That of the most notorious megaprison of El Salvador
While the Trump administration is praising El Salvador’s most notorious prison, Cecot, the experts say that the establishment raises several concerns.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem attracted indignation when she sported a Rolex Watch would have cost $ 50,000 During the visit of the Mega-Prison El Salvadorien known as Cecot this month.
Noem was seen bearing 18 carat gold Rolex Cosmograph Daytonaas indicated for the first time by the Washington Post, in prison where the Trump administration stolen 261 Venezuelans in El Salvador, alleging that they were members of a Venezuelan gang Tren of Aragua without regular procedure under the Act extraterrestrial enemies.
Civil rights groups attacked Noem, stressing that the watch was a poster for the disparity of income between the United States and Salvador.
“You are in front of all these people in a very poor country, which are in the 10 or 20% of their country … And it seems that you simply have your wealth while you display your freedom,” Adam Isacson told post.
A spokesperson for the secretary previously criticized USA Today for her question on the watch, saying: “Governor Noem has chosen to use the product of his best-selling books in the New York Times to buy an article she could wear and one day transmit to her children.”
It is not the first time in recent memory that the clothing choices made by politicians have attracted heat. Here are some examples.
John Fetterman wears a hooded sweatshirt and shorts at the inauguration
While the inauguration codes have long been victims since Ronald Reagan wore a stroller costume To assume the presidency, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman took him to the extreme when President Donald Trump took office for the second time in 2025.
Fetterman was seen carrying A hooded sweatshirt, shorts and a t-shirt at the ceremony.
The occasional outfit is part of the brand of the Democrat, avoiding sewing in order to call on rural voters in the state of Keystone. The senate spent a dress code in 2023 It seemed to have been in response to Fetterman’s shady outfit.
Jill Biden in stockings that look like fishing nets
Then, the first lady Jill Biden was criticized for having worn what seemed to be Fishnet stockings when she arrived at Andrews Air Force Base in April 2021.
“It’s a little surprising, I think, how many comments are made on what I wear or if I put my hair in a brunchy. I put my hair! Or below,” Biden told Vouge. “They were not fishing nets. They were not lace. They were very pretty stockings.”
Melania Trump“I don’t care, I’m not
First lady Melania Trump wore a jacket that was reading, “I really don’t care,? “During a 2018 visit to a refuge holding immigrant children separated from their family.
The declaration seemed to be a contradictory message for Trump’s mission in Texas, where she hoped to demonstrate how much she cared for children separated from their parents and hosted in shelters.
President Donald Trump Said at the time, she wanted to know more about how these children can be united with their parents “as quickly as possible”.
Donald Trump tweeted at the time That the message “refers to false media. Melania learned how dishonest they are, and it does not really care!”
Melania at Manolo Blahnik Pump on the way to Hurricane Damage Tour
Melania Trump also caught Flack for Departure from Washington DC in heels On the way to the damage tour caused by Hurricane Harvey in 2017.
The heels have been modified for sneakers while going to Texas. She was seen on tour in the damage in the sneakers, a white shirt and a cap sporting the acronym “Flotus”.
Michelle Obama Porte Lanvin to volunteer at the food bank
Former First Lady Michelle Obama was a sporting view of Lanvin’s creative sneakers while he was volunteering at the capital Area Food Bank in Washington DC in 2009.
CBS News reported at the time That the shoes, which completed a set of J. Crew, cost $ 540 and were in suede, with large -shaped ribbon laces and metal pink toe caps.
Contribution: Heidi M. Przybyla, Maria Puente