‘Fox & Friends’ Accidentally Calls Melania Trump Second Lady
The slip-up appeared on the screen Monday as the incoming first lady joined the show for an interview.
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Fox & Friends referred to Melania Trump as the incoming “second lady” in a morning segment on Monday, a week before her husband, Donald Trump, is set to take office as president. The slip-up appeared on the screen as the incoming first lady joined the show for an interview where she discussed her plans going back to the White House. The on-air chyron read: “Melania opens up about becoming second lady,” which showed on the screen during her sit-down. Social media users were quick to pounce on the mistake, with some commenters expressing anger at the channel using the wrong title for her. “Absolutely brilliant stuff from Fox News referring to Melania Trump as the second lady,” one user on X wrote. “Clearly Elon Musk is the First Lady.”
Melania Trump on Fox & Friends about her husband's first term: "I just feel that people didn't accept me maybe, they didn't understand me the way maybe they do now. And I didn't have much support." pic.twitter.com/UvXgGDMZ4a
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) January 13, 2025
“What’s going @FoxNews and @foxandfriends ,” wrote another X user. “Who’s In-charge of the chyron? Someone DEFINITELY needs to be fired.”
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