Lara Trump mocked the Met Gala during an interview on Laura Ingraham's Fox News program, dismissing the celebrity-packed event as a 'freak show' before drawing mockery online herself over a joke that invitations to the Trump family had 'got lost in the mail.'
Ingraham's Joke About Trump's Exclusion
Ingraham joked that President Donald Trump 'sat home last night, he was crushed that Anna had banned him for sure now.' The remark referenced Anna Wintour, the longtime chair of the Met Gala, who said in 2017 that the president would never again be invited to the event.
Lara Trump's Sarcastic Response
'Yeah, he can barely function, I'm sure this is very devastating to the president,' Lara Trump replied about her father-in-law, sarcastically, before arguing that the event had changed dramatically over the years. She said the gala was once a 'very elegant and kind of regal in some ways affair' but had now 'devolved into a bit of a freak show.'
Criticism of Bezos and Attendees
Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, who has been accused of cozying up to the Trump administration in recent years, and his wife, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, were the 2026 event's honorary chairs and lead sponsors, and attracted criticism over it too. Donald Trump's daughter-in-law then took aim at attendees, calling them 'likely the biggest group of hypocrites you are ever going to see' who only want to 'preach to us' and 'show us how morally superior they are.'
Trump Family Not Concerned
She added that the president had not 'lost any sleep over it' and insisted that 'nobody in our family is very concerned.' 'I'm sure we all got invited, they just got lost in the mail,' she quipped. Trump did reveal she had watched the red carpet, though, hailing actor Nicole Kidman's outfit in particular as a favorite.
Online Reactions
On X, users had plenty to say about her 'lost in the mail' line. One user posted a clip of her statement, while another sarcastically questioned why Trump doesn't intervene in the USPS to investigate the lost invitations. Others criticized the Trump family's apparent need for validation, with one user stating, 'The fascists remain furious that people still do not love them.' Another pointed out the irony of Trump inviting Fox News personalities to a state dinner with King Charles while complaining about the Met Gala. A final comment simply read, 'Actually, it's because no one likes you.'
