Melania and Barron Trump won't be moving to the White House

[BeyondGeography]

Source: New York Post

Future First Lady Melania Trump and son Barron will not be moving to the White House after Donald Trumps inauguration in January, The Post has learned.

The president-elects 46-year-old wife and their 10-year-old son are staying put at the familys glitzy Trump Tower penthouse so that Barron can continue attending his Upper West Side private school, sources told The Post.

Melania is extremely close to Barron, and they have become closer during the campaign, said a source close to Trumps transition team. The campaign has been difficult for Barron, and she is really hoping to keep disruption to a minimum.

Another source said Melania Trump will travel to the White House as needed, but that her primary focus is on Barron.

Melania is very supportive of her husband and is fully on board of doing everything thats needed as first lady, said the second source familiar with the Trump transition.

Read more: http://nypost.com/2016/11/20/melania-and-barron-trump-wont-be-moving-to-the-white-house/

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Yes it's the Post but it wouldn't surprise me if this is true. Melania and son get continuity and Trump gets an excuse to stay at the White House as little as possible, when he's not enjoying the benefits of being a free man...

[riversedge]

1. Donald now will have a good excuse for not spending time in

[Arkansas Granny]

2. I can't say that I can fault her for that decision for the sake of her son, but

I can't help feeling that this is not the real reason. Melania has pretty much avoided publicity during the campaign and I just don't see her being comfortable in the role of FLOTUS. Also, Trump probably feels more like royalty in his over decorated gilt palace.

[Dustlawyer]

15. I don't see her being close to Trump anymore.

She is probably afraid to try and divorce him.

[MADem]

54. She found out her husband cheated on her while she was pregnant, so, yeah--I'll bet she's

just riding it out, waiting for the "settlement."

[smirkymonkey]

124. As I heard it put elsewhere, Liberace's coffin.

[justhanginon]

3. I know where I would like to see him spending time.

This POS is so damn corrupt that I may still my get my wish sometime in the future. I think his corrupt nature is so inbred he will not be able to keep himself from some "deal" that will be the back breaker that puts him away.

[spooky3]

4. That child has always looked miserable on TV

during the campaign. I hope it's true that they're doing this for him.

[RKP5637]

10. He does. His body language surely seems to say he's miserable and just wishes he were

not there ... I don't blame him. I would feel the same.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

12. I read that he didn't want to move to the White House

And I can't say I blame the kid, either.

[lunasun]

20. Then why run for president? That is where the POTUS lives. Most have thier life disrupted and

family uprooted for 4-8 years as they SERVE their term
Plenty of kids have been in the WH . We often refer to our first family . Don't like it ?then don't take the job because of family issues

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

35. Problem is - he'd be an only child in the White House

And that has to suck. It's bad enough to leave your friends, sports teams, and school behind, but being the only kid does spell misery for that kid, imo. I felt very sorry for Amy Carter and Chelsea when they were growing up in the White House. At least Sasha and Malia had each other and their grandmother. And let's be honest - the levels of security that all of these children have had to deal with was unheard of when Teddy Roosevelt's children were collecting their menagerie of animals.

The fact is that there hasn't been that many children in the White House in the last century, and while John Kennedy had children, they were too young to care about their circumstances. And they weren't old enough to understand what could happen to their father.

Frankly, I'm just hoping that by the time the fall term begins, Trump will be gone!

[lunasun]

40. Again then don't take the job . You highlighted two women that turned out great

Sort of a fail because the kid is in an ivory tower right now and living as an only child. He could attend whatever school they choose in DC I assume and make friends . The only child stigma here is noted

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

47. No, it's

the "only child 'stigma' in the White House." Big, big difference.

I know some only children who grew up to be great human beings and had great parents.

Besides, I'm pretty sure one of my daughters is going to have an "only" and I certainly don't feel sorry for that child. (As if I have a say, anyway. )

[MADem]

56. Amy Carter? Chelsea Clinton? They were alone, too.

The Kennedys had kindergarten IN the White House--kids and a teacher would come to them and they'd have school there.

