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Mar-a-Lago makeover

18 Apr 2025

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There is a very distinct “look” many people in the MAGA world have adopted, and comedian Suzanne Lambert is making a career calling it out. Mother Jones senior editor Inae Oh says it’s bigger than bronzer. This episode was produced by Gabrielle Berbey, edited by Amina Al-Sadi, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the White House. Photo by Ken Cedeno/UPI/Bloomberg via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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2.003 - 7.741 Suzanne Lambert

you are not doing this because you enjoy it. You're doing this because you're trying to fulfill a weird obligation to like,

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8.362 - 33.276 Suzanne Lambert

the patriarchy oh okay oh look at you oh yep that's perfect it doesn't match your undertones yeah we don't have attention to detail over here as evidenced by certain group chats am i gonna look less crazy at some point no you kind of look intense too actually okay so i just added some some muddy bronzer cool okay you know when you're when you're filming glam videos with border patrol you can't always bring all your tools with you so this is very

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34.133 - 36.415 Suzanne Lambert

authentic to how they might do it in the car, for example.

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37.076 - 39.798 Inae Oh

I accidentally just colored in my entire eyelid.

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39.878 - 42.56 Suzanne Lambert

That's fine. They love eyeliner over there.

42.58 - 43.701 Inae Oh

I hit my eyeball.

43.761 - 45.503 Suzanne Lambert

Oh, no.

45.603 - 46.264 Inae Oh

It's okay. I'll make it.

46.424 - 51.048 Suzanne Lambert

I look like I'm ready to go vote to take away my own rights.

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