One of the most trusted members of President Donald Trump’s inner circle is his daughter Ivanka. She has an office in the White House and has attended her father’s meetings with world leaders (she’s also been the subject of many Reddit Photoshop battles).
While Ivanka’s outsize role has attracted plenty of media scrutiny and protest, it’s also had an effect on her new neighborhood in Washington, D.C. For proof of this, we can thank Mary F. Calvert, a Daily Mail photographer who snapped some candid photos of Ivanka’s Kalorama street during an LGBT demonstration there over the weekend.
Calvert’s photos didn’t truly go viral, however, until Mike Sington, former director of operations at Universal Studios, shared them:
Hundreds of protesters descend on Ivanka's $5 million DC home (well, she is part of the administration) while neighbor watches in delight. pic.twitter.com/mrOUuRMCqj
— Mike Sington (@MikeSington) April 2, 2017
Here’s a close-up of that delighted woman Sington’s referring to:
Where to begin—the huge smile, the glass of white wine, the fact that she’s wearing a fur coat in the middle of April (not to mention the rainbow flag in the background)?
The woman (who Time magazine identified as Dianne Bruce) has become a viral sensation over the last two days. Here are some of the best social media reactions:
The neighbor watching the LGBT protest in front of Ivanka Trump's house while drinking white wine is definitely invited to gay brunch. pic.twitter.com/Lum7pwuOsz
— Gabe Ortíz (@TUSK81) April 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/snarkyspice/status/848896242864332806
DO Y'ALL SEE THE NEIGHBOR THO??? SHE MESSY AS FUCK. SHE DONE POURED HER SELF A GLASS OF WINE AND PULLED OUT HER FINEST FUR. ICONIC https://t.co/13cVbC2HaJ
— NOTORIOUSAALI (@notoriousaali) April 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/bkerogers/status/849018551507800064
TFW a lady in a fur coat, drinking a glass of wine, smiles at the rabble rousers https://t.co/hDxaJafhNo
— Trump Twïtter Finger (@TrumpSacrifices) April 3, 2017
https://twitter.com/BridgetMarie/status/849028764306636801
https://twitter.com/lordtandees/status/848931698364514304
Homegirl came out the house in a fur coat WITH a glass of wine. You know they got prior beef. https://t.co/Ms8RTdSYu6
— Imani L (@ImaniLeo_) April 4, 2017
This is amazing 😂 Taking petty to a new extreme https://t.co/thHrnuDQ9l
— Sara🇺🇦 (@sarav8913) April 4, 2017
Sington told the Observer that his tweet has gotten almost three million impressions since Sunday. He also said that he spoke with Calvert, who is “thrilled” that the photos went viral (the Observer has reached out to her as well).
“The response has been overwhelming,” Sington said in an email. “Many, many people are looking at the fur coat lady as their hero, calling her their ‘spirit animal.'”
There goes the neighborhood.