Amy went to the local public school. Chelsea went to Sidwell, like the Obama kids.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

58. Knee jerk reaction to the title?

You couldn't possibly have read my post.

[MADem]

63. I absolutely DID read it, and disagreed with your "alone" thesis.

The Kennedys brought children IN (never mind all the cousins), Amy went to public school nearby, and Chelsea had friends who attended Sidwell, which is also close.

Amy had a treehouse at the White House and had friends over all the time--google it, you'll see. Chelsea also had lots of friends, and dates, and a social life, but Hillary had a deal with the press that they leave her damn kid alone, and they honored it.

It's not easy to grow up in the spotlight, but I think that poor Trump kid will have a harder time in NYC than in DC. The WH press corps knows where the line is; the paparazzi, not so much.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

67. Well

Amy Carter? Chelsea Clinton? They were alone, too.

It certainly looks like you were informing me of information I did not have or had forgotten. That reads just like "Don't you remember Amy Carter? Chelsea Clinton? They were alone, too." Yeah, it does.

I do agree with you about the paparazzi, however.

[MADem]

71. An only child is an only child if they live at 1600 Penn, or 25 Elm Street.

You still have to either go out, or have friends over, to have age-similar company.

I simply disagreed with your thesis.

The Secret Service is pretty good at dealing with the kids. They try to blend in and stay back to the extent they are able.

The Bush monsters lost their detail at a toll booth early in the Shrub administration--they were with a friend who put the pedal to the metal and shook their chase car.

Also, I have a feeling that poor little Barron doesn't have a lot of friends or participate in sports or things of that nature--if he doesn't have developmental/social issues, I'll eat my hat. His best friend is probably his mother.

[JI7]

115. i think he would have more interaction with others in the white house

But that's not what they want.

If he really has issues i dont think they are doing anything to make things better for him.

[MADem]

125. Absolutely. But I think they want to keep him isolated.

He always looks a bit woozy and disconnected when he's out in public, as though he has gotten a double dose of anti-anxiety medication.

A lot of editorializing in this video, but the images are telling:

[dflprincess]

135. The most telling thing is Trump's apparent concern about autism

because, like most conservatives, if it hasn't happened to him then it's not important and he sure wouldn't be able to work up any empathy.

If Barron is autistic and if they don't want to make it public, at least stop subjecting the kid to public events like those in the video. Even if he isn't autistic they need to stop it. Clearly he's miserable at them and there is no reason to subject a 10 year old to this.

[Ms. Toad]

69. If Trump is gone, we are left with president Pence. Please don't hope for that.

As much as I hate Trump, I hope for 4 years of good health and nothing that impeaches him, or puts him in jail.

Pence is single-mindedly evil, and has enough political saavy to implement it. At least with Trump, he can be distracted by tweets - and hasn't a clue how to wield the reigns of power.

[JI7]

100. most kids have friends. sasha and malia have friends

It's not just them all alone.

[Arkansas Granny]

17. I agree. He never looked happy when I saw him. Very few pictures show him smiling.

[riversedge]

26. Barron's pictures reminds me of Ted Cruz--he dragged his kids all around during the

primary. when I saw pics of them, they looked scared and miserable.

[vlyons]

38. yes, he looks stiff as a board.

Not a happy boy. God only knows how his Dad treats him? Probably belittles and invalidates him frequently. This boy has figured out to just be a bump on a log and stay out of his Dad's line of fire. I'll bet he see everything tho',

[MADem]

60. He looks like he's on the spectrum to me.

The thousand yard stare that doesn't look anyone in the eye, the repetitive rubbing of the chair arm during the RNC convention, the lack of affect that looks rather on the surface like anhedonia--that is not a child who is developing in an average fashion. He's "exceptional," as they say. In what way, you'd need a doctor to figure it out--but something is very different about that kid.

