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What's Melania up to?

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Westfacing · 10/04/2026 09:49

I'm wonder why she felt the need to make this announcement, standing at a lectern no less, like it's an important State occasion!

Seems a bit over the top - maybe something is about to break? She's known to have him an Maxwell a few times over the years

Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein and urges hearing for survivors - BBC News

US First Lady Melania Trump speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 9, 2026

Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein and urges hearing for survivors

She called rumours that Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump "mean-spirited attempts to defame my reputation".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ex07l1qvpo

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TurquoiseDress · 10/04/2026 13:29

I’ve not watched her speech but imagine it’s to get her side of the story in before something bigger breaks in the near future!

wherearethesnacks · 10/04/2026 13:30

Although how she can remain married to that turd is beyond me.

I assume she's handsomely paid for each week she manages to pretend they are still functioning as a couple.

meisafairy · 10/04/2026 13:41

A lady that was detained by ICE Amanda Ungaro has on X been saying she is going to reveal all about Melania, she claims to have been close to Melania and her family for a few decades.

I think Melania spoke up before Amanda revealed all.

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meisafairy · 10/04/2026 13:59

These are screenshots of the tweets, no idea what’s her beef with Melania but it stems from losing her teen in a custody battle which her ex husband used ICE to detain her so he could get custody.

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Anonanonanonagain · 10/04/2026 14:02

The first thought I had is how easy it is to make a statement about absolutely any old thing you want once inside the whitehouse!

Possibly sees that the walls are coming down around trump and is making it known now SHE had nothing to do with anything even if and when it transpires dementia donnie did. Also possible shes planning on leaving him ahead of either him being impeached or flung in jail which is where the war crime wanker deserves to be.

Tinytimmy123 · 10/04/2026 14:03

TheGirlattheBack · 10/04/2026 12:02

I applaud her - she’s standing up for herself and saying it’s not okay to speak about me like this.

MT is being sued because she threatened to.sue Michael Wolff but didnt. She tried her husbands oft used tactic as a way of silencing her detractors. She didnt sue because it would open her and Trump to being interviewed about their connections to epstein. If they have nothing to hide then that shouldn't be a problem. So its either she is lying, trump is lying, or both of them are lying ...I suspect it is the latter.

Trump has repeatedly been accused of being a pedo...he has never sued...the king of legal threats has never sued any one of his accusers.

MT also threatened to sue Hunter Biden for repeating the accusations made by Michael Wolff...he tore it up on camera laughing knowing full well it was never going to happen.

MT says that it is ruining her reputation...to ruin a reputation you need to have a good one to start with. She has aligned herself to a pedo, evil, narcissistic,grifting, thieving, pos ....so mrs ts reputation is.... to put it mildly...tarnished.

FernandoSor · 10/04/2026 14:07

Butterflyvillage · 10/04/2026 12:21

Every time I hear that Trump is in the Epstein files I ask myself this: If this is true why didn't the Democrats release this information before? The Democrats had access to the Epstein files for years and years and years. If there was something in them to really harm Trump they would have used this information during the 2024 elections don't you think? Maybe the Democrats didn't release the Epstein files before because they were protecting their own? Also so many names appear in the files but just because a name appears in the files does not mean they are guilty of anything.

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Because there was a criminal investigation underway and as I'm sure you know, evidence cannot be released while a criminal investigation is ongoing.

One of the first things that Trump did was cancel the criminal investigation - which meant that the case files could be released.

Vodkamartini3olives · 10/04/2026 14:19

Maybe she's jist had enough of the nasty smears and rumours about her and has decided to speak up. Most of them based on the fact she's a beautiful woman married to someone people don't agree with and her 1st language isn't English.

Anonanonanonagain · 10/04/2026 14:45

After yesterdays speech English does not even seem to be her second language. It was dreadfully read.

Tinytimmy123 · 10/04/2026 15:00

Vodkamartini3olives · 10/04/2026 14:19

Maybe she's jist had enough of the nasty smears and rumours about her and has decided to speak up. Most of them based on the fact she's a beautiful woman married to someone people don't agree with and her 1st language isn't English.

She should just admit her main residence was in New York then she can go to court against Michael Wolff where she and her husband can be deposed and interviewed about all their dealings with JE. It would be an opportunity to clear the decks. If she has nothing to worry about then that should be an easy win.

greenteaandlimes · 10/04/2026 15:09

Westfacing · 10/04/2026 10:01

For someone who has lived in the US for 28 years her spoken English is awful!

My friend’s Greek parents lived in the UK for 40+ years and never spoke a word of English

Vodkamartini3olives · 10/04/2026 15:26

@Tinytimmy123- Michael Wolff trades in gossip. It's likely his lawsuit will be dismissed.

