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Zorro

(19,042 posts)
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 06:33 PM Jun 27

Trump's Tacky 'State Fair' Makes Bizarre Tribute to Melania

First Lady Melania Trump has found herself at the center of an unlikely attraction at President Donald Trump’s patriotic state fair extravaganza.

A cow named “Melania” was paraded about at the Great American State Fair, a White House-backed spectacle staged on Washington, D.C.’s National Mall as part of celebrations marking America’s 250th anniversary.

When asked about the unusual moniker, Future Farmers of America student Piper Stolipher explained that she and her fellow students were brainstorming patriotic names tied to the nation’s semiquincentennial.

“We thought Melania would be a good idea because it’s the first lady’s name, and the hair colors kind of match,” Stolipher told The Washington Post. “And it just fit.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/melania-trump-honored-with-a-cow-for-the-great-american-state-fair/

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Trump's Tacky 'State Fair' Makes Bizarre Tribute to Melania (Original Post) Zorro Jun 27 OP
Now that's funny... wcmagumba Jun 27 #1
No 🤣 I thought for sure The Onion put this out! Deuxcents Jun 27 #2
So did I, and just looked.. nope the Daily Beast. Cha Jun 27 #13
😆 Deuxcents Jun 27 #19
Milking Melania for all she's worth..... BattleRow Jun 27 #24
omg! lol Nicely done, BattleRow Cha Jun 27 #31
Thank you! BattleRow Sunday #43
"The hair colors kind of match." 3catwoman3 Jun 27 #3
And udders? QueerDuck Jun 27 #23
It took a lot, but I managed... 3catwoman3 Jun 27 #25
Lol, I'm glad I could save you the trouble! QueerDuck Jun 27 #26
Can't tell if trolling or dumbshit... RockRaven Jun 27 #4
And their funding will be pulled Totally Tunsie Jun 27 #5
Humiliating livestock isn't patriotic The Blue Flower Jun 27 #6
How about a bust of Trump made of lard? C_U_L8R Jun 27 #7
How about a 💩 sculpture of slobby? SheltieLover Jun 27 #9
The proper part of Trump to depict in lard is a bit lower on his body jmowreader Jun 27 #34
He is already made of lard. you're too late. Wonder Why Jun 27 #40
Poor cow SheltieLover Jun 27 #8
Moolania! PuraVidaDreamin Jun 27 #10
Made me think of the Bob's Burgers episode... Gaytano70 Jun 27 #11
It's a Mooving tribute. Disaffected Jun 27 #15
Utterly Moovelous! calimary Jun 27 #39
non paywall link Celerity Jun 27 #12
Matching udders...? I'll let myself out. Grins Jun 27 #14
Did that cow also have "kidney lifts"? erronis Jun 27 #16
All cow pies shall now be named Trumps chowder66 Jun 27 #17
Melania the Cow.... Escape Jun 27 #18
Was the cow an illegal immigrant too? ToxMarz Jun 27 #20
I think think they named the cow Melania, because her SMILE matches! 70sEraVet Jun 27 #21
That poor cow 🐮 MustLoveBeagles Jun 27 #28
Was the cow wearing various pieces of lingerie? BobTheSubgenius Jun 27 #22
Melaaaaaniaaaaaah speaks many languages including Cow. Mooooooo. twodogsbarking Jun 27 #27
MOO BEST QueerDuck Sunday #45
MOO BEST (part 2) QueerDuck Sunday #46
Melaaaaaaniaaaaah tries to blend in. twodogsbarking Sunday #47
It fit. orthoclad Jun 27 #29
A cow named Melania doubtless makes ice cream. mr715 Jun 27 #30
I hear Melania likes to wear moomoos... wcmagumba Jun 27 #32
from her early barnyard days dweller Jun 27 #33
Moo Lala! BattleRow Sunday #44
That's so wrong MustLoveBeagles Sunday #52
Wow. They asked some brain-dead shitkicker from East Nowheresville to name something after Melanoma? Aristus Jun 27 #35
Some cows can be be sweet MustLoveBeagles Sunday #53
I thought this had to be the onion Figarosmom Jun 27 #36
I've called Melania a cow from time to time, but I didn't mean a real cow. Vinca Jun 27 #37
Livestock. On The Mall? By any name? paleotn Jun 27 #38
Burger time! Get the grill going. And we know a fat pig who could become sausages. Wonder Why Jun 27 #41
K&R spanone Jun 27 #42
A faux king's cow? Are you make joke? Kid Berwyn Sunday #48
NEXT: Trump Dedicates America's 250th Birthday to Slovenian Sex Worker and Epstein Club Member dalton99a Sunday #49
This message was self-deleted by its author wcmagumba Sunday #50
Overall, the fair was as vacant as the Third Lady herself Blue Owl Sunday #51
A cow named Melania made an appearance at the opening day of Freedom250's Great America State Fair LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #54
"I don't care -- Do Moo?" TommyT139 Sunday #55

Cha

(321,676 posts)
13. So did I, and just looked.. nope the Daily Beast.
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:09 PM
Jun 27

So Melania really is the Fair's Cow.

C_U_L8R

(49,662 posts)
7. How about a bust of Trump made of lard?
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 06:44 PM
Jun 27

Or perhaps a bootlicking contest? Maybe a pageant for best Mar A Largo Face?
A Tesla truck pulling contest - if the fenders don’t fall off?

erronis

(25,079 posts)
16. Did that cow also have "kidney lifts"?
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:20 PM
Jun 27

And botox lips?

The cow does look pretty good in her birthday suit!

70sEraVet

(5,778 posts)
21. I think think they named the cow Melania, because her SMILE matches!
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 07:40 PM
Jun 27


Well, I'm sure if Justin Trudeau was one of the judges, that cow would REALLY smile!

Aristus

(72,793 posts)
35. Wow. They asked some brain-dead shitkicker from East Nowheresville to name something after Melanoma?
Sat Jun 27, 2026, 08:29 PM
Jun 27

More appropriate than I might have given credit for. Meat on legs, no human intelligence, docile, gives milk…that’s about it.

dalton99a

(96,434 posts)
49. NEXT: Trump Dedicates America's 250th Birthday to Slovenian Sex Worker and Epstein Club Member
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 10:01 AM
Sunday

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