[femmocrat]

70. I thought the same thing.

His stiff and uninterested behavior during the balloon drop was another indication, IMO. I thought it was abusive when they dragged him out of bed at 3 am for his dad's acceptance speech. He looked dazed.

My guess is some level of Aspergers, based on my teaching experience and inservice sessions I have attended.

[deurbano]

74. I've also thought that from the first time I saw him on stage with the others in the family.

I wondered how they were going to continue to conceal it (since Trump thinks people with disabilities are losers), and I guess this is how.

[Loki]

136. I noticed something unusual on the night of trump's convention

At the end when the balloons were falling and he was standing in front on stage, his father put his hands on his shoulders, then his arms, and Barron quickly shrugged them away. I've seen this happen when boys of that age don't like someone touching them in public, but it seemed especially unusual because he was expressionless when he did it. He has no affect at all.

[DesertRat]

83. I think so too. nt

[get the red out]

91. I have not watched Barron much

But my niece is on the spectrum and disruptions are really hard on her. There would be extreme disruptions for a child whose parent was elected President. If this is the case, I couldn't blame Melania at all.

[Hoyt]

78. Both his wife and child look bullied to me. She looks scared and unhappy. Could be my projection

of how I would feel living with that jerk.

[wordpix]

133. also barely looked at Trump as they passed each other on the stage

Like they don't know each other

[Mc Mike]

5. That's o.k. The US taxpayers can pick up the extra cost of secret service protection

needed due to this decision by the new "first family".

Fiscally responsible repugs. Living like they're tsars, on OUR tax dollars. Li'l donnie dRumpfenfuhrer pays no taxes.

It was great to see that the new first lady is one of those illegals who came here and took Americans' jobs.

[PearliePoo2]

6. Third-Lady-elect is very protective of Barron. I've read that the boy has special needs.

Some speculate (without proof) he may be autistic.
I do know that when I've watched him in rare public appearances, there is something going on, just looking at his eyes, face and demeanor.

[Chemisse]

9. Then this makes total sense. n/t

[madaboutharry]

13. I have wondered about this.

Last edited Sun Nov 20, 2016, 01:47 PM - Edit history (1)

Another thing I've notice is how Trump ignores him. They never seem closer than 3 feet apart. It looks like there is no bond between them.

[bdamomma]

94. there was really no bond between trump and his father too

his father enlisted trump in a boys military school.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/photos-show-trump-military-garb-dodging-draft-article-1.2298248http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/donald-trump-military-school

deferred from Vietnam war what a jerk

[CottonBear]

14. Maybe he's just a scared and unsure child.

He's just a little boy. I have a little son of my own.

I cannot imagine what is must be like for a child who's been living in a privileged bubble to suddenly be exposed to the entire world and the world's opinion of his father, mother and family.

I hope that the media and press agree to leave him alone like they (mostly) have for other minor children of president. He is the only Trump for whom I feel sorry for.

[riversedge]

28. I hope the press leaves Barron alone also and does not speculate-

[erinlough]

18. I agree, I've worked with special needs children

And watching him was interesting. I wrote it off as being a ten year old who was tired, but my first reaction was that he was one of my kids.

[dhol82]

21. Recently ran into somebody who personally knows the family

Her sons had a play date with Barron.
The kid has issues.

[JudyM]

37. What type of issues did she describe?

[dhol82]

120. Basically feelings of superiority

Very boisterous, did not play well with others.
The two other boys just thought he was weird.
I can get more information in a couple of weeks when I see her again. Now I'm intrigued.
Before I only listened with half an ear because I thought she was just into doing rich boasting.

[JudyM]

122. So more of personality/social maladjustment than something like autism. Will be interested to

hear your update... though I feel bad for the kid... his father has no character (to put it kindly) and his mom seems to be a sad pawn. Hitting puberty, we can only imagine what tRump will teach him about entitlement with girls he's interested in.

