{"id":13097,"date":"2025-05-07T17:58:04","date_gmt":"2025-05-07T17:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=13097"},"modified":"2025-05-07T17:58:04","modified_gmt":"2025-05-07T17:58:04","slug":"donald-trump-not-welcome-at-the-met-gala-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=13097","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump not welcome at the Met Gala \u2013 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bs-header\">\n<div class=\"bs-blog-thumb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-4-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1038px) 100vw, 1038px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-4-1.jpg 1038w, https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-4-1-257x300.jpg 257w, https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-4-1-878x1024.jpg 878w, https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-4-1-768x895.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dhijangakosova.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/7-4-1-1024x1194.jpg 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1038\" height=\"1210\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<article class=\"small single\">\n<h2 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"227\">Trump Banned from the Met Gala for Life \u2014 Here\u2019s Why Anna Wintour Shut the Door<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"227\">Donald Trump has long been a familiar face on the Met Gala red carpet, once even using the event as the backdrop to propose to Melania. But in recent years, that glitzy chapter has closed \u2014 and it appears to be closed for good.<\/p><div class=\"ejzuz69f60ea83feb3\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ejzuz69f60ea83feb3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ejzuz69f60ea83feb3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ejzuz69f60ea83feb3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.ejzuz69f60ea83feb3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.ejzuz69f60ea83feb3 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"229\" data-end=\"407\">When the fashion elite descended upon New York City for the 2025 Met Gala on the first Monday in May, Trump\u2019s absence wasn\u2019t just noted \u2014 it was expected. And not by coincidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"409\" data-end=\"484\">The reason? A years-old decision from none other than Anna Wintour herself.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHe will never be invited again,\u201d Wintour declared bluntly during a 2017 appearance on *The Late Late Show with James Corden*, shortly after Trump took office for the first time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"691\" data-end=\"876\">That vow has held strong across both of Trump\u2019s presidencies \u2014 and it doesn\u2019t seem to be up for reconsideration, even as the guest list continues to evolve with shifting cultural tides.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"878\" data-end=\"1319\">Trump, whose roots in New York\u2019s high society run deep, was once a Met Gala regular. He attended the lavish fundraiser throughout the 1980s and 1990s alongside then-wives Ivana Trump and later Marla Maples, often making headlines for his over-the-top flair. But perhaps the most infamous of his Met Gala moments came in 2004, when he proposed to Melania Knauss en route to the event \u2014 a spectacle that, unsurprisingly, became tabloid fodder.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30377\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30377\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-30377 lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-569273449-2048x1359-1-1024x680.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 790px) 100vw, 790px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-569273449-2048x1359-1-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-569273449-2048x1359-1-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-569273449-2048x1359-1-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-569273449-2048x1359-1-1536x1019.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dailypositive24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-569273449-2048x1359-1.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"790\" height=\"525\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American real estate magnate Donald Trump with his first wife, Ivana (nee Zelnickova) at the Costume Institute Gala, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, 9th December 1985. (Photo by Tom Gates\/Archive Photos\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1605\">But the Met Gala has changed, and so has its unwritten guest code. Though Wintour has said that the Met Gala is about\u00a0<em data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1469\">fashion, beauty, and history<\/em>, in reality, the invitation list tends to reflect deeper values \u2014 and Trump\u2019s polarizing public persona appears to have no place in it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1607\" data-end=\"1861\">He\u2019s not the only powerful figure left off the list this year. Notably absent were several other controversial billionaires and political figures, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg \u2014 all of whom have previously graced the gala\u2019s steps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1863\" data-end=\"2226\">This year\u2019s theme,\u00a0<em data-start=\"1882\" data-end=\"1916\">Superfine: Tailoring Black Style<\/em>, was a pointed celebration of Black designers and the influence of Black fashion in dismantling stereotypes and reshaping visual culture. Cultural critic Louis Piscano remarked that the theme \u201csends a clear message,\u201d underscoring the gala\u2019s deliberate shift toward inclusive storytelling and social resonance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2228\" data-end=\"2367\">For Trump \u2014 a man who once mingled freely among the fashion elite \u2014 the door to the Met Gala isn\u2019t just closed. It\u2019s been locked for years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1761865\" data-uid=\"0299a\">\n<div id=\"mgw1761865_0299a\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"mgbox\">\n<div class=\"mgheader\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump Banned from the Met Gala for Life \u2014 Here\u2019s Why Anna Wintour Shut the Door Donald Trump has long been a familiar face on the Met Gala red carpet, once even using the event as the backdrop to propose to Melania. 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