Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and wife Melania Trump attends the Time 100 Gala celebrating the Time 100 issue of the Most Influential People on April 26, 2016 in New York. (AFP)
Thanks to GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump, political conversation has devolved into discussions of the sizes of various body parts (see the many statements Trump has made about his hands).
So sure, why not turn to the topic of whether a potential first lady has or has not had her breasts surgically augmented?
In case you wondered, Melania Trump, the potential FLOTUS in question, says she has not. In a new GQ profile, journalist Julia Ioffe reports that a friend of the former model claimed that Melania had confessed to having her cup size increased to better her chances of getting jobs posing in lingerie.
But Trump denies that allegation. "I didn't make any changes," she told Ioffe. And not only that, Trump insists she's not into any kind of cosmetic surgery or even a drop of harmless old Botox. "A lot of people say I am using all the procedures for my face," she said. "I didn't do anything. I live a healthy life, I take care of my skin and my body. I'm against Botox, I'm against injections; I think it's damaging your face, damaging your nerves. It's all me. I will age gracefully, as my mom does."
While all of this is so reassuring, really, Mrs. Trump, it raises more questions than it answers: Is this now a crucible that will face every woman whose husband is seeking the highest office in the land? Is it the new first-lady bake-off? And will someone ask this of Bill Clinton?
© 2016 The Washington Post
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
So sure, why not turn to the topic of whether a potential first lady has or has not had her breasts surgically augmented?
In case you wondered, Melania Trump, the potential FLOTUS in question, says she has not. In a new GQ profile, journalist Julia Ioffe reports that a friend of the former model claimed that Melania had confessed to having her cup size increased to better her chances of getting jobs posing in lingerie.
But Trump denies that allegation. "I didn't make any changes," she told Ioffe. And not only that, Trump insists she's not into any kind of cosmetic surgery or even a drop of harmless old Botox. "A lot of people say I am using all the procedures for my face," she said. "I didn't do anything. I live a healthy life, I take care of my skin and my body. I'm against Botox, I'm against injections; I think it's damaging your face, damaging your nerves. It's all me. I will age gracefully, as my mom does."
While all of this is so reassuring, really, Mrs. Trump, it raises more questions than it answers: Is this now a crucible that will face every woman whose husband is seeking the highest office in the land? Is it the new first-lady bake-off? And will someone ask this of Bill Clinton?
© 2016 The Washington Post
(This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
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