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(85,996 posts) Fri Oct 23, 2020, 08:38 AM Oct 2020

Trump pushed Melania's hand away, then shoved her offstage [View all]

Kenny BooYah! @KwikWarren 1h
Lots of people missed that trump shoved his wife while leaving the debate stage last night.

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...I totally missed this, turned the thing off after the last word. What a dick.

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Trump pushed Melania's hand away, then shoved her offstage [View all] bigtree Oct 2020 OP

Okay, I hate Trump, Miguelito Loveless Oct 2020 #1

Yes. That was much more a pat than a shove. JenniferJuniper Oct 2020 #2

Exactly. Miguelito Loveless Oct 2020 #10

I think bdamomma Oct 2020 #58

+1 onenote Oct 2020 #3

I disagree. Looks like he pushed her hand away and then lightly shoved her in the back. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #4

I think she pulled her hand away from his and he gave her a little push Botany Oct 2020 #19

That's how I saw it too. She pulled away. marybourg Oct 2020 #29

Okay, but what was he doing? I ask because I would never do that to my wife or another woman. Doodley Oct 2020 #5

The hand thing is a bit ambiguous Miguelito Loveless Oct 2020 #20

I can only see these through the prism of seeing and hearing the type of person Trump is. Doodley Oct 2020 #51

Oh, I didn't see it as an affectionate act Miguelito Loveless Oct 2020 #61

I've sat and stared at the thing and that's what I saw bigtree Oct 2020 #6

My analysis of the video will stand on its own merits Miguelito Loveless Oct 2020 #13

as long as you 'stay in reality' bigtree Oct 2020 #15

You are correct, Miguelito Loveless Oct 2020 #21

don't do that, Miguelito L. bigtree Oct 2020 #22

The rebuke was warranted Miguelito Loveless Oct 2020 #25

we're all very tense bigtree Oct 2020 #28

Thank you for your civility. How different it is on the other side. Doodley Oct 2020 #50

I am chagrined Miguelito Loveless Oct 2020 #62

That's the difficulty with observing behavior and applying interpretation and motivation to it. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2020 #46

Completely agree. That's exactly how I interpreted what I saw. Pacifist Patriot Oct 2020 #38

I agree. n/t Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #54

Agreed. beaglelover Oct 2020 #56

That was a touch, not a shove..... groundloop Oct 2020 #7

It's not ammunition, it's an observation bigtree Oct 2020 #11

He did not shove her . .. Iliyah Oct 2020 #8

indeed he did bigtree Oct 2020 #12

Think back to all of the handshake videos of Trump. Ms. Toad Oct 2020 #55

agreed...not even close to a shove. Roland99 Oct 2020 #31

I know, right?! demmiblue Oct 2020 #48

I thought it looked more like she jerked her hand out of his. Siwsan Oct 2020 #9

I thought so at first bigtree Oct 2020 #17

I'm wondering if her pre-nup contains a 'triggering' clause Siwsan Oct 2020 #23

I can't see her separating until it's clear she's paid bigtree Oct 2020 #34

Oh oh, because given his track record, she's stuck. Which is what she deserves. Siwsan Oct 2020 #43

They definitely aren't a loving couple, as opposed to the Bidens, who couldn't wait to embrace. MoonRiver Oct 2020 #14

Looks like he pushed her hand away lanlady Oct 2020 #16

that he's abusive toward her in private bigtree Oct 2020 #18

I hope she divorces him-- lanlady Oct 2020 #60

Looks like he pulled her hand toward him and she yanked it back backtoblue Oct 2020 #24

It looks like she yanks her hand away from his. JDC Oct 2020 #26

Oh, come on. BlueStater Oct 2020 #27

here's the thing bigtree Oct 2020 #30

There's enough crimes to hang tRump for; you don't need to turn a pat into a shove Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #33

I made a simple post, not a manifesto bigtree Oct 2020 #36

No, you distracted me. I thought your OP might have something. It had NOTHING. Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2020 #37

lol bigtree Oct 2020 #41

Well, here's another thing. Who the hell cares? cwydro Oct 2020 #40

well, I care. bigtree Oct 2020 #42

I honestly don't think it looked anything like a shove. cwydro Oct 2020 #44

and you're not alone in that bigtree Oct 2020 #45

Yes indeed. cwydro Oct 2020 #47

What a ginormous dick Docreed2003 Oct 2020 #32

She is a horrible person too SlogginThroughIt Oct 2020 #35

the thing about defending Melania against Trump bigtree Oct 2020 #39

Agree 100% Based on all we know about Trump's character, of course he's abusive. Doodley Oct 2020 #52

I guess we can tell for sure it's the "real" Melania FakeNoose Oct 2020 #49

More like a "prod" Lars39 Oct 2020 #53

tRump bdamomma Oct 2020 #57

I noticed last night. It was more aggressive, forceful than a mere laying hand on back to guide. LizBeth Oct 2020 #59