Chrissy Teigen wants Ivanka Trump to get the United States some coronavirus testing.
The 34-year-old responded to a tweet by US President Donald Trumpβs daughter that featured her and her children with husband and presidential adviser Jared Kushner in a blanket fort.
βStaying home today w/ kids? Plan living room camp out! Throw a bedsheet over some taped together brooms. Plan a menu & βpackβ sandwiches, salads (Sβmores optional) A fun activity that also brings family together for a meal! Share your ideas & use the hashtag #TogetherApart,β Ivanka Trump wrote on Twitter.
Teigen quote-tweeted her note with a question: βAfter we quote pack unquote sandwiches can we please have Covid tests.β
Teigen was referring to the severe lack of testing in the US a whopping eight weeks since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in the country.
The novel coronavirus, which was officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organisation earlier this month, has killed more than 7,000 people worldwide. While governments rapidly close down public spaces and enforce isolation procedures, the disease is still spreading.
In addition to her request for more tests, Teigen also followed up her note to Ivanka Trump with some tongue-out emoji and a sassy remark:
Outside of Teigen, Trumpβs tweet was widely criticised.
As Inae Oh of Mother Jones put it: βIt was perhaps her biggest diamond-encrusted middle finger to American families yet.β