Melania Trump speaks! and says not much

[struggle4progress]

By Emily Heil
February 24 at 11:36 AM

Unlike .. Donald Trump, .. Melania Trump, his wife, is barely ever heard ...

She gave a rare interview, which aired Wednesday ...

... the aspiring first lady answered questions about her husband’s more controversial statements ...

As in, “I don’t feel he insulted the Mexicans” ... and “it’s not for all the Muslims” (her response when asked about the Donald’s plan to ban all Muslims from entering the country) ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/reliable-source/wp/2016/02/24/melania-trump-speaks-and-she-says-not-much/

[PeteSelman]

1. At the risk of offending some people here.....

Everyone knows what she's for. She's merely the latest, probably last, upgrade for him. She's there to look good and serve and that's it. No one, including him, cares what she has to say.

[snooper2]

2. I'm waiting for skits comparing her to a vampire...

Wonder if that would "offend" mr. Trumpy

[Glimmer of Hope]

3. I think that says a lot about him.

[VMA131Marine]

4. I read through the comments...

most were quite reasonable except the one from a Jim Robinson, who wrote that women should be seen and not heard. It's not definitive proof but this sure sounds like a comment that would be made by the idiot owner of freeperville.

[hfojvt]

5. wow

she's an architect.

Who knew?

[Hortensis]

6. Interesting, huh, given the demeaning way she's "presented"?

When I saw her come down that escalator in front of Trump, it literally never occurred to me she was his wife. I thought she was one of those beautiful women hired to escort people who won awards on and off stage, wave hands at boats at boat shows, etc.

[hfojvt]

7. I am joking

she said she "studied" architecture, not that she completed a degree. But she could be an architect. Why not? I met a stunningly beautiful girl online who said she was going for a PhD in chemical engineering. (or some type of engineering, and it was a claim I never tested).

More to the reality I have been to several of the dinners here where students with 4.0 or higher are honored, and there are often some very pretty girls there (although there is nothing to say that they are taking college AP classes either, but still, they doubtless are smarter than the average bear)

[Hortensis]

8. Sure. I used to know a quite beautiful woman

with a charming personality who just didn't like being around people a lot and was smart enough to know it. She was a statistician for the county and had her own small office and numbers and programs to commune with. If you wanted to talk with her, that's where you usually found her.

As for Mrs. Trump, I just looked and there are sites, including her own, that report she got her degree. While checking that I stumbled on their Trump Tower apartment. The colors are feminine and I'm guessing may be an "after" imposed on his very famous tastes. Or note.



I like this a lot, although it is very remote up there and a lot of detail is lost. Only 25 stories up might do.

[Boomerproud]

10. Is that building in the center The Dakota?

Just wondering.

[Hortensis]

11. Maybe someone from NY will chime in.

Looks taller than my impression. I'd much rather live on the park (of course!) than back in Trump Tower.

[a la izquierda]

13. I don't think so.

The Dakota is only about 7 stories.

[Crunchy Frog]

9. She can speak? n/t

[phylny]

12. It would be very easy to make fun of her, but I'm not

going to. She is a private citizen, and I don't expect her to say anything negative about her husband.