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Lead Ed­i­tor-Pol­i­tics

Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar is rub­bish­ing so­cial me­dia al­le­ga­tions that the out­fit she wore to speak at the Unit­ed Na­tions Gen­er­al As­sem­bly cost tax­pay­ers around $30,000. Per­sad-Bisses­sar said her cloth­ing was pur­chased with the mon­ey she earned and even men­tioned that it was on sale.

A vi­ral so­cial me­dia post claimed the Prime Min­is­ter’s Knit Mi­di Pen­cil Skirt cost around $10,300, and her Crys­tal Bow Cardi­gan had a price tag of $17,000. It al­so stat­ed that the cloth­ing brand was Car­oli­na Her­rera.