Melania Speaks Out!

[Joe Guy]

I only made one small adustment to this article....

Melania delivers statement at White House denying ties to Trump and knowledge of his crimes

WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Melania Trump is denying ties to Trump and knowledge of his crimes, saying Thursday that the “stories are completely false” and calling online accusations that she was somehow involved “smears about me.”

“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Donald Trump need to end today. The individuals lying about me are devoid of ethical standards, humility and respect. I do not object to their ignorance, but rather I reject their mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation,” she said.

Reading an extraordinary statement at the White House, she denied any association with Trump and said, “My attorneys and I have fought these unfounded and baseless lies with success.”

The first lady also called on Congress to hold a public hearing centered on survivors of Trump’s crimes, with a chance to testify before lawmakers and have their stories entered into the congressional record.

“Each and every woman should have her day to tell her story in public if she wishes,” she said. “Then, and only then, we will have the truth.”

Her out-of-the-blue message came just as her husband and his administration had finally appeared successful in moving beyond the Trump controversy, which had sent shockwaves through the nation’s politics for months.

The case had begun to be overshadowed by the war in Iran and other major issues — but the first lady’s comments might push it back into the political spotlight.

The first lady said she was not friends with Donald Trump but was in overlapping social circles in New York and Florida. She described an email reply she sent to Donald as “casual correspondence” without elaborating.

“My polite reply to her email doesn’t amount to anything more than a trifle,” she said.

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[BoSoxGal]

I really don’t care, do you?

[ex-khobar Andy]

I do not object to their ignorance . . . ” she said.

It's OK Melania, we knew that already,

[Big RR]

It's pretty clear she embraces ignorance

[BoSoxGal]

So I’m watching her statement now - she struggles to read English, that’s pathetic for someone who endorses the anti immigrant rhetoric and behavior of this administration.

[Joe Guy]

For anyone who cares to watch and hasn't already seen it....

[BoSoxGal]

Her email to Maxwell, with whom she had no relationship, was signed ‘Love, Melania.’

Do sex workers default to ‘love’ in their signature, like lawyers default to ‘very truly yours’?

[Joe Guy]

2:25- "Numerous fake images and statements about Epstein and me have been calculating on social media for years now."

[BoSoxGal]

Circulating, of course.

She misread several other words in the speech as well.

You’d think if she wanted to be an American, she’d learn to speak and read American a lot better than that.

But in all seriousness, it’s very clear she’s not a Constant Reader. She probably reads Vogue and not much else.

[Scooter]

Trump launched a war on Iran to distract everyone from Epstein.

Now Melania inserts herself into the Epstein story in order to distract everyone from how badly the Iran war is going.

Plus ça change...

[Crackpot]

I just wonder the purpose. She either is running interference using Epstein to distract from the war started to distract from Epstein or she’s decided that the winds have changed and she doesn’t want to be vilified for the rest of her life without the ailing Trump to distract the press.

Edit missed the cross post while I got distracted from writing this post.

[Big RR]

She probably reads Vogue and not much else.

No, she just looks at the pictures.

[MajGenl.Meade]

Probably way off but . . . I just had a strange idea that Melanoma's bizarre speech and Shagger Vance's sudden elevation to drooling in Hungary, Italy (for the Olympics Peace Prize negotiation) and Pakistan to bring a final solution to Iran . . . . and the sudden surge of fascist assholes of the MAGA media turning against the Fatwat

. . . . surely, surely not, this couldn't possibly be preparation for a 25th Amendment move????

[Crackpot]

Melania strikes me as someone who operates in “survival mode” rather than any great allegiance to any person or philosophy. So while I’m tempted to believe this is a planned smokescreen I also have to remember that “this is not a brains type operation”