[mnhtnbb]

25. If it's true that Barron has special needs it makes Trump's ridicule of the disabled more disgusting

I predicted Melania and Barron would stay in NY.

The whole thing is a massive narcissistic tantrum from a guy who couldn't stand being made fun of by Obama.

Trump doesn't care about serving the people. He doesn't even care how this run for office would affect his own family.

[Shiraz]

77. I tend to agree he may have a form

Of Autism. I have a son with severe autism and a great nephew with autism. He is always being dragged around and doesn't seem to ever be interactive. Change is extremely difficult for them and if he is happy and secure in his school and environment I don't Blame his mom to want to stay put. This is probably why The Donald is pushing the vaccine causes autism. I cannot imagine what kind of a father he would be to a child with a disability

[LeftInTX]

82. Or maybe she doesn't want to have him change schools mid-year

He doesn't seem very outgoing, so a mid-year change would be a challenge.

(I had heard on TV that Melania felt very positive about his school in NYC)

[LenaBaby61]

95. I've read that the boy has special needs.

Apparently he does, and yet that filthy, pig of a rapist father of his makes fun of others who are disabled yet his own son more than likely has special needs himself.

Nothing to say about that wife of his. She looked down on Pres. Obama's birth-certificate on the View as if hers was more legitimate. Went all birther on Pres. Obama due to his brown skin. He's not my president and that undocumented hussy is not my first lady, she's the first lady of those who helped "rig" her husband into the White House.

The last Pres. I acknowledge was Pres. Obama and the last First Lady I acknowledge was Michelle Obama.

[PearliePoo2]

96. I'm right there with you

3rd-Lady-Elect also had the balls to demand to see President Obama's college records. Lot of fucking nerve, that one, since she's a liar about her own university degree, a phony and an illegal herself. She can eff off.
Also, things that make you go hmmmm: Dump's insistence on the autism-vaccine link is telling too. Since when is he concerned about anyone other than himself....unless...his own son may be autistic and he's looking to place the blame somewhere.

[tenderfoot]

129. I guess his father shouldn't have applied for a out-of-state job then.

eom

[secondwind]

7. I feel sorry for my beloved New York City. The disruption in traffic overtime she goes out, or the

boy goes to school, etc.

[patricia92243]

8. I predicted this to hubby. She is a very devoted mother. I predict Donald will withdraw from the

presidency if he really has to divert himself of his businesses. I think he is depending on it never to happen - just like not showing his taxes. A very short time will tell.

[RKP5637]

11. His ego trip may be over now he won the electoral vote. I think he'll learn to hate being president,

all of the extreme amount of effort. To me, his businesses would be a more fun lifestyle and I would think he would prefer that.

[3catwoman3]

30. I said, right from the...

...get-go, that DFT has no interest in the job, just the glory of the title.

He is not accustomed to having his every move watched, controlled , and accounted for 24/7. He will be ready to blow after about 3 days.

And just how much will all the extra security cost?

[JudyM]

39. Agreed. Even if he foists all the responsibilities on Bannon, Pence, et al, remaining expectations

will drive him nuts because he doesn't want to have to did anything he doesn't want to do.

[Arkansas Granny]

66. Trump's ego trip will never be over. It's what drives him. He needs the adoration of the crowds.

[RKP5637]

73. Sadly, this is quite true. Reminds me of this!

[treestar]

140. Exactly he did not want this

He would have preferred to have claimed the vote rigged while declaring himself winner.

To take office under cloud of being popular vote loser is the last thing he wanted.

[Vinca]

16. Maybe if they sent the gold platers into the White House first . . .

Melania is accustomed to that "baroque bordello" look.

[dhol82]

22. "Baroque Bordello"

[3catwoman3]

32. That is indeed a good one.

If 3W is not going to live there, perhaps we will be spared having to see her frozen face all the time, and she will not be able to gold-plate the WH.

