Vanity Fair Staff Threatens Mass Walkout Over Possible Melania Trump Cover

The left's obsession with silencing anything remotely tied to Donald Trump has reached a new low this time at Vanity Fair. The mere idea of featuring First Lady Melania Trump on an upcoming cover has sparked such rage inside the publication’s newsroom that staffers are threatening to walk off the job entirely.

Yes, really. The same people who gushed over Michelle Obama and Jill Biden on countless glossy spreads are now throwing tantrums over the possibility of giving Melania even a single cover.

According to reports, Vanity Fair’s new global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, floated the idea internally. What followed was a meltdown that would make a college campus protest look tame. One editor reportedly told The Daily Mail. “I will walk out the motherf***ing door, and half my staff will follow me.”

Another anonymous staffer doubled down. “We are not going to normalize this despot and his wife … If [Guiducci] puts Melania on the cover, half of the editorial staff will walk out, I guarantee it.”

So much for journalistic neutrality.

These are the same media gatekeepers who tell Americans to "respect all women" unless, of course, that woman happens to be a conservative. Melania Trump, a former supermodel who speaks five languages, carried herself with elegance and poise through four years of constant media hostility. But for the liberal media elite, her greatest sin is being married to Donald Trump.

Let’s remember:

• Michelle Obama was on more than 10 major magazine covers during her tenure as First Lady.

• Melania Trump appeared on zero, despite her prior modeling career and global recognition.

• In 2020, a Rasmussen poll found that 49% of likely voters had a favorable opinion of Melania, higher than most media darlings receive.

This isn’t about fashion. It’s about control. It’s about a media class that sees their job not as informing the public, but as curating what Americans are allowed to admire and who they’re allowed to respect.

One insider admitted the threats are mostly hot air. “It’s all talk. People will protest and gripe about it, but I don’t see anyone quitting such a prestigious job over that.”

Still, the tantrum tells us everything we need to know about where the media stands and it’s nowhere near the middle. For years, they’ve worked to erase Melania from cultural relevance. Now, even the suggestion of fair coverage is triggering enough to spark walkout threats.

And Melania? She’s unfazed, as always. “We have so many other important things to do than to be on the cover of any magazine,” she said back in 2019. “Life would not change for anybody if I’m on the cover.”

Exactly. While leftist editors panic over magazine covers, Americans are concerned with rising inflation, a border crisis spiraling out of control, and a president who seems more out of touch by the day.

Maybe it's time we stop listening to the outrage mob and start paying attention to people who actually lead by example quietly, gracefully, and without needing the media’s approval.

If you're tired of elitist double standards, share this article or subscribe to our newsletter for more honest coverage.