Trump compares Melania to Jackie Kennedy: "We have our own Jackie O"

President TrumpDonald John TrumpNew York activists begin a hunger strike to advocate for the end of solitary confinement. Sanders says that he would inform the FBI of foreign intelligence offers. Sanders says that he would inform the FBI of foreign intelligence offers. on Friday compared the first lady Melania TrumpMelania TrumpThe federal watchdog recommends removing Conway from his role for violating the Hatch law. He asks her to no longer entrust his role for the violation of the Hatch law. Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, former first lady, said, "We have our own Jackie O today, she's named after Melania."

Trump compared his wife and the iconic first lady by defending his decision to paint the new Air Force One in red, white and blue, replacing Kennedy Onassis' light blue color scheme in the 1960s.

"It was Jackie O and that's good. But we have our own Jackie O today, her name is Melania. Melania. We'll call that Melania T, OK? "Trump said during a phone interview on" Fox & Friends. "

The president said the first lady was a big hit among her supporters, partly because of the way she dresses.

"When I'm going to talk in big crowds – we have great crowds and so many people hold up banners, you know," we love our first lady "," we love high heels, "Trump said.

A survey conducted in 2014 in Siena by historians and scholars revealed that Kennedy Onassis was ranked third best first lady in history, behind Eleanor Roosevelt and Abigail Adams.

Melania Trump's approval ratings have ranged from 40 to 40 years, according to the latest polls.