Vogue endorses Hillary Clinton using photo from 1993

who is the woman in your photo?

— Women 4 Trump (@Women4Trump) October 18, 2016

Hey, Vogue … you can’t find a more current photo?

Vogue endorses @HillaryClinton for president of the United States: https://t.co/4zstNuUu16 pic.twitter.com/k9tS50Gxy5

— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) October 18, 2016

For the record, that pic is from 1993 (yes, yes we know it was taken by Annie Leibovitz for the magazine.) Why not use something a tad more recent, heh?

Hillary Clinton, on her campaign plane, responds to explosion in NYC pic.twitter.com/4tfyUE2vNc

— Liz Kreutz (@ABCLiz) September 18, 2016

Anyway, apparently this is the fashion magazine’s first endorsement in its history:

Vogue mag making its first-ever endorsement "given the profound stakes" of the election "and the history that stands to be made" https://t.co/qwc87zWEFT

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) October 18, 2016

OK. But what about this?

Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour helped organize a multi-million $$$ fundraiser for Clinton last night. So… https://t.co/EXkGEPZKPU

— Dan Merica (@merica) October 18, 2016

The editors do admit in their endorsement that they weren’t above using the Trump name when it suited them in the past:

(For the record, we have also featured Donald Trump—or, more particularly, his family members Ivana, Marla, Melania, and Ivanka—multiple times in our pages.)

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As for the endorsement, well … it’s not going over to well with everyone:

.@voguemagazine Well, then. Because when I think of Vogue, I think of ill-fitting pants suits. #youreRuined @HillaryClinton

— Sandy 〽️ (@RightGlockMom) October 18, 2016

vogue is a FASHION magazine. There is no need to throw in political views. Unsubscribing

— lyssbrum (@AlyssaBrumley) October 18, 2016

https://twitter.com/ItsMeJessAriane/status/788418252481310720

It doesn’t get more elite than this. Next up Yachting World. #DrainTheSwamp https://t.co/ZZSjBwSyH3

— ??Dr Brian of London (@brianoflondon) October 18, 2016

Well, we bet Yachting World would use a more accurate head shot.

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