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Melania Trump loves to watch ‘Empire’ and ‘How to Get Away with Murder,’ the first lady recently told the New York Times.

Reality TV, where her husband made some of his bread and butter before moving on to politics, didn’t come up on her must-watch list, the Times said. 

Trump’s preferences are notable, as the two series feature strong female characters and star two of the country’s most famous and accomplished black actresses, Taraji P. Henson and Viola Davis. 

 

Melania Trump recently revealed to the New York Times that her two favorite television shows are ‘Empire’ and ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ 

The hip-hop drama 'Empire' stars Terrence Howard (left) and Taraji P. Henson (right) and tackles a number of issues including incarceration, mental illness, homophobia and drug addiction. Melania Trump has named it one of her two favorite shows

The hip-hop drama ‘Empire’ stars Terrence Howard (left) and Taraji P. Henson (right) and tackles a number of issues including incarceration, mental illness, homophobia and drug addiction. Melania Trump has named it one of her two favorite shows

The first lady also said she loves 'How to Get Away With Murder,' starring Viola Davis (center). The Shonda Rhimes produced shows has been called the 'most progressive' and the 'queerest show on network TV' for its portrayal of LGBT characters, among other story lines 

The first lady also said she loves ‘How to Get Away With Murder,’ starring Viola Davis (center). The Shonda Rhimes produced shows has been called the ‘most progressive’ and the ‘queerest show on network TV’ for its portrayal of LGBT characters, among other story lines 

‘How to Get Away With Murder,’ the Davis-fronted drama, is another successful production of Shonda Rhimes, the mastermind behind ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and the Washington, D.C., drama ‘Scandal.’

Rhimes has made it a point to cast a diverse set of actors and actresses in her shows and push society’s boundaries, with story lines that include abortions, gay marriage, bi-racial pairings and transgender characters. 

In ‘Scandal,’ for instance, a white President Fitzgerald Grant has a longtime affair with black Olivia Pope, a powerful political fixer, who has an abortion in season five.  

As for Melania Trump’s pick, Vanity Fair has questioned whether ‘How to Get Away With Murder’ is ‘the most progressive show on television.’ 

While HuffPost published a piece last year labeling it the ‘queerest show on network TV,’ for its copious gay sex scenes, along with an episode featuring a transgender character, a character finding out he had HIV and another navigating how to use the drug PrEP, which prevents HIV infection. 

‘Empire,’ which was a ratings record-breaker in its first season and also stars Terrence Howard, is a hip-hop family drama that tackles issues including incarceration, mental illness, homophobia and drug addiction. 

And like the first lady’s other favorite, ‘How to Get Away With Murder,’ ‘Empire’ features some murders too.

The first lady has not often expressed her pop culture preferences since taking on the role, as she’s done few interviews with the press. 

Earlier this month she did note some of her holiday favorites saying that she liked the song ‘Oh, Holy Night,’ and enjoyed ‘healthy food,’ even at Christmas. 

She also told a crowd, gathered at the Children’s National hospital in Washington, D.C., that she wished to spend Christmas ‘on a deserted island, a tropical island, with my family.’

The first lady has instead spent nearly a week in Florida alongside President Trump at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach. 

Her most recent publicized appearance was on Christmas Eve talking on the phone with children who had called into NORAD to hear when Santa Claus might arrive at their homes.



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