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highplainsdem

(49,124 posts) Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:20 AM Jan 2018

Melania Trump stays seated after husband praises faith and family as center of American life

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/01/melania-trump-stays-seated-husband-praises-faith-family-center-american-life-declares-god-trust/

During Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night, the president made a bold claim about the pillars of American democracy. Notably, First Lady Melania Trump did not seem particularly moved by his sentiment.

“In America we know that faith and family, not government and bureaucracy are the the center of American life,” Trump said during his address. “The motto is: In god we trust.”

Anyone catch this? Melania Trump failed to stand with everyone else when Trump stated:

“In America we know that faith and Family, not government and bureaucracy are the the center of Democracy”#SOTU #StateofOurUnion pic.twitter.com/lrsuVdWD48

— Brian Krassenstein🐬 (@krassenstein) January 31, 2018

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CNN White House reporter Kate Bennett even related Melania Trump’s white outfit to female Democratic Senators who protested Trump’s election last year.

“You know, she’s wearing a cream-colored suit there, which I find interesting. Remember last year the female Democratic Senators all wore white,” Bennett noted.

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Video at the link.

What's notable isn't just that Melania's decision to stay seated at that point, but her expression as well.

Krassenstein's tweet:

Link to tweet

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Melania Trump stays seated after husband praises faith and family as center of American life (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2018 OP

Stormy MFM008 Jan 2018 #1

You can lead a horse to water... lapfog_1 Jan 2018 #2

If looks could kill... DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #3

She must not have got the memo.... there was no affair (Stormy Daniels says so) groundloop Jan 2018 #6

i wouldn't want to piss that woman off. n/t Granny M Jan 2018 #15

Melania is NOT wearing her diamond studded wedding ring............ ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2018 #4

That Is Interesting SoCalMusicLover Jan 2018 #9

She almost always wears it. Even to disaster visits. fierywoman Jan 2018 #13

Melania could be an American hero if she wanted... IluvPitties Jan 2018 #5

aside from relishing the marital discomfort they may have between them Puzzledtraveller Jan 2018 #7

Gas Throck Jan 2018 #8

Maybe She's Angry Because... Leith Jan 2018 #10

! Kali Jan 2018 #12

She brought her sister over too. Her sister appears to be her closest friend/confidante. SunSeeker Jan 2018 #18

Pervert sucker for porn stars is so Cha Jan 2018 #11

That one picture pressbox69 Jan 2018 #14

That's a pretty strong statement from her. Hugin Jan 2018 #16

She knows that tRump is a lying sack of monkey sh*t and Grammy23 Jan 2018 #17

My question is DeminPennswoods Jan 2018 #19

MFM008

(19,837 posts)

1. Stormy

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:21 AM

Jan 2018

........

lapfog_1

(29,243 posts)

2. You can lead a horse to water...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:23 AM

Jan 2018

You can make a Melania attend the SOTU... but you can't make her fake applaud her asshole of a husband.

DeminPennswoods

(15,299 posts)

3. If looks could kill...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:24 AM

Jan 2018

groundloop

(11,537 posts)

6. She must not have got the memo.... there was no affair (Stormy Daniels says so)

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:27 AM

Jan 2018

Damn, I almost feel sorry for her (but not really)

Granny M

(1,395 posts)

15. i wouldn't want to piss that woman off. n/t

Reply to DeminPennswoods (Reply #3)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 03:09 AM

Jan 2018

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,899 posts)

4. Melania is NOT wearing her diamond studded wedding ring............

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:24 AM

Jan 2018

A tell tale sign the marriage is not good. Did anyone else notice?

SoCalMusicLover

(3,194 posts)

9. That Is Interesting

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:46 AM

Jan 2018

I did not watch the speech, so I'm just going by your picture, and it looks like no ring. Does she Always wear her diamond ring?

Not wearing it for the nationally televised SOTU is quite intriguing. I would imagine this will be a big topic of discussion once people realize and it becomes covered by the TMZ's of the media.

fierywoman

(7,707 posts)

13. She almost always wears it. Even to disaster visits.

Reply to ProudMNDemocrat (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 01:11 AM

Jan 2018

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)

5. Melania could be an American hero if she wanted...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:26 AM

Jan 2018

Expose the bastard and regain your dignity!

Puzzledtraveller

(5,937 posts)

7. aside from relishing the marital discomfort they may have between them

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:28 AM

Jan 2018

I don't see the point of spending much time on these kinds of observations.

Throck

(2,520 posts)

8. Gas

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 12:30 AM

Jan 2018

Leith

(7,817 posts)

10. Maybe She's Angry Because...

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 01:03 AM

Jan 2018

donnie boy hinted that he was going to deport her parents. He promised that only spouses and children can be brought in.

Kali

(55,032 posts)

12. !

Reply to Leith (Reply #10)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 01:10 AM

Jan 2018

good catch!

SunSeeker

(51,811 posts)

18. She brought her sister over too. Her sister appears to be her closest friend/confidante.

Reply to Leith (Reply #10)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 03:22 AM

Jan 2018

https://www.independent.ie/style/celebrity/celebrity-news/meet-melania-trumps-real-best-friend-her-secret-sister-ines-knauss-who-lives-in-a-2m-trump-nyc-penthouse-35465523.html

Cha

(298,077 posts)

11. Pervert sucker for porn stars is so

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 01:06 AM

Jan 2018

full of shite.

It would have been super stepford wifish for melania to stand and applaud.. omg

pressbox69

(2,252 posts)

14. That one picture

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 01:27 AM

Jan 2018

says a thousand words.

Hugin

(33,222 posts)

16. That's a pretty strong statement from her.

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 03:14 AM

Jan 2018

Probably the boldest she could make in the situation.

She may impress me yet.

Grammy23

(5,815 posts)

17. She knows that tRump is a lying sack of monkey sh*t and

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 03:20 AM

Jan 2018

The truth ain’t in him. He is the world’s biggest hypocrite. Mr. Two Corinthians.

If anyone would know him, it would have to be Melania and his two ex-wives. The stories they could tell. No wonder he pays them off and gets them to sign non-disclosure statements. 😲

DeminPennswoods

(15,299 posts)

19. My question is

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jan 31, 2018, 07:20 AM

Jan 2018

why is she suprised or angry that Trump cheated on her? Didn't they start having an affair while he was still married to Marla Maples? Did she think she was going to change him? She's wife #3. She made a trade-off, a cheating spouse for a life of luxury.

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