Unlike other First Ladies, Melania Trump isn't defending her husband. People are noticing

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

One of Donald Trump’s favorite devices to spread vicious rumors and insane conspiracy theories is to attribute whatever idea he can’t rationally affirm without total ridicule as something that “a lot of people are saying.”

The Associated Press turned the president’s favorite trick of plausible deniability against Trump himself today by pointing out that a lot of people are commenting on the lack of public support he’s receiving from his third wife Melania since he was impeached by the House of Representatives — particularly when compared to the two First Ladies of presidents impeached in the last 50 years.

“Hillary Clinton spent the morning of her husband’s impeachment visiting Capitol Hill to rally Democrats to his side. Pat Nixon kept assuring reporters her husband wouldn’t quit — right up until he did,” the AP article begins.

The former nude model turned presidential wife, meanwhile, has been comparatively silent in defending her husband compared to her predecessors in this situation.

https://washingtonpress.com/2019/12/24/melania-trump-isnt-defending-her-husband-unlike-other-first-ladies-and-people-are-noticing-2/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

[mopinko]

1. good. in ape language, btw,

and therefore likely in human language/body language, when the alpha male is challenged, if his mate sits at his side, he will likely survive the challenge, but if she turns her back, and her sisters turn their backs, he is fucked.
these people exist at lizard level, mostly, but the most intelligent among them can be expected to react like baboons.

absolutely no offense to our cousins. these things are mutants.

[NJCher]

4. didn't know that

if she turns her back, and her sisters turn their backs, he is fucked.

I hope that at some point he is completely abandoned. By everyone, even Moscow Mitch.

Does anyone recall how quickly Reagan was forgotten? I believe I read a story about how he flew home and one lonely reporter was all that was there.

[mopinko]

11. think about it the next time one of these cretins gets caught using the wrong brain.

evolutionary psychology, and goodall, fosey, et al, are a long time geeky thing w me.
i have been watching all these goons for a couple decades. always interesting to watch the little woman, and see if she smiles or squirms.
sittin here thinkin how interesting a compilation news clips w no sound could be.
vitter's come to mind immediately, but also northum.
then hillary.

anybody who thinks the old adage that behind every successful man there is a good woman is a meaningless nostrum should come sit here by me. i got some land in florida i would like to sell.

[nevergiveup]

2. She is what she is.

[Beartracks]

3. Former-nude-model-turned-Trump's-third-trophy-wife.

[ooky]

21. Useless.

[whathehell]

5. Good for her.

[RockRaven]

6. Don't anyone give her ANY credit for this. She's defended him, backed him up, doubled down on his BS

a million times. Birtherism? Yup. Child refugee incarceration? Yup. Fake News and unfair press? Yup.

It is pretty much cherry-picking to point to this lack of comment -- *thus far* -- on impeachment as an anomaly. Why the fuck would anyone want to go out of their way to praise Melanoma? GTFOH.

[OldRed2450]

7. Exactly!

[catbyte]

8. Color me unimpressed. She certainly was vocal in supporting that bigoted birther bullshit

being pushed by that vile thing she married. She's never apologized for it, so that makes her just as vile as that thing is. How she could even face the Obamas after that is beyond me. I guess it's not that hard when you're a hollow shell of a person with no ethics. And her little jacket stunt--whatever the real reason for it--was beyond the pale.

I know this isn't a very nice thing to say especially today, but she can go fuck herself.

And WTF is this supposed to be?!? It looks like the cover of Hustler's Holiday issue.

[lunatica]

18. If she does anything other than scowl suspiciously we don't recognize her

That says a lot!

[VOX]

20. Right? "Sexy Satan" oops, I mean, "Sexy Santa" is kinda War on Christmas-y.

If we’re supposed to remember the “treason” oops, I mean, “reason for the season,” Sexy Santa is NOT IT.

But...Republicans.

[Hugin]

9. That's because there is no such person as Melania Trump.

Old Yeller's "wife" is yet another lie he's constructed out of whole cloth.

There is a person he's hired to point to as her, when he pays her to play the part, but, that isn't Melania.

He decides what she wears, where she goes, and what she says. The "First Lady" is no more real than John Barron, John Miller, or David Dennison.

Prove me wrong.

[Beringia]

10. Maybe she would have to understand something, anything about the constitution

which i doubt she does. Or the free press.

There has to be a person in there, but you wonder. Does she read anything. Does she have any hobbies or interests. Who does she confide in.

[salin]

12. Could be that there is no material for her to plagierize a speech from....

Michelle Obama never had the occasion to write/give one for Melania to use.

[Ilsa]

14. And that is the best answer ever! nt

[salin]

19. Thanks... and...

! Happy holidays, Ilsa.

[LakeArenal]

13. She doesn't care. Remember?"

Besides she can visit a child jail-camp and not speak out. What does that say about her?

[Ilsa]

15. She's afraid the gop men will want some quid pro quo if she asks for a favor. nt

[KentuckyWoman]

16. Why should she care? They keep the money.

They've gorged themselves at the trough. Impeachment doesn't mean a damn thing.

[RhodeIslandOne]

17. She barely says shit either way.

Children are locked in cages, she says nothing. He attacks the dead, she says nothing.

Her silence, like her stepdaughter, is complicit.

[ecstatic]

22. Many reasons, 1 is clearly stated in the op:

The former nude model turned presidential wife...

Not saying that automatically makes one dumb, but in her case, she is dumb. So even if she wanted to provide a coherent defense for him, she's simply not capable.

Then we have the evil, complicit, and "I don't care, do you?" reasons. The list goes on and on. January 20, 2021 can't come quick enough. I swear, I never want to see ANY of the trumps ever again after that day! Not even Tiffany!