The New York Times writes a scary, hard-hitting piece about Melania Trump’s refusal to assume the position of first lady.
Unanswered requests for White House tours, traditionally run by the first lady’s office, have been piling up by the thousands, according to people familiar with the process, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss it. It is not clear how much planning has gone into the elaborate White House events that are among the heaviest tasks for first ladies, such as the annual Easter Egg Roll, which draws 35,000 attendees.
Whither the Easter Egg Roll?
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The only thing UD likes about this ugly new administration is watching Madame Trump flip the bird at the beyond-regressive first lady joke.
UD remembers how excited she got when Judith Steinberg Dean said fu-u-u-ck that, I have a medical practice in Vermont. Naively, UD thought at the time that Jacqueline Kennedy whispering along the corridors about the new curtains might be on its way out. But then Michelle Obama, of all people, announced she was going to be “First Mom.”
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UD is fully aware of the irony that the first first lady in this country to finally fuck over First Lady but good is a rich idle beauty queen. UD doesn’t care. She wants to get the job done, and Madame Trump is getting it done. Brava.
February 3rd, 2017 at 9:58AM
I’m sure she feels she has paid her dues (shudder) for her privileged place high above the huddled masses.
https://twitter.com/RoguePOTUSStaff
February 3rd, 2017 at 4:33PM
Less likable is the enormous expense that the public is being expected to pony up so that the FLOTUS can live separately from the POTUS. I don’t blame her for preferring to stay in NYC: Jesus, who wouldn’t? But it might be nice to see Moneybags chip in his share. Particularly as he’s justifying this as necessary in order not to disrupt his son’s schooling, a courtesy he didn’t feel the need to extend to the families of diplomats around the world whose assignments were abruptly revoked without warning.
February 3rd, 2017 at 11:37PM
Alan: I agree. It’s costing us a fortune to provide security for her. Let him pay for it. She could get a part-time job to help with the cost.