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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

"I just feel sorry for him and pray that God touch his heart and soul and free him from the demonic influences that he's under," Jones said.

LOL, Alex Jones should stop chugging that bone broth and understand that Pedonald has always been a total piece of shit.

[Alex Jones tries a glass of CAVEMAN]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-ZqD9-W1_8

[–] dizzle18@lemmy.zip 69 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Just so fucking bizarre that she holds a completely unprompted press conference just to announce this. Clearly getting out ahead of…something. But what?

Probably hurting children with Epstein and her husband?

[–] ptychodus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

Perhaps some discovery info from her lawsuit against Michael Wolff (or his counter-suit).

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Most of the article is just quotes from Jones about Melania....

But he did manage to realize the obvious:

The only reason she would do this, is she thinks trump is fucked and she's trying to save herself and Barron

[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Robert Reich had some theories, including:

  1. Melania is pissed off at Trump for any number of things, and today’s news conference was a way of letting him know she’s capable of making his life miserable.
[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 49 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah, she's put up with the worst shit imaginable for decades, because she's also a piece of shit.

She's not a victim, she's not throwing a tantrum. She's an evil piece of shit who only cares about her self and maybe her son.

She's trump's version of Ghislene Maxwell, and she's trying the same playbook.

If/when it gets bad enough, I fully expect her to testify against trump to save herself.

[–] WesternInfidels@feddit.online 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think the suggestion is that she's a victim. Just that what we're seeing is the fallout of a power struggle from behind the curtain.

This Threads post tells a theory / story that's worthy of a soap opera. Spoiler: Everything comes back to Epstein, as it always seems to.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I don’t think the suggestion is that she’s a victim

That's how she'll spin it, because there is undeniable connections.

Not just that she was herself trafficked to start with, but that she went on to recruit and traffic others herself

Her only exit path is try to play the victim.

It's not a "power struggle" where people are trying to gain control of the ship, the ship is burning and the rats are trying to find any way off.

Most of the people involved will just be trying to get away very soon. Like not just resigning and distancing themselves from trump, I think within 9 months a lot of them will legit dip the fuck out of the country and get somewhere they can't be extradited from.

Especially Melenia and she'll take Barron with her.

If anything that link just backs that up more

[–] GreyEyedGhost@piefed.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Ah, shit, I wasted minutes of my life reading the comments before I realized this was from Alex fucking Jones.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 22 points 1 day ago (1 children)

"It looks to me like she’s breaking with Trump because she knows the ship is sinking, has found out the truth," he said.

"It looks to me..." like I can get some news cycle time if I make spurious statements about this with zero evidence.

[–] ButtermilkBiscuit@feddit.nl 12 points 1 day ago

Renowned vitamin supplement salesmen Alex Jones saying something without evidence? He would never, good sir!!! That's like saying he would insist that the sandy hook massacre was a false flag operation or some other moronic bullshit to line his pockets with money!!! Never, I cannot believe it.

And on another note - next time you see a sentence start with "Alex jones says" downvote and move on - same with any article from newswewk Jesus fucking Christ people.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago
[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Next week's news headline "First Lady Melania Has Disappeared Under Mysterious Circumstances"

[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago

"Construction begins anew for more holes at the Mar-a-Lago Golf Course"

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

hey a win is a win

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Given how bad that fat-headed clown is at analyzing information, Alex Jones' claim is the biggest evidence you need that she is NOT breaking up with Trump.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 9 points 1 day ago

I mean, she met Trump through Epstein, she posed nude, and eventually worked for Trump's modeling "agency" (which, afaict, existed mostly so he could poach women from his beauty contests and move them around to where he wanted them). I'm not sure how much to believe her when she says she didn't have a relationship with Epstein.

[–] Kronusdark@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe she knows Trump is dying and she will soon have to live without the MAGA protection.

[–] TheReanuKeeves@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Don't get my hopes up bro

[–] BigMacHole@thelemmy.club 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Melania WHO?

-Our SUPER STABLE Leader Jeenyus Trump!

[–] phar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Just a coffee Melania

[–] Kirp123@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Is Trump going to be the first president to divorce while in office? Maybe someone should tell him no other president did that.

[–] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago

That would be fantastic.

[–] nimble@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 day ago

Can't wait for the second documentary

/s

[–] Ariselas@piefed.ca 3 points 1 day ago

I'm sure Donnie already picked out a spot in the golf course for her