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15. He's just using her to put up a big front for all the

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Tue May 23, 2017, 01:04 PM

May 2017

world leaders to believe he's a family man. She's part of the charade and I don't have one bit of sympathy for her.

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Melania does it again - now in Rome! [View all] madaboutharry May 2017 OP

They were forced to sleep in the same room LOL snooper2 May 2017 #1

+1 uponit7771 May 2017 #3

The most interesting thing about that is that he reached for her hand again. enough May 2017 #2

Benedict Donald doesn't do the whole remember the past lest repeat the bad part of it thing uponit7771 May 2017 #5

I bet they took his phone away marlakay May 2017 #12

He was probably briefed about it. Atman May 2017 #21

There is no reason to exaggerate about Melania and Putin. PufPuf23 May 2017 #48

People feel so sorry for her, but she married that freak for his money. C Moon May 2017 #53

My only point was that Melania is not "a gift from Putin". PufPuf23 May 2017 #55

Hi PufPuf23. I was agreeing with you. :) C Moon May 2017 #61

Cool! It wasn't like I was defending Melania at all. nt PufPuf23 May 2017 #66

Totally reasonable explanation. Atman May 2017 #71

I object to the term athena May 2017 #85

Point taken. Some people do marry for money. PufPuf23 May 2017 #87

I agree with everything you said. athena May 2017 #90

Good. Thank you very much. nt PufPuf23 May 2017 #95

Slovenian is from a different language family??? DFW May 2017 #56

You are correct; but Slovenian is a different branch of the Slavic language tree than Russian and PufPuf23 May 2017 #64

Kinda like how Georgia/Alabama English is different from New England English. Atman May 2017 #73

Probably a better comparison would be French in France and Spanish in PufPuf23 May 2017 #86

And he didn't walk three paces ahead of her. progressoid May 2017 #23

Also actually buttoned his jacket and I just saw criticism of that... bettyellen May 2017 #27

He treats her like a toddler.... FarPoint May 2017 #52

Why are these two assholes still in the White House? HughBeaumont May 2017 #4

I wonder where in Maryland Else You Are Mad May 2017 #6

Maybe The Donald made an unwanted move on her. MineralMan May 2017 #7

Or... Else You Are Mad May 2017 #9

Yuk who would want him???? bdamomma May 2017 #63

His hands are so small, he's not even a good pussy grabber. Atman May 2017 #24

After she so clearly avoided his hand, he patted her on the butt. Doubling down on bad body language Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #60

He is in bad physical shape plus he takes that hair growth drug (side effect impotence) womanofthehills May 2017 #99

rebelling against the PiggyParty War on Women? Achilleaze May 2017 #8

Maybe she's a Louise Mensch's source. L. Coyote May 2017 #16

Maybe it sounds crazy but Jake Stern May 2017 #69

Fat likelier that she is Trump's handler and was sent to USA to spy. L. Coyote May 2017 #77

So the wife has the same reaction to him as we do eh? Boomerproud May 2017 #10

Can someone sneak a note to her? nolabear May 2017 #11

LOL! Good idea. democratisphere May 2017 #14

We do have a nice considerate and liberal Pope. Doreen May 2017 #44

+1 harun May 2017 #51

yeah well I won't really feel happy about this until there's a video of her kneeing him in the nuts luvMIdog May 2017 #13

He's just using her to put up a big front for all the livetohike May 2017 #15

Video tweet: demmiblue May 2017 #17

I agree. She probably feels very trapped. If he's like most abusers, she may not have known until Amaryllis May 2017 #18

He is very, very manipulative and will exploit any perceived weakness to his benefit, imo. demmiblue May 2017 #29

Moving out of that abominable golden palace in the sky would buy sympathy from me. Moostache May 2017 #42

I am guessing that nothing would buy any sympathy from you regarding this issue. n/t demmiblue May 2017 #54

I'm with Moostache. It's not like he didn't already of a track record of bad behavior. politicaljunkie41910 May 2017 #75

This one might have been just her getting hair out of her face. progressoid May 2017 #20

I agree LostinRed May 2017 #43

I think she practiced this move - she got too much news coverage for the slap womanofthehills May 2017 #97

