"They had to bring the doppelganger of the bench"- Internet reacts as footage of Melania Trump in sunglasses sparks body double theories
Netizens are not convinced that the woman who accompanied presidential candidate Donald Trump to the Palm Beach, Florida voting poll was Melania Trump. Millions of internet users opined that the former First Lady looked different and was supposedly behaving peculiarly as well on November 5. Internet users have since taken to social networking sites to react to the same.
Donald Trump was accompanied to the polling location by a woman wearing glasses, even as she was indoors. X user Ron Filipkowski shared that she never removed her sunglasses as she remained seen by the public. He also shared a video of Melania online, which had amassed over 36 million views at the time of writing this article.
Several platform users also claimed that Melania Trump did not answer any of the press during her time at the venue. The Mirror US shared that when Melania Trump was asked whether she voted for her husband, she simply flashed an ambivalent smile and moved along. X user Sassington, M.C. shared that the woman was likely not the former model as:
“Rings missing, wrong nail style & length, no smile lines in the jawline/ lower cheek, bust is half the size it should be, waist is approx 2 sizes too small, Melania would never wear this on Election Day because it’s entirely too similar to a dress she wore to honor Korean War Veterans during her presidency in 2020, find me a picture of Melania with her hair tucked behind her ears I’ll wait.”
Netizens found the circumstances hilarious and took to X to share their reactions with one person saying:
Others expressed similar sentiments with many sharing their opinions as to whether they believed it was the Slovenia-native or not. Comments read:
“That’s the double, not Melania, easy to see when she smiles and that’s what the glasses are for,” an X user said.
“I mean that’s not Melania. No cap no conspiracy, it’s just not f**king Melania, lol,” a platform user said.
“Not her…. The smile gave it away,” an internet user said.
Aside from netizens sharing videos of the 54-year-old at the polling booths, CNN and Fox News shared videos of her standing next to Trump as he lashed out at a reporter who asked him whether he would encourage his supporters to not lash out with violence as the votes get counted.
Trump said:
“Of course there will be no violence. My supporters are not violent people… these are people that believe in no violence, unlike your question. You believe in violence.”
Meanwhile, other reactions read:
“Is that supposed to be Melania? Her eyes are her most distinctive feature so of course her body double would have to cover those narrow Solvenian cat eyes,” an X user said.
“The nose is definitely different. The smile is, well, I’ve never seen Melania smile so I wouldn’t know,” a platform user said.
“Hiding bruise marks,” a netizen said.
This is not the first time ‘fake Melania Trump’ claims have flooded the internet. She has been going viral for the same since 2017. Other reactions read:
“The Melania double looks awfully nervous,” an X user said.
“When have you seen Melania smile,” another platform user said.
“Looking way too perky,” a netizen stated.
"Thank you so much for your support”- Melania Trump addresses Trump’s team moments after polling booth appearance
Videos of Melania Trump addressing Donald Trump’s campaign staff circulated online as well. It appeared to be taken just moments after she was seen wearing the glasses at the venue. Melania Trump said:
“Great job, thank you so much for the support. That was hard work. I know hours, I know how hard my husband was working, non stop. So thank you for all your support. Great job!”
Meanwhile, BBC reported that Donald Trump seemed to be leading the exit polls at the time of writing this article. With many awaiting the result of the key swing state of Georgia. Trump had already won in Kentucky, West Virginia, Indiana, North Carolina, and Kansas among others.