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When Asked About Pith Helmet, FLOTUS Responds: 'Focus On What I Do, Not What I Wear'

During Melania Trump's first solo foreign trip, to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt, critics called her out out on the colonial undertones expressed through her attire.

First lady Melania Trump wants people to stop talking so much about her fashion choices. Standing in front of the Great Sphinx in Egypt Saturday, she told reporters, "I wish people would focus on what I do, not what I wear."

Despite her expressed desires, a series of beige outfits Trump wore on her trip to Africa has been under scrutiny — not because critics find them unfashionable, but rather, because

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