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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,775 posts)
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:29 PM May 2025

Melania Trump 'has spent less than two weeks at the White House'

Melania Trump is claimed to have spent less than two weeks at the White House since her husband was inaugurated.

The first lady, who has been notably absent from Washington during Donald Trump’s second term, has spent fewer than 14 days at the residence since he took office 108 days ago, according to the New York Times.

Mrs Trump, 55, instead spends much of her time in Trump tower in Manhattan or in Florida, out of the prying eyes of the public in Mar-a-Lago.

“We haven’t seen such a low-profile first lady since Bess Truman,” Katherine Jellison, a historian of first ladies told the paper.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/melania-trump-spent-less-two-223354161.html

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Melania Trump 'has spent less than two weeks at the White House' (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 OP
Can't say I blame her for avoiding Been A Dick Don as much as possible. nt doc03 May 2025 #1
She doesn't live in Washington DC. Irish_Dem May 2025 #2
She's independently wealthy, isn't she? Got $40 million from somebody for doing allegorical oracle May 2025 #6
Crime pays big for the Trump crime family. Irish_Dem May 2025 #8
she is no first lady RANDYWILDMAN May 2025 #3
Appears to be a marriage in name only. It's okay, maybe she won't decorate the WH allegorical oracle May 2025 #7
I wonder how Be Best is doing these days Retrograde May 2025 #10
Wasnt she a high class Lady Of The Night ??? Trueblue1968 May 2025 #18
Evidently trump has to pay Melania to attend events LetMyPeopleVote May 2025 #4
There may not be enough money on the planet to make her share a house with the orange f-wad. Irish_Dem May 2025 #11
I'm guessing the prenup stipulates she can avoid the First Lady burn-out Torchlight May 2025 #5
"WTF would you do? He is such a loser, a super stinker." - Mel (KGB) BoRaGard May 2025 #9
Well, let's be real.... Grammy23 May 2025 #12
She is pay to play and he isnt paying enough Johonny May 2025 #13
Barron is very creepy GenThePerservering May 2025 #14
It pisses me off when they compare Melania to ANY other women who were First Ladies hamsterjill May 2025 #15
There's a theory that there may be infinite alternate parallel universes JoseBalow May 2025 #16
Figured Rebl2 May 2025 #17
Not a surprise, she was low profile the first time. She has no interest GoodRaisin May 2025 #19

Irish_Dem

(79,741 posts)
2. She doesn't live in Washington DC.
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:50 PM
May 2025

She lives in NYC with Barron who is attending college there.
And she jets down to MAL as well.

Lives the good life on the taxpayer dime.

allegorical oracle

(6,168 posts)
6. She's independently wealthy, isn't she? Got $40 million from somebody for doing
Thu May 8, 2025, 05:17 PM
May 2025

nothing except being alive.

RANDYWILDMAN

(3,129 posts)
3. she is no first lady
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:53 PM
May 2025

is anybody surprised by this ?

They are basically divorced and both are freeloading off the taxpayers.

Gosh, wonder if anybody who voted for this fool and his whole family would have a problem with freeloaders ?????

allegorical oracle

(6,168 posts)
7. Appears to be a marriage in name only. It's okay, maybe she won't decorate the WH
Thu May 8, 2025, 05:19 PM
May 2025

for Christmas with blood-red trees, again.

LetMyPeopleVote

(174,853 posts)
4. Evidently trump has to pay Melania to attend events
Thu May 8, 2025, 04:59 PM
May 2025

It seems that trump does not have enough money to keep Melania at the White House

Irish_Dem

(79,741 posts)
11. There may not be enough money on the planet to make her share a house with the orange f-wad.
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:09 PM
May 2025

Hookers have limits.

Torchlight

(6,307 posts)
5. I'm guessing the prenup stipulates she can avoid the First Lady burn-out
Thu May 8, 2025, 05:03 PM
May 2025

by relaxing in the Florida gardens sipping sun-dried organic water served by a cabana-boy (hand-picked) to better assist her flaccid and unhealthy skin tone.

Grammy23

(6,085 posts)
12. Well, let's be real....
Thu May 8, 2025, 07:14 PM
May 2025

She said she needs to be in NYC so she can look after Barron. You have to know how thrilled Barron was to learn that Mommy intended to live in NYC. Poor kid. Bad enough to have Donald tRump as your father but having Mommy Melania overseeing your first year of college must be a dream come true. 🤣

Johonny

(25,414 posts)
13. She is pay to play and he isnt paying enough
Thu May 8, 2025, 08:20 PM
May 2025

Word is, Trump has been doing the first Lady stuff. It turns out he likes doing those things more than real presidenting.

hamsterjill

(16,967 posts)
15. It pisses me off when they compare Melania to ANY other women who were First Ladies
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:05 PM
May 2025

"Low-profile first lady since Bess Truman".

Melania obviously does not WANT to be First Lady. It's beneath her to live at the White House and assume the duties normally associated with what a First Lady is expected to do. Do we not remember "the fucking Christmas" comment? Therefore, she should not be mentioned in the same sentence as those women who did serve in that capacity. She's not in the same category as any of them no matter how much she tries to dress like some of them!

JoseBalow

(9,158 posts)
16. There's a theory that there may be infinite alternate parallel universes
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:16 PM
May 2025

where I might care even less about Melania than I do now. I'm a bit skeptical, but I guess anything's possible.

Rebl2

(17,396 posts)
17. Figured
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:17 PM
May 2025

she would not stay at the WH this time around. Surprised to read she is 55 yo. Thought she turned 60 last year.

GoodRaisin

(10,724 posts)
19. Not a surprise, she was low profile the first time. She has no interest
Thu May 8, 2025, 09:37 PM
May 2025

in being Mrs. Krasnov. She just comes to high profile events like Pope funerals to hold up the sleeping slob sitting beside her.

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