[JudyM]

41. Too funny!

[mopinko]

19. some say that is really what got blaggo impeached.

he stayed in chicago. he couldnt do his job from there. people need to see you to make deals, and to well, lead.

if she stays there, he will def be there more often. gotta get that home cooking, even if there are plenty of good restaurants around.

[JudyM]

42. "Home cooking"

[mopinko]

142. you win.

got the joke.

[duffyduff]

84. Are there KFCs close by to the White House? n/t

[JI7]

116. his diet is mcdonalds kfc and pizza

[wordpix]

141. he will not last long on that diet his obesity

then comes Pence

[kebob]

23. So, will Donald and Ivanka be Moving Into the White House?

Lincoln "cough" Bedroom.

[bettyellen]

89. Trumps DC hotel ironically named a Demi-ballroom there the "Lincoln Bedroom" AND it's where they

Just held a gathering for diplomats! Crazy shit.

[catbyte]

24. I'm beginning to think that that asshole isn't even going to make it to the Inauguration.

A President Pence Theocracy is looking more and more likely.

Terrifying.

[greymattermom]

27. So if the electors have to choose between Hillary and Pence

what then? The have no obligation to Pence.

[JudyM]

44. He's more of their ilk.

[riversedge]

29. Oh, Trump would not miss the parade in his honor--bet the Military will be out in

full

[catbyte]

33. Yeah, you're right. Okay, he'll bow out on January 22.

[JudyM]

48. gag me

You are so right. A parade in his honor. This just gets more and more surreal, doesn't it?!

[avebury]

31. Well if the people of NYC don't have the Trumps yet

they sure will when they continue to turn NYC upside down, impacting both the people and businesses.

Trump is going to end up walking right into an impeachment charge, perhaps on conflict of interests to begin with.

[mainstreetonce]

34. I suspect Melania has not lived with him for a long time

She could get more out if a divorce if she went for it right now.

[JudyM]

50. Seems she'd get more of a settlement out of staying with him now.

Although he's probably salivating at the possibility of getting to grab more young women than ever before, which would be tougher if he remained married.

[crazylikafox]

36. Maybe this is Melania's separationn? I thought she was going to divorce him after the election.

Now she can't. But she can stay away & use the kid as an excuse.

[Equinox Moon]

43. I'm sorry, but the kids name is "Barron"?

[JudyM]

57. Like Paris Hilton, Prince Michael and other born celebrities... projections of grandeur.

[Equinox Moon]

59. "projections of grandeur"

Yes, that's it. Yes.

[athena]

61. What's funny is that a Baron is very low on the aristocratic totem pole.

If they really wanted to look like aristocrats, they would have named the poor kid "Duke".

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-a-duke-an-earl-a-lord-a-marquis-a-baron-and-a-count

[JudyM]

86. Or Grand Duke. That is one informative web page, Athena. Glad we don't suffer nobility in the US.

Or I should say, such formal nobility.

[brooklynite]

45. This means Trump Tower will be a security zone 24/7, not just weekends.

[BeyondGeography]

51. I'd sell and get away, but who would buy?

Maybe a bailout for Trump Tower residents would help.

[NYC Liberal]

76. It's going to be a fucking shit show.

I read an article that said the Secret Service wants to "monitor" the Internet activity of the building residents.

[BeyondGeography]

80. Of course; every one of them is a potential conduit to disaster

Really, if Donald had any sense of (hold your guffaws) neighborliness, he'd move his family out and announce their intentions to stay away for the duration of his presidency. Instead, the reverse is happening. I almost feel bad for them. Obviously, when they plunked their money down for that address this wasn't part of their thinking. Now they live under a microscope at one of the highest risk addresses in the world.

[Mc Mike]

126. That's sure to be a big hit with all the organized crime figures who dwell there.

They're sure not going to be running around armed in there anymore, now.

And all their competition knows it.

