CNN spent several minutes Wednesday talking about the hat Melania Trump wore when she and President Trump greeted French President Macron at the White House.

"Let's talk about what was very attention-grabbing earlier in the day, her lid," said CNN host Alisyn Camerota. "And that is the hat."

"What do we know? What's the back story of the hat?" she asked.

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"She's maybe looking forward to her legacy ... She hasn't given a lot of speeches, we don't hear from her, and when she does, her news is sort of swallowed up": @katebennett_DC explains Melania Trump's attention-grabbing hat https://t.co/RTTIobH32u pic.twitter.com/2fA894wMxi — New Day (@NewDay) April 25, 2018



"As soon as she put it on, I don't recall what the president said," said Kate Bennett, CNN White House reporter.

"My phone blew up, and um, you know, 'the hat the hat the hat,'" Bennett said. "Add I think it was a very important moment for Melania Trump. And I don't think she was oblivious to knowing this attention grabber would steal the spotlight."

"But when you say it's an important moment for her, meaning what?" Camerota pressed. "When you put on the hat, you have magical powers?"

"She knew that wearing a hat like that would mean all eyes would be on her," Bennett said. "She's maybe looking forward to her legacy, she's maybe looking forward to saying, here's a statement."

Camerota then showed some celebrities wearing similar hats and asked, "Do you think these were the inspiration?"