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Statue protester trolls Melania with ‘Be Best’ dress

- Stephen Rex Brown

The protester arrested for scaling the Statue of Liberty tried to “best” Melania Trump's fashion sense during a Friday court appearance.

Patricia Okoumou sported a dress lampooning the jacket the First Lady wore on the way to a child detention center near the Mexican border.

"I really care, why won't u? Be Best," read Okoumou's dress.

The outfit was a parody of Trump's "I really don't care do u?" jacket, which she wore on a trip to a child detention center in McAllen, Texas, on June 21.

“Be best” is a reference to the First Lady's campaign against cyberbully­ing and drug abuse.

Okoumou, 44, showed off the frock after an appearance in Manhattan Federal Court on charges of trespassin­g, interferen­ce with agency functions, and disorderly conduct for her July 4 protest.

Joined by dozens of supporters, the Staten Island woman said she was trying to bring attention to President Trump's child separation policies.

 ??  ?? Patricia Okoumou (in main photo on Statue of Liberty on July 4) wears outfit (far right) to court modeled after one worn by First Lady Melania Trump (above) in June.
Patricia Okoumou (in main photo on Statue of Liberty on July 4) wears outfit (far right) to court modeled after one worn by First Lady Melania Trump (above) in June.

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