[Equinox Moon]

46. It is a middle finger gesture to this Nation and the White House

[JudyM]

88. And to Michelle... who gave Melania a tour. Have to wonder what *that* was like.

[Equinox Moon]

92. Yes, and to Our First Lady

[Island Blue]

49. Does this mean that American tax payers

will be paying for them to live there (aside from all of the Secret Service security)? Seems like yet another what for the Trump family to make money off of this POTUS (ack) deal.

On the other hand, if I were Milania (again, ack) I would want to stay as far away from, and keep my child as far away from, the circus peanut as possible.

[TexasMommaWithAHat]

55. It will probably be a wash since she won't require

a foreign travel detail. I just don't see Mrs. Trump traveling the world promoting women's issues and other causes.

I feel sorry for the child, and at the same time, I just don't see this as a bad thing for us. The weirder they are, the less chance of being re-elected. (How can anyone even entertain that thought. )

I call that a win-win.

[MADem]

65. The city of NY needs to aggressively bill the federal government for his protection.

Just like he does, padding the bill. Every time a cop uses a pencil to write something down, charge it to the Secret Service.

If I were Mayor DeBlasio, I'd make sure that the NINE HUNDRED MUSLIM POLICE OFFICERS on duty in NYC were a prominent feature of the augmented security detail that the feds will demand from the city. You know, just to piss the bigot off.

[NYC Liberal]

105. They shouldn't bill the federal government. They should bill Trump.

We already have a highly secured residence for the president and their family that the government spends millions of dollars maintaining. If Trump chooses not to live there, that's his choice and his problem, not the taxpayers'.

[MiniMe]

52. Can't resist this: Moving in after the black family lived there is unacceptable to that family

They must have been told that the taxpayers wouldn't pay to guild the White House in tacky gold.

Wonder how long Melania will be Mrs. Trump?

[MADem]

53. There's something wrong with that poor kid. He apparently has his own floor in Trump Tower.

They say OLD SPERM can produce problems in children--I think the kid has developmental issues and his mother is trying to protect him from the limelight.

They also can't paint everything with cheesy gold paint and there's no whorehouse furniture in storage for the White House, so they'd have to bring their own.

Also, I think Melania is hoping for "Out of sight, out of mind" so she doesn't have to do anything with her fake ass "Annnn-teeee BOOOOOOOO leeeeee Ying campaign!" Really, all she needs to do is take Trump's phone away and she's solved most of the problems!

I'm glad they're not soiling the joint--they wouldn't understand good taste if it hit them in the mouth.

[mountain grammy]

62. So we the people will pay for

All the kings and his family to live in the luxury they require.. wow, good job to all the suckers who elected this creep.

[MADem]

68. Yep. If I lived in Trump Tower, I'd try to rent to the Secret Service and move out.

Get some $$$ and move FAR away--that address is going to be a war zone for the next 4 years. INSANE security.

[japple]

123. But are we also going to have to pay for Secret Service protection for the Rump,

his wife, young son, and all the other children and their spouses and family? That is quite an undertaking and expense.

I had a weird notion that the reason rRump ran for president is to get the security he needed to protect himself from Russian debt collectors, meanwhile billing the US gov't. for services, fees,

[3catwoman3]

64. If there is some developmental/psychological/social...

...challeneg going on with Barron, it would make complete sense for 3W to be concerned about cyber bullying, as she would fear, probably with reason, that her son would be a target of just such bullying.

That one family photo of them with Barron sitting forlornly across the room, all by himself on his stuffed rocking lion, is very telling. The only person smiling in that picture is DFT.

Fine by me if we see very little of them.

[Sunlei]

72. no wonder the child never smiles, more years locked in the tower with 'Father'

[TexasBushwhacker]

75. Isn't this a security risk?

The White House is a controlled environment. The Secret Service has been keeping presidents and their families safe there for decades. Not to mention that the Presidency is NOT a part time job. Donald still seems to think he was elected King and can do as he pleases.

[riversedge]

81. us taxpayers will just be paying for two controlled enviroments. uga uga

[lonestarnot]

79. He doesn't want her around anyway. How can he grab pussies with her there? Maybe she going to pull

some penis.

