New video sparks crazy Melania Trump body double theory
A new video of Melania Trump has prompted fresh claims the US First Lady is using a body double.
The August 24 footage, which shows US president Donald Trump and his wife boarding Air Force One in Columbus, Ohio, has conspiracy theorists arguing the appearance and body language of the woman in the clip is different to the “real” Mrs Trump.
Sceptics pointed to the fact the woman’s hair seemed to be darker than the First Lady’s.
“Not her. Not her posture, profile, poses. No sir, no way, no how,” one Twitter user claimed, while another added: “hair colour and hair parting wrong, blouse wrong, jacket collar wrong, logo on sunglasses missing on double … it defo ain’t her.”
Other conspiracy theorists claimed Melania’s “body double” appeared to be larger than the 48-year-old with different facial features.
“It’s a body double that weighs a good 20lbs [9kg] more. You can see it in the round face and the ‘tummy’. Hair is a totally different colour and the hairline isn’t the same,” one said, while another posted: “No way, look at the face, it’s fuller, Melania has high cheek bones” and another said: “Look at that profile. It’s not her.”
Some social media users even claimed that the “fake” Melania’s body language was all wrong, with the woman in the film coming across as more confident than she usually is.
“This is not Melania’s body language,” one posted, with another adding: “This lady steps forward and gives vigorous handshakes. Not Melania!”
It’s not the first time Melania has been subject to conspiracy theories, with the first rumours that she was using a body double surfacing in October last year.
According to the popular conspiracy theory, Mrs Trump has a body double who takes her place at public events at certain times.