The Trump campaign had big plans for Karen Pence. Back in February, the Associated Press profiled Karen—wife of Vice President Mike Pence—reporting that she was going to embark on solo campaign events in the hopes of bolstering support for President Trump’s reelection efforts. But with great power comes great responsibility, and the plain Karen of yore simply wouldn’t do–especially up against the rest of the women of the Trump cinematic universe: Kimberly Guilfoyle, Melania Trump, Ivanka Trump, Lara Trump… essentially, women who have long had a blowout on speed dial.
So, Karen Pence got a makeover. She kept the regressive politics, but grew out her dowdy looking bob, lightened her hair, started working out, and lost at least ten pounds. And Tuesday night, she damn near debuted her shoulders for First Lady Melania Trump’s Rose Garden address at Republican National Convention.
