor"
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:09 AM
May 2025

More the subject of an opera.

Think "Elektra"

I'd write one about him but that POS ain't worth a microgram of pencil shavings.

I recall "Don Giovanni" the privileged philanderer who meets justice by being dragged to hell in the key of d minor.

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

sdfernando

(6,007 posts)
17. Too bad Professor Schicklele isn't around any longer.
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:49 AM
May 2025

I would have loved to hear PDQ Bach's take on the orange one.

Montauk6

(9,299 posts)
45. Yah, we need a REAL artist to compose a "Thou art an arsehole" Aria for Kazoo, Radiator and Bargain Countertenor
Thu May 8, 2025, 01:00 PM
May 2025

LisaM

(29,465 posts)
10. Among other things, he wouldn't have dressed on theme.
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:20 AM
May 2025

The theme was Superfine, a tribute to Black style, particularly nineteenth century dandyism. He would have just showed up in one of his ill fitting suits.

hatrack

(64,170 posts)
13. I've never given a damn about fashion or the Met Gala, BUT . . . .
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:29 AM
May 2025

If this helps push his blood pressure higher, and helps in engaging the enraging, good for Anna Wintour!!!

Attilatheblond

(8,142 posts)
38. Added bonus: Melania probably aching to go and show her 'style'
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:39 AM
May 2025

So, she might just be hounding Donny 2 Dolls and making him more miserable than usual.

TommyT139

(2,134 posts)
39. Yes! And Anna Wintour runs Vogue.
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:51 AM
May 2025

...So there's that!

If Melania did ever get onto the cover, I can't recall -- Dr Jill, Kamala, and Michelle's portraits outclass anything Melania could scrounge up.

JI7

(93,115 posts)
15. I wonder how that feels. Hasn't he always been resentful
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:34 AM
May 2025

of a certain NY crowd that always saw him as a phony. And even now they still feel the same way.

rubbersole

(10,962 posts)
19. It appears that being included in the NY ritzy scene...
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:56 AM
May 2025

...was a driving force for him. He's too stupid and classless to get past the optics of wealth and fame.

allegorical oracle

(6,135 posts)
72. Right. Never included by the "in" crowd. Led to the bitter, vengeful beast we now are
Fri May 9, 2025, 07:40 AM
May 2025

witnessing.

Starbeach

(281 posts)
21. Imposter!
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:01 AM
May 2025

It's one thing to be an imposter POTUS, but a fraud at the Met Gala??? That's a bridge too far.

JustAnotherGen

(37,476 posts)
24. This year's Met Gala raised $31M on a theme of Black Dandy
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:09 AM
May 2025

An African American focused 'theme'. And that theme raised $31M at a time when an autocratic government is stealing from the arts.

I'd say folks can set aside derision for this at a time when Black Americans - myself included - are feeling EXTREMELY hostile to this racist shit hole country without considering whether or not that sick evil old fuck and his prostitution whore wife were invited.

CrispyQ

(40,612 posts)
35. It was fab theme!
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:35 AM
May 2025

OMG, some of the outfits were absolutely stunning!! A few ridiculous ones, too.

I'll take Chappell Roan's outfit in blue, please, although it looks a little more 60s than Dandy to me. ???

I think they're all here.
https://www.vanityfair.com/style/photos/met-gala-2025-red-carpet-all-the-looks

tulipsandroses

(8,116 posts)
53. That's awesome. I posted about the theme awhile back. I am not into high fashion but I thought it was a brilliant theme
Thu May 8, 2025, 02:23 PM
May 2025

given this moment in history. In a time when so many are " anti DEI" - code word for we don't want you mostly black people, women and other minorities around.

Kid Berwyn

(22,712 posts)
29. Clementine Clusterfuck defunds the arts and fires fine art boards.
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:23 AM
May 2025

Traitor clown does not belong.

