Donald Trump attacks Anna Wintour over Vanity Fair Hillary Clinton ‘apology’
AS Vanity Fair atoned for suggesting Hillary Clinton “take up knitting”, Donald Trump has attacked the magazine - and Anna Wintour - over the apology.
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US President Donald Trump has attacked Vanity Fair for apologising for a video in which the magazine’s employees encouraged Hillary Clinton to take up knitting.
The president used the apology as what he sees is the US media’s bias in favour of Mrs Clinton and the Democratic party.
“Vanity Fair, which looks like it is on its last legs, is bending over backwards in apologising for the minor hit they took at Crooked H,” he tweeted.
Mr Trump also couldn’t resist a dig at close Clinton ally Anna Wintour who, as well as being editor of US Vogue, is also artistic director of Conde Nast, the company that publishes Vanity Fair.
Vanity Fair, which looks like it is on its last legs, is bending over backwards in apologizing for the minor hit they took at Crooked H. Anna Wintour, who was all set to be Amb to Court of St Jamesâs & a big fundraiser for CH, is beside herself in grief & begging for forgiveness!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 28, 2017
“Anna Wintour, who was all set to be Amb to Court of St James’s & a big fundraiser for CH, is beside herself in grief & begging for forgiveness!”
Vanity Fair copped major backlash after posting a video containing “New Year’s resolutions” for the beaten US presidential candidate.
The video featured on Vanity Fair’s humour page, Hive, and showed editors holding champagne toasts as they made suggestions for what Clinton should do in 2018.
Among the suggestions: that Mrs Clinton take up knitting, “more photos in the woods” volunteer work or any hobby that would keep her from running again for president.
“It was an attempt at humour and we regret that it missed the mark,” the magazine said in a statement.
Oscar winner Patricia Arquette took to Twitter with her own proposal — stop telling women what they should or can do.
Wintour, a major Democratic donor, often hosted events for Mrs Clinton during her presidential campaign.
Last October Wintour said she would “never” invite Mr Trump to the Met Gala, the annual fashion event she chairs, which attracts the world’s rich and famous.
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