President-elect Donald Trump ran a large part of his campaign on the idea of self-made success and financial stability, but now, his family members are coming under fire for refusing to pay for a hairstylist. D.C.-based Tricia Kelly, who counts both prominent Democrats and Republicans among her clients, recently spoke to The Washington Post on the unexpected exchange. According to Tricia, Marla Maples and Tiffany Trump had initially hired her to create their Inauguration Day hairstyles. After a few rounds of back-and-forth negotiation, the two parties settled on a $200 fee for hair. Then came another request — that Tricia waive her charges entirely in exchange for social media “exposure.”

To clarify, Marla and Tiffany aren’t bound by the same restrictions as Donald Trump and his immediate family when it comes to accepting free goods and services. Although it may not have been unethical for them to request a free hairstylist, Tricia found the arrangement problematic for different reasons.

“I was stunned,” she said. “I told them . . . I work for a fee, not for free.”

One of Marla’s representatives later contacted her in an even more controversial message. “You are messing with the president of the United States,” the contact wrote, adding that Tiffany “is used to a certain lifestyle and you don’t understand that.”

Needless to say, Tricia declined the job.

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