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Hekate

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94. Agreed, demmiblue

Tue May 23, 2017, 08:55 PM

May 2017

I'm tired of all the folks here who reflexively despise her solely on the basis of her husband's money. On the whole, all they do is display their personal ignorance of the impact of domestic abuse -- emotional, mental, and physical. We have plenty of evidence that Trump is abusive, and in my experience precious few abusers change or stop.

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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