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Source: The Guardian
The offspring of former presidents share an uncommon bond that crosses political lines. So when the knives came out for Malia, most of them rallied round
Elle Hunt
Tue 19 Feb 2019 17.10 GMT Last modified on Tue 19 Feb 2019 18.05 GMT
Think wild girls-only weekend and a bottle of wine split between four people is hardly what comes to mind. But thats what the Daily Mail is suggesting as former first daughter Malia Obama enjoys a Miami getaway with friends publishing paparazzi shots (and a short video) of her on a poolside sun lounger, clutching a bottle of Whispering Angel rosé.
The coverage of a 20-year-old drinking wine all day glugging a tipple that costs $80 (£60) on the resorts wine list (£17.99 at Waitrose, Malia!) has emboldened Trump supporters to condemn Obamas bare-faced law-breaking as privileged and #illegal. Living like the 1%? Drinking underage? Lets see the #democrats and media scream about privilege here tweeted conservative talkshow host Andrew Wilkow ominously.
The scandal spurred into action that non-partisan force for good: the first daughters club. Malia Obama is a private citizen, tweeted Chelsea Clinton on Monday. No part of her life should be anyones clickbait. While admitting to hesitancy over whether to add anything to such a nothing-story, Jenna Bush Hager agreed: Please dont click on silly stories and lets give Malia privacy.
With the story presumably manufactured in part to stoke political divisions, it was a touching display of solidarity among a group of women with uncommon common experience. But one voice was missing that of Ivanka Trump. In 2017, she came to the eldest Obama daughters defence after one website reported on a video posted to Instagram in which she was shown blowing smoke rings. Malia Obama should be allowed the same privacy as her school-aged peers, Trump tweeted. She is a young adult and private citizen, and should be OFF limits. This time, she has remained noticeably silent.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/shortcuts/2019/feb/19/first-daughters-club-chelsea-and-jenna-rush-to-malias-rescue-while-ivanka-stays-silent
GoCubsGo
(32,128 posts)As for drinking wine and hating Trump, #WeAreAllMaliaObama.
Canoe52
(2,951 posts)Kingofalldems
(38,592 posts)trusty elf
(7,411 posts)tymorial
(3,433 posts)To quote a particular yearbook:
"Drink plentiful amounts (but don't drive afterwards)"
He must have been writing about milk. Squee too... "down the hatch"
LiberalLovinLug
(14,204 posts)appleannie1943
(1,303 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)It made the rest of us good, moral voters gag.
Different Drummer
(7,751 posts)CaptYossarian
(6,448 posts)mitch96
(13,991 posts)Saying it's a "presidential" wine.... HA!
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Rebl2
(13,743 posts)She is pregnant I believe I read recently. I appreciate that they came forward to defend her.
mitch96
(13,991 posts)How about a no swallow photo op then...??
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DirtEdonE
(1,220 posts)eric trump after $10 million worth of plastic surgery:
lpbk2713
(42,823 posts)I know the Obama family has better sense than that, but just "what if"?
jalan48
(13,971 posts)maxsolomon
(33,555 posts)19 in Canada, 18 in most of Europe.
FakeNoose
(33,255 posts)Every college kid knows someone who can legally buy alcohol. And fake IDs are easy to get in any case. So they need to know how to handle alcohol by age 19 or 20. Smart parents understand this!
It's been many years since I went to college and I'm sure nothing has changed in that regard.