[MattP]

85. They don't want want to disrupt the kids life but every new yorker that lives downtown that's ok?

[DesertRat]

87. Ivanka will serve as First Lady

[MADem]

90. Very creepy, that concept. nt

[duffyduff]

107. It's not unheard of.

When daughters or other relatives served as "first lady" for presidents, they did it during the era where the wives were often invalids or they had died.

It hasn't happened for over a century.

Melania has been so humiliated by this shitbag she married, plus she has understandable privacy concerns about herself and Barron, that I am not going to knock her for her choice to stay away.

[DesertRat]

113. I think that maintaining his current life would be best for Barron

I feel sorry for that little boy.

[LeftInTX]

110. It happened with Truman

His wife, Bess didn't want him to be VP. She didn't want him to be president. (I think she may have been against his being in politics entirely) She stayed in Missouri. Bess was an introvert...sounded like a strange woman. She thought politics was for "low class" people. I think Harry was constantly trying to win her approval. She never budged.

His daughter appeared at WH functions.

[duffyduff]

114. About Bess Truman

From Wikipedia:

Bess found the White House's lack of privacy distasteful. As her husband put it later, she was "not especially interested" in the "formalities and pomp or the artificiality which, as we had learned..., inevitably surround the family of the President Harry Truman." Though she steadfastly fulfilled the social obligations of her position, she did only what she thought was necessary. When the White House was rebuilt during Truman's second term, the family lived in Blair House and kept their social life to a minimum. In most years of her husband's presidency Mrs. Truman was not regularly present in Washington other than during the social season when her presence was expected.[9] The contrast with Bess's activist predecessor Eleanor Roosevelt was considerable. Unlike her, Bess held only one press conference after many requests from the media.[10] The press conference consisted of written questions in advance and the written replies were mostly monosyllabic along with many no comments.[11] When asked why she didn't want to give press conferences she replied "I am not the one who is elected. I have nothing to say to the public."[2] Bess's response to whether she wanted her daughter Margaret to become President was "most definitely not." Her reply to what she wanted to do after her husband left office was "return to Independence".[12]

As First Lady, Bess served as Honorary President of the Girl Scouts, the Womens' National Democratic Club, and the Washington Animal Rescue League. She was Honorary Chairman of the American Red Cross.[1]




I have a book called Facts About the Presidents, and it doesn't say anything about her not carrying out her duties as First Lady. She was probably lucky the White House was being rebuilt so she would be able to have more privacy than would ordinarily be the case.

[LeftInTX]

117. Thanks....I based my opinion on PBS American Experience about Truman

[duffyduff]

118. She clearly hated publicity, but it appears nobody else carried out her duties. n/t

[JI7]

130. she hated fame but clearly had interests doing good

The thing with ivanka is i think she doesnt have that interest in helping others.

[PearliePoo2]

98. I've thought that from the beginning.

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And you can bet that she'll be attending diplomatic meetings with Head's Of State too. Dumpkins is going to flout all the rules with a (small) middle finger. The spoiled brat that daddy wants to bang will be very visible. Then she'll hawk the clothes, shoes and jewelry bangles that she was wearing on her webpage.
Jesus, all this makes me want to

[marybourg]

102. Flout"

"Flaunt" is a different word and means to show something off". Unless that has changed through mis-use already.

[PearliePoo2]

103. Yes, you are correct! Thanks for that.

Flaunt is what Ivanka will be doing with her line of baubles that she'll be wearing and selling.

[hamsterjill]

137. This!!!

Melania is there to look good and stay quiet.

Ivanka is the favored and will fulfill the role of First Lady.

Yuck!

[bdamomma]

93. he thinks he's a freaking king

anyway, and he's sexist too. a woman's place is in the kitchen oh I meant Tower. Melania is just his arm candy. He will summon her when she is needed.