That's my reaction (getting her hair out of her face). n/t Ms. Toad May 2017 #70

I don't think so. Her hair wasn't in her face. It hadn't moved. yardwork May 2017 #91

It appears to me True Dough May 2017 #100

And she knows he is scared of stairs, lol. JTFrog May 2017 #22

That's the first thing came to my mind. Hoping he falls while not wanting credit for pushing him. WheelWalker May 2017 #38

I'll save my sympathy for all of those affected by her husband's policies qanda May 2017 #68

That was the old, "I got hair in my face" don't touch me move. Good one Melania. politicaljunkie41910 May 2017 #72

Is he dragging his right leg? thecrow May 2017 #84

Agreed, demmiblue Hekate May 2017 #94

Yup just saw it. She can't stand that prick Thrill May 2017 #19

He is just trying to use her for help going down the stairs. NCTraveler May 2017 #25

She should pretend to lose her balance and shove him down the stairs...(n/t) Moostache May 2017 #46

She seems to have an ingrained instinctive reaction wishstar May 2017 #26

She should divorce him RIGHT NOW. The ultimate humiliation for Donald Rump trueblue2007 May 2017 #28

I see a women who is pissed because she warned her idiot husband not to get involved with the JCMach1 May 2017 #30

She's a prisoner, of course she's pissed. montanto May 2017 #31

This is awesome because he is terrified of stairs nadine_mn May 2017 #32

Above all, he does not want to do something that will cause him further humiliation. Grammy23 May 2017 #36

He did talk about Gerald Ford in the Access Hollywood tape MrPurple May 2017 #40

Melania got the idea from the Roger Ailes "accidental" fall and expiration. oasis May 2017 #47

It looks like he grabs her ass at the end of the clip. Luz May 2017 #33

It does, doesn't it... Blanks May 2017 #35

Rewatched he grabs her ass after rejection JCMach1 May 2017 #37

Hand holding costs extra, Don. Vinca May 2017 #34

No kissing on the lips. keithbvadu2 May 2017 #49

I'm reminded of the scene from Young Frankenstein GoneOffShore May 2017 #83

I can't imagine even touching elbows with Cheeto. progressoid May 2017 #93

For all the times he ignored her in public PatSeg May 2017 #39

This could be a hilarious angle to work into SNL sketches MrPurple May 2017 #41

I really think she is mean for not helping him down the stairs. Doreen May 2017 #45

She is pissed about the whole President-First Lady stuff OldRedneck May 2017 #50

sorry sometimes I just have to laugh burnbaby May 2017 #58

Melania's Bargain... GopherGal May 2017 #82

I'm pretty sure she's pissed if she's in the same time zone as him titaniumsalute May 2017 #57

He must be furious that his Danascot May 2017 #59

He is afraid of stairs bdamomma May 2017 #62

Video link possible? zentrum May 2017 #65

See post # 17 madaboutharry May 2017 #67

THNX. zentrum May 2017 #80

I actually thought that was quite beautiful. Sugar Smack May 2017 #74

I really don't think she had a choice. liberalmuse May 2017 #76

That hands-on-the-Glowing Orb was probably the last straw. Sugar Smack May 2017 #81

Ahh, Jeezus, Muse, now I won't be able to sleep because of that picture in my Nay May 2017 #96

Barf all over the place!!!!!!!!!!!! BlueJac May 2017 #78

Pissed that she married him..... kerry-is-my-prez May 2017 #79

As much as this makes me shudder, I bet she caught him cheating. TheOther95Percent May 2017 #88

If he was your husband, you would want him to cheat - cheat with anybody -just go away womanofthehills May 2017 #98

Hmmm. Something She Can Never Forgive? TheOther95Percent May 2017 #103

so much for the "it's only because they were in an ultra-conservative country" excuse Warren DeMontague May 2017 #89

No, no! People are very inhibited in Italy! yardwork May 2017 #92

It's Frank and Claire Underwood! Kablooie May 2017 #101

She made her bed MFM008 May 2017 #102

1st time is a natural sign of her repulsion. toddwv May 2017 #104