Actress Selena Gomez—who currently stars in the hit comedy series Only Murders in the Building—had social media users doing a double-take after she showed up at an event wearing a dress featuring gold patterns that bears a striking resemblance to the carpet at former Republican President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate.
A photo of Gomez wearing her dress juxtaposed against the mansion's carpet made the rounds on Twitter after catching the eye of freelance writer and political strategist Marisa Kabas.
You can see it below.
\u201cselena gomez as trump\u2019s stolen top secret documents\u201d— Marisa Kabas (@Marisa Kabas) 1661919523
Mar-a-Lago's carpet recently grabbed the world's attention after the Department of Justice (DOJ) included a photograph in a court filing of classified documents seized from Trump's home turned paid membership resort and event space last month.
The DOJ sought a search warrant after "obtaining evidence that highly classified documents were likely concealed and that Mr. Trump’s representatives had falsely claimed all sensitive material had been returned," according to The New York Times, which broke the news about the court filing.
The filing came after Trump requested an independent review of materials seized from Mar-a-Lago following a search that found three classified documents in desks in Trump's office as well as more than 100 documents in 13 boxes or containers with classification markings, some with the highest restrictions.
Included in the filing was a photograph of several yellow edged documents recovered from Trump's home turned paid resort marked “Top Secret” and another red one labeled “Secret.”
\u201cIn a reply brief, Trump lawyers characterize a judicially authorized search based on probable cause, that recovered highly classified documents after certifying everything had been returned, as an "unprecedented, unnecessary & legally unsupported raid on the home of a President"\u201d— Joyce Alene (@Joyce Alene) 1661991093
At the time, more than a few people commented on the carpet, which was not particularly well reviewed.
\u201cHe should be indicted just for choosing that carpet. It\u2019s atrocious.\u201d— Tanya Callender Moncur\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf8, 2nd to the Last Jedi (@Tanya Callender Moncur\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddf8, 2nd to the Last Jedi) 1661954506
\u201cAnd hideous taste in rugs! That rug looks like a Dateline episode.\u201d— Phillipa Charlotte (@Phillipa Charlotte) 1661930141
Gomez's dress gave social media users a much needed laugh amid the ongoing investigations into Trump's criminality.
\u201cI hate myself for laughing this hard.\u201d— Not Josh Blackman (@Not Josh Blackman) 1662002357
\u201cLuv this it it's a real homage to treason\u201d— bobloblaw (@bobloblaw) 1662054070
\u201cOnly textiles in the building\u201d— Molly Jong-Fast (@Molly Jong-Fast) 1661987024
\u201cOnly Treason in the Building\u201d— Richard Dettman (@Richard Dettman) 1661982159
\u201cI am going on record with my view that Selena is completely innocent & I will represent her pro bono. Her Constitutional right to wear whatever she wants trumps any pedestrian concerns about espionage... #onlytreasoninthebuilding @selenagomez @OnlyMurdersHulu @SteveMartinToGo\u201d— Shanlon Wu (@Shanlon Wu) 1662053656
\u201cA fashion & politics mash up\u201d— suzanne siemens (@suzanne siemens) 1662050033
Gomez has previously been open about her disdain for Trump and his policies while he was in office.
In April 2020—about six months before the presidential election Trump lost—Gomez told Vogue Trump's draconian immigration policies threatened the American dream. Gomez, who identifies as a Mexican-American woman, said "immigration goes beyond politics and political debates—it’s a human issue."
Gomez—who became the world's youngest UNICEF ambassador in 2009 at age 17—resolved to continue her work helping children and to encourage young people to vote.
