A Democratic Party official in Texas has apologized after he cropped out First Lady Melania Trump from a photo in which she poses with former presidents and their wives at Barbara Bush’s funeral.
The original photo, which was taken by a spokesperson for former President George H.W. Bush, went viral on Sunday.
It shows Bush; his son, former President George W. Bush; former first lady Laura Bush; former President Bill Clinton; his wife, Hillary Clinton; former President Barack Obama; his wife, Michelle Obama; and Melania Trump.
Missing anyone? A Democratic Party official in Texas has apologized after he cropped out First Lady Melania Trump from a photo in which she poses with former presidents and their wives at Barbara Bush’s funeral
The original photo went viral on Sunday. It shows Bush; his son, former President George W. Bush; former first lady Laura Bush; former President Bill Clinton; his wife, Hillary Clinton; former President Barack Obama; his wife, Michelle Obama; and Melania Trump
The Lubbock County Democratic Party Headquarters apologized and insisted it was an honest mistake
President Donald Trump was conspicuously absent from the photo.
He stayed home in Florida amidst reports that he was told he was not wanted at Barbara Bush’s funeral.
Barbara Bush passed away last week at her home at age 92.
The same photo was posted on Facebook by the Lubbock County (Texas) Democratic Party Headquarters – though it showed everyone except for the current first lady.
Leo Flores, the vice chair, told KCBD-TV that ‘it was an honest mistake.’
He said he grabbed the photo from his Facebook feed and didn’t notice the omission.
Flores said he became preoccupied with another matter and forgot about the mistaken photo altogether.
While the photo that was posted didn’t have a caption, a new caption was added which read: ‘I apologize for posting an incomplete picture.
‘I didn’t realize anyone was missing until it was pointed out.’
Despite the apology, some Facebook users were not convinced this was an innocent mistake.
‘Childish crop job,’ wrote one commenter.
‘We all know you did this on purpose,’ another Facebook user wrote.
‘Extremely pathetic.’