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John F Kennedy’s grandson Jack Schlossberg shocked his X/Twitter followers when he asked an unexpected question about his grandmother Jacqueline Lee Kennedy Onassis’s looks.
Yesterday (January 20), during President Donald Trump’s second inauguration, the 32-year-old, born John Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg, wrote: “True or False? Usha Vance is way hotter than Jackie O.”
The post, which has now garnered over 5.6 million views, drew immediate backlash as numerous people reminded the Vogue political correspondent: “That’s your grandmother!!!!”
“Gonna be honest man, I think most people don’t do hotness rankers involving their grandmas,” one person commented, while another asked: “Are you that desperate for engagement?”
“Jack NOOO this may be taking the trolling too far,” a third commented.
“If you have a therapist, mention this at the next session,” wrote another.
Schlossberg’s tweet spawned several memes from short clips of Debra Jo Rupp in That 70s Show to a video of a man on the subway screaming: “Police! Help! Police!”
Others, meanwhile, answered the question more honestly: “I would say Usha Vance is a little hotter than Jackie, but that’s just personal preference and not a commentary on either woman’s moral character or general vibe. I think we can both agree that they are two *very* foxy ladies, am I right Jack, my man???””
Schlossberg replied: “Really appreciate this take thanks Sam.”
He later followed up to his own tweet, writing: “I’m a literal pervert. I called my grandmother hot… have I totally lost it ? Jesus … this kid will do anything for attention. Your grandfather would be ashamed. Seriously. Time to get a job.”
For the inaugural swearing-in ceremony on Monday, Usha Vance, wife of Vice President JD Vance, seemed to play upon former First Lady Jackie Kennedy’s iconic silhouette and dignified use of color in a bubblegum, belted pink overcoat and a matching neck scarf.
Vance’s bright jacket cut across a sea of dullness on the inaugural stage yesterday, especially to FLOTUS Melania Trump, who wore a black and white ensemble by Adam Lippes.
In the past, incoming first ladies have donned light-hued jackets akin to Vance’s. Indeed, Melania chose to forego tradition, conservatively covering up in the navy blue garment and a wide-brimmed hat concealing the top half of her face, making it difficult to read her expressions.
Online, people compared her Eric Javits head accessory to cartoon villains and evil film characters such as the Hamburglar and Jim Carrey’s green-faced persona in The Mask.
“Why the hell does Melania Trump look like the Hamburglar?” one person asked on X, while another said: “And now I will never unsee it. Thank you.”