[iluvtennis]

97. Wow...but good thing for some of us moms...

...as we don't have to continue with explanations to our teen/young girls on why an adult entertainment woman is in the white house

http://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/donald-trump-melania-trump-knauss-first-lady-erections

MELANIA TRUMP - THE FIRST LADY IN OUR NUDE PHOTO SHOOT
Fifteen years ago we profiled Donald Trump's then-girlfriend Melania Knauss. Now his wife, Melania featured in our naked profile shoot on his customised Boeing 727 wearing handcuffs, wielding diamonds and holding a chrome pistol (it was the lads mag era after all).

[JonLP24]

99. I honestly don't care about this

There are far bigger problems.

[JI7]

101. it's another sign that trump isn't going to actually do the work of most presidents

And the extremists he is filling his admin will have real power. This was somewhat the case with Bush and Cheney but not to such a high level.

And there is still the question of who has power over him due to business matters which we don't know about since he isn't releasing his taxes.

[Uben]

104. The penthouses' air space is not restricted is it?

refusing to reside in the white house will cause all kinds of headaches for the SS

[tammywammy]

131. Since he won air space has been restricted around Trump Tower.

[HAB911]

106. Maybe there will be no Elvis on Velvet Paintings in the WH

that's a good thing

[Blue Idaho]

108. I have read a conflicting report that says they will be moving to the White House

At the end of the school year.

[duffyduff]

109. That could be true. n/t

[TexasBushwhacker]

127. That would make sense

Poor Barron will have to settle for just his own room instead of one whole floor of a penthouse though.

[Blue Idaho]

143. I genuinely feel sorry for the little kid.

Can you imagine growing up with a name like "Barron" and having parents like The Trumps? The kid is already scarred for life.

[YOHABLO]

111. Did anyone else notice how Baron never smiled. He had a stoical appearance on stage.

No doubt another apple ready to fall off the tree.

[beaglelover]

112. Sorry Melanoma, but being first lady and living in the white house is part of the deal......

Other first families with young children made out fine moving to D.C. and fulfilling their duties as the first family. Could you imagine the shit storm that would have occurred in 2008 if Michelle had decided to remain in Chicago with her 2 young daughters? This is bullshit. Why should we, the taxpayer, have to pay for 2 security teams simultaneously to protect POTUS in one place and his wife and son in another place almost 100% of the time. #notmypresident.

[world wide wally]

119. 3 marriages, 3 separations,...3 divorces come soon?

[lanlady]

121. I get the feeling that Melania and Don are estranged

Oh well, at least this softens the blow of imagining that empty, soulless porn star from trying to take the place of Michelle.

[ReRe]

128. There's something...

... about that family. "Dysfunctional" is probably the word I'm looking for. And come to think of it, there is definitely something amiss with Barron.

[LiberalFighter]

132. How much is it going to cost the taxpayers for the security?

It won't be just for Trump, wife and child. The scum boys and daughters will be included.

[Corey_Baker08]

134. Well I Smell A Presidential Sex Scandal In The Making...

A Perverted Womanizing Billionaire That Is The Leader Of The Free World Living In The White House While His 3rd Wife Lives In New York...

[Kablooie]

138. The Secret Service will certainly have their hands full in the middle NY every day.

I remember Obama coming to Culver City in LA a few years ago.
They had SS men staked out observing everyone for two days before.
It was creepy having these sunglassed men in black on street corners ominously staring at everyone within eyesight.

[treestar]

139. Where is their pride in America ?

No one else did this. Amy Carter, Chelsea Clinton and the Obama girls did it. What is chainring schools when you get to be part of history ?

[Yavin4]

144. Cue theme from "Green Acres"

New York is where I'd rather stay
I get allergic smelling hay
I just adore a penthouse view.
Dah-ling I love you but give me Park Avenue.

[Yavin4]

145. Also, this is a security risk

The SS cannot protect them 24/7 if they're not in the White House.

[ManiacJoe]

146. Smart to stay put until the end of the school year.