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Reporter Comments on Cost of Malia and Sasha’s State Dinner Dresses, Internet Schools Her

Dear Kristin Sze, you picked the wrong first daughters to mess with.
Reporter Comments on Cost of Malia and Sasha’s State Dinner Dresses, Internet Schools Her
Sasha and Malia State Dinner
By Lauren Porter · Updated October 27, 2020
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When pictures surfaced of Malia and Sasha Obama attending their first State Dinner last Thursday evening, everyone had the same reaction: they looked beautiful. That’s everyone except a San Francisco ABC news anchor. Kristen Sze took to Twitter to share her disdain for the hefty price tag of Sasha’s gorgoeus gown. Soon after Sze’s tweet, both her mentions and the timeline were full of reactions on her completely unneccessary commentary. President Obama Toasts Daughters, Talks Importance of Family in Final State Dinner Speech

Better question: Is your mom The First Lady? No? Well, STFU, your opinion is irrelevant. https://t.co/5QwG68vAv6

— Disney Villain (@carlettaisgreat) March 12, 2016

Is Sasha Obama, a whole president’s daughter, supposed to wear a Children’s Place dress to the State Dinner because she’s 14?

— clyde davis (@thefentybarb) March 12, 2016

The teens we’d want to represent America, Sasha & Malia, go to ONE fancy dinner, in 8 years, wearing a fancy dress, and it’s a problem.

— Melissa & Stuff (@fabglance1) March 12, 2016

The fucking nerve. As if the Obama’s took the Pentagon’s credit card to go buy Sasha a damn dress. https://t.co/UHvGLF26NE

— Elon James White (@elonjames) March 12, 2016

Did people constantly make comments about how expensive first ladies’ clothes are before the Obamas?

— motho (@firstshane) March 12, 2016

Tell me about Nancy Reagan’s wardrobe again

— Upulie Divisekera (@scienceupulie) March 12, 2016
Realizing the error of her ways, Sze deleted the tweet and apologized but the damage was already done.

Sorry my Obama girls dress tweet failed 2 come x as intended. Was trying 2 have mom convo on cost of clothing. #majorfail

— Kristen Sze (@abc7kristensze) March 13, 2016

Sasha & Malia looked amazing at State Dinner! Super happy they got 2 attend one in dad’s last year in office.

— Kristen Sze (@abc7kristensze) March 13, 2016

Deleted tweets when realized they failed big time. Didn’t mean 2 hurt any feelings. #mybad

— Kristen Sze (@abc7kristensze) March 13, 2016

@abc7kristensze Oh please the Obama Girls looked beautiful & u tried 2 turn it into some ugly, I’m done with @abc7newsBayArea thanks 2 u.

— Theresa Rose (@karmamar55) March 13, 2016

@abc7kristensze don’t apologize for interpretation. apologize for your actions. be sorry for you

— Rachael (@rae_muk) March 13, 2016