Overview

• Page Six-based reports say the first lady declined the offer and even laughed at it, with some accounts placing her rejection in July.
• Newsweek reported that a viral Vanity Fair cover featuring Melania Trump is a doctored image, and the magazine’s official channels have not posted any such cover.
• Vanity Fair and Trump representatives had not commented on the circulating image at the time of the latest reports.
• Daily Mail cited unnamed staffers threatening to resign if a Melania cover moved forward, reflecting internal dissent over the idea.
• Trade and gossip coverage linked the idea to Mark Guiducci’s editorial reset, while conservative commentators praised Melania and criticized the magazine’s staff reaction.