Bristlecone

(10,983 posts)
36. Wonder what revenge efforts will be wrought by the small-handed vulgarian?
Thu May 8, 2025, 10:36 AM
May 2025

The guy will move heaven and earth, regardless of cost or consequences, to “pay back” a perceived slight. It will consume him.

blogslug

(39,077 posts)
48. Sorry to be a poopyhead
Thu May 8, 2025, 01:42 PM
May 2025

...but that video is a deepfake

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/anna-wintour-trump-met-gala/

In short, the video that appeared to show Wintour explaining why she banned Trump from the Met Gala is a deepfake — digitally fabricated content created using artificial intelligence to manipulate or entirely generate audio and video that appears to be real. The video combined altered footage from an authentic Vogue interview with what appeared to be an AI-generated voice. There was also no evidence that Wintour ever made the statements attributed to her in the clip. Additionally, a Vogue spokesperson confirmed via email that the video was "definitely fake."

Therefore, we have rated this claim as fake...

blogslug

(39,077 posts)
50. Would you like me to delete my reply?
Thu May 8, 2025, 01:56 PM
May 2025

I think Snopes is correct and it's a deepfake but I'll delete this if you want me to.

sl8

(16,967 posts)
73. No, Snopes is clearly talking about the same video as is posted in the OP.
Fri May 9, 2025, 07:43 AM
May 2025

They even reference the same TikTok watermark as seen in the OP video, @kiu1384934c

They do say that the new, fake video was made from an older, real video from Voque.

The other references , to the 2017 Corden interview, are accurate.

demmiblue

(39,161 posts)
70. No, don't... you are right.
Fri May 9, 2025, 06:55 AM
May 2025

The amount of fake crap that gets posted here is disturbing.

It appears that that Twitter account is pure clickbait. This was posted earlier this week from the same account:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220298088

Retrograde

(11,371 posts)
56. More than you care to know about the Met Gala
Thu May 8, 2025, 02:32 PM
May 2025
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/05/05/met-gala-2025-watch-channel-theme-atendees/

I couldn't find a way to gift the article, but some relevant info from it:

"Can you get a ticket?

Unless you’re a celebrity — no. It’s an invite-only thing. Fashion brands and wealthy people buy all the tables and tickets and then shell out invites to celebrities of their choosing. Wintour will also “match” celebrities to brands."


In her book "Melania and Me" Stephanie Winston Wolkoff implies that Melania Trump started getting friendly with her when she found out the Wolkoff - who worked for Anna Wintour - was largely in charge of the Met Gala and thus could advance Ms Trump's status in New York society. The Trumps, though, were seen as cheapskates who wouldn't contribute more than the minimum amount, and didn't bring much in the way of celebrity, flair, or glamor to the event.

ShazamIam

(3,009 posts)
59. I love that Anna Wintour said that, she does not need Trump or his supporters. What she said might be the most polite
Thu May 8, 2025, 03:36 PM
May 2025

middle finger ever waved.

soldierant

(9,254 posts)
64. I ran across this today -
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:54 PM
May 2025
?si=2tQcr4GX0XcCYcUv

written by a Canadian - and discovers he has a lot of good videos up. The one on Australia is priceless

fujiyamasan

(1,119 posts)
68. My initial reaction was why would Trump want to attend in the first place?
Fri May 9, 2025, 01:30 AM
May 2025

Definitely not his usual carefully curated adoring crowds of sheep.

Then I realized he has always wanted to be loved by the elite that despised him. Either that or he wanted to go and look like the victim.

Nictuku

(4,529 posts)
74. Someone just told me that this is AI generated
Sat May 10, 2025, 02:27 PM
May 2025

I'm usually pretty good at identifying AI images, not so much with videos. It was well done, and very believable. But after looking at the video in this Vogue article from a few years ago, I see that I was wrong. (I had sent it to a few people) Color me Embarrassed for being fooled! Now I am seeing that it is being identified on X as AI altered (I didn't see that before, so must have been added after I re-posted) It is even on the original OP link now.

https://www.vogue.in/video/watch/anna-wintour-on-the-kardashians-leggings-and-more-vogue-india

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