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The most plausible explanation for first lady Melania Trump’s out-of-the-blue address on the Jeffrey Epstein drama was that she was trying to make it go away.

But her stunning on-camera statement Thursday from the White House Cross Hall — the spot where her husband last week spoke to the nation about the Iran war — will almost certainly have the opposite effect.

“I am not Epstein’s victim. Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump,” she said, in a statement that was all the more remarkable since there had been no widespread public speculation about the matter in recent days.

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[–] aramis87@fedia.io 69 points 6 months ago (3 children)

My headcanon is that she loathes Trump, was hoping he'd be indicted, and this is her attempt at reviving the newscycle now that Iran had had a ceasefire when she made her announcement.

[–] Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works 25 points 6 months ago (1 children)

She hates him as much as she's terrified she'd be nothing without him, which is true.

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago

She knows her endgame is being buried in an unmarked grave on a golf course.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

She may loathe Trump, but she is just as bad as he is.

[–] Zink@programming.dev 6 points 6 months ago

I have nothing to say in her defense, but I thought "damn that is a high bar to set."

[–] nothingcorporate@lemmy.today 5 points 6 months ago

I know very little in this world, but one thing is for sure: she hates his ass. So yeah, you're 100% right.