18 Inauguration Memes Honoring First Lady Melania Trump’s Viral, Show-Stealing Hat

We all saw it, didn’t we–the hat that broke the internet. 

Recently, Trump’s presidential inauguration is all we’ve been seeing online. With talks of Mars, CEOs, TikTok, climate change, and other world dramas, the biggest news to hit the meme world came in the form of some spicy headwear. Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States, has always been a crowd-pleaser when it comes to her outfits. Like many first ladies, she’s usually on stage as a showpiece, standing behind her orange husband like a chic wallflower–and the 2025 presidential inauguration was no exception. Except this time, instead of fading into the background, Melania, and her wide-brimmed statement hat, took center stage. 

If you’re like me and like to find humor in everything, Melania’s hat at the inauguration was the highlight of the day. Strangely reminiscent of the Hamburgler or Zorro’s costume getup, the hat made some startling waves on the Interwebs for the last 72 hours–and that’s the kind of news I can always get behind!