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The post drew criticism on social media, with some users calling the display out of touch with Americans struggling with rising costs.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-21T02:45:50.667Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-19T11:40:40.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-21T02:45:50.667Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":61,"hype":61,"notes":{"trust":"Central claim attributed to a named body, but relies on anonymous sourcing for backlash details.","critic":"Reports quote affected individuals and name specific details, but lack comment from those responsible.","hype":"Headlines promise outrage and tone-deafness, with some articles directly quoting critics."}},"tags":["#MelaniaTrump","#StateDinner","#WhiteHouse","#XiJinping","#CostOfLivingCrisis","#Politics"],"entities":["Melania Trump","Xi Jinping","White House","The Blast","HuffPost","USA Today","Buzzfeed","Times of India","Atlanta Black Star","Irish Star"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Melania Trump shared a video on X of preparations for a White House state dinner for Chinese President Xi Jinping.","Critics on social media accused her of being out of touch and displaying opulence during a cost-of-living crisis.","Some users questioned the cost of the dinner to taxpayers.","The video was shared on both her personal and official FLOTUS accounts."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Melania Trump shared a video on X showcasing preparations for an upcoming White House state dinner honouring Chinese President Xi Jinping. The video, posted on her personal and official FLOTUS accounts, highlighted details of the event. Following the post, critics on social media accused the former First Lady of being out of touch and displaying opulence while many Americans were dealing with a cost-of-living crisis. Some social media users also questioned the potential cost of the dinner to taxpayers."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on details"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Blast reported that a commenter, cited from the Irish Star, wrote: “We can’t afford f-cking groceries, gas, or housing. But yeah, this is great, Melania. Bravo.” Other reports did not include this specific quote or attribution."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the reports mentioned the specific cost estimate for the state dinner. 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