SwedishEdith · 10/04/2026 15:30

This Reddit thread explains the background to the Amanda Ungaro tweets. I'd never heard of her either but she was married to the guy who introduced Trump to Melania.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Epstein/s/DRebQJ1yov

catspyjamas1 · 10/04/2026 15:35

TheGirlattheBack · 10/04/2026 12:02

I applaud her - she’s standing up for herself and saying it’s not okay to speak about me like this.

Same.

wherearethesnacks · 10/04/2026 15:49

catspyjamas1 · 10/04/2026 15:35

Same.

It's not okay to say what about Melania? That she was associated with Epstein? That's a fact.

Ferriswheel101 · 10/04/2026 15:55

All very House of Cards.
I found the language intriguing 'I was never involved in any capacity'. That's very broad, it could allude to recruitment as well as being a victim.

Butterflyvillage · 10/04/2026 15:56

I am an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher with over 30 years experience. Melania Trump read that speech beautifully. Her pronunciation was very good. The only mistake she made was mispronouncing the word “trivial.” It would also have helped if she had delivered the speech using a teleprompter, rather than looking down to read from written pages.

It is very common to never lose your native accent when you move to another country as an adult, even after 30 years like Melania. By that stage in life, speech patterns are already deeply established, which makes them much harder to change. Children, on the other hand, have very few difficulties adapting. They pick up accents easily because they are still developing all their language skills.

@Anonanonanonagain
You mentioned that her speech “was dreadfully read,” which is an awkward use of an adverb. Surely you mean, “It was read dreadfully” a more natural way of saying the same thing.

MaggieBsBoat · 10/04/2026 16:09

Westfacing · 10/04/2026 10:01

For someone who has lived in the US for 28 years her spoken English is awful!

That’s a ridiculous comment. Are you a linguist? A polyglot? A linguistics specialist of any kind.

I’ve lived in the UK and I would say that most averagely-educated Britons have quite mediocre spoken English, with questionable grammar and limited vocabulary. Are you one of these?
In any case, pot, kettle, black are the words that come to mind for the people on this thread criticising MT‘s English, reading or accent.

Tinytimmy123 · 10/04/2026 16:34

greenteaandlimes · 10/04/2026 15:09

My friend’s Greek parents lived in the UK for 40+ years and never spoke a word of English

Yeah but MT got into the US under a 'genius visa' and claims to be a polyglot...but still needs interpreters for the languages she claims to speak.

Anonanonanonagain · 10/04/2026 16:59

Whatever she is up to she only said SHE was innocent she never mentioned if he was.

MissMoneyFairy · 10/04/2026 17:12

MrTiddlesTheCat · 10/04/2026 12:58

They've already released an FBI report on accusations that Trump orally raped a 13 year old and then beat her up because she bit him. If that's what they're prepared to release, how grim is what they're holding back?

Accusation or proof?

Tinytimmy123 · 10/04/2026 20:46

MissMoneyFairy · 10/04/2026 17:12

Accusation or proof?

It's in 'the files'. Interviewed 3 or 4 times by the fbi, 'bizarrely' never brought to a conclusion one way or the other. Bondi and Co tried to put the accusation out of sync in the files to try and 'hide' it one supposes. Basically the whole thing stinks. Despite the numerous accusations and being called pedo, the normally legally trigger happy trump has never sued anyone , no one about these accusations. Melania threatened to sue Michael Wolff and Hunter Biden for repeating Wolffs claims...that hasn't happened either.

Gowlett · 10/04/2026 21:19

Overtheatlantic · 10/04/2026 12:50

I’m not aware of any lies told about her. She certainly ran in the Eastern European model in NYC in the early 90s crowd so draw your own conclusions, but do it from a place of relative knowledge about the place and the time.

Yes, I think place & time is very important here. We forget that NYC movers & shakers would have been at the same parties, events. Being in a photo with JE means nothing. Trump was hugely engaged in the social & business networks of the day, as were his spouses. No doubt he was pally with JE but to what extent?

Dexternight · 10/04/2026 21:38

Butterflyvillage · 10/04/2026 15:56

I am an ESL (English as a Second Language) teacher with over 30 years experience. Melania Trump read that speech beautifully. Her pronunciation was very good. The only mistake she made was mispronouncing the word “trivial.” It would also have helped if she had delivered the speech using a teleprompter, rather than looking down to read from written pages.

It is very common to never lose your native accent when you move to another country as an adult, even after 30 years like Melania. By that stage in life, speech patterns are already deeply established, which makes them much harder to change. Children, on the other hand, have very few difficulties adapting. They pick up accents easily because they are still developing all their language skills.

@Anonanonanonagain
You mentioned that her speech “was dreadfully read,” which is an awkward use of an adverb. Surely you mean, “It was read dreadfully” a more natural way of saying the same thing.

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Oh, give it a break. 🥱

Flomingho · 10/04/2026 21:43

The shit is about to hit the fan and this is damage limitation.