With a fashion issue featuring White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at the heart of the most recent online battle, social media has emerged as an unexpected battleground in the continuing US-China trade war.
Karoline Leavitt’s dress sparks debate
Astute social media users immediately connected Leavitt’s eye-catching red and black lace dress, which she wore during a recent White House briefing, to a style that was offered on a number of Chinese e-commerce websites. Although it is yet unknown if the dress was made in China, the occurrence sparked a heated discussion.
The absurdity of Leavitt criticizing Chinese trade practices while possibly wearing a Chinese-made garment was brought up by some users. Wearing Chinese-made apparel and criticizing China—admit it! One user on X joked, “It is difficult to resist the allure of Made in China.”