OPINION:
Does President Trump wear a bathrobe in the White House? Does he even own a bathrobe? Do you even care? Should you care? Why ask?
Well, the ongoing Trump-New York Times fake news feud stirred the brew anew on Monday after the Gray Lady published this on Sunday:
“Usually around 6:30 p.m., or sometimes later, Mr. Trump retires upstairs to the residence to recharge, vent and intermittently use Twitter. With his wife, Melania, and young son, Barron, staying in New York, he is almost always by himself, sometimes in the protective presence of his imposing longtime aide and former security chief, Keith Schiller. When Mr. Trump is not watching television in his bathrobe or on his phone reaching out to old campaign hands and advisers, he will sometimes set off to explore the unfamiliar surroundings of his new home.”
Leave it to White House press secretary Sean Spicer to respond and take issue with the bathrobe thing.
“I don’t think the president owns a bathrobe,” Mr. Spicer told reporters aboard Air Force One on Monday. “He definitely doesn’t wear one.”
Quelle horreur?
Not really.
There are alternatives when Mr. Trump lumbers about the executive mansion.
He could wear his “street clothes.”
He could simply move about in his underwear (leaving interested parties to ask “boxers or briefs?”).
He could wear pj’s. (Saks has a couture Derek Rose cotton flannel set, Arctic Striped, for $275.)
He could move about in his birthday suit (but hope he doesn’t).
And here’s another: The Donald J. Trump Collection could add a men’s lounge wear collection, including bathrobes, pj’s and slippers.
Such nighty-night attire would probably do well at, say, Mr. Trump’s MacLeod House in Scotland. Even if your guy doesn’t hit the links there, he’ll need something to ward off the, ahem, cold nights.
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