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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Maybelyn B. Paden

Melania Trump, Erika Kirk Humiliated: Drag Queens Just Raised $20,000 for ACLU by Cosplaying FLOTUS, TPUSA CEO

Melania Trump, Erika Kirk Humiliated: Drag Queens Just Raised $20,000 for ACLU by Cosplaying FLOTUS, TPUSA CEO (Credit: Screenshot/Tiktok/@kikiballchange)

Melania Trump and Erika Kirk were lampooned in New York City on 16 April as drag queens in full cosplay raised $20,000 for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) at a raucous fundraiser skewering MAGA politics.

Melania Trump, the First Lady, and Erika Kirk, the Turning Point USA CEO and wife of right‑wing activist Charlie Kirk, have become fixtures of the MAGA universe, often held up by supporters as styled embodiments of the movement's values. Both have also become lightning rods for critics online. The Brooklyn event picked up that thread and pulled hard, turning months of viral mockery into a live, ticketed performance with a pointed political edge.

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