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In reply to the discussion: Melania---Slaps Trump's "little hand" Away---While Deplaning In Tel Aviv [View all]womanofthehills
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Melania---Slaps Trump's "little hand" Away---While Deplaning In Tel Aviv [View all]
kpete
May 2017
OP
It also looks like Melania is being forced to walk behind Trump and off of the red carpet.
TheBlackAdder
May 2017
#34
"forced"? I dunno. It looks like she's choosing to linger behind to avoid the contact.
Bucky
May 2017
#105
Once she met him when he got to Mar-a-Lago at the start of his presidency, maybe it was even
tblue37
May 2017
#79
Don't know how true it is but it's being reported on the internets - former White House staffer
womanofthehills
May 2017
#111
Someone must have told him he's been criticized for leaving her to walk in the back.
Tanuki
May 2017
#5
We give relevance to the irrelevant by advertising our simple opinions on it.
LanternWaste
May 2017
#45
"irrelevant," "simple opinions": Who says, besides two of you here? Think about THAT.
WinkyDink
May 2017
#57
Funny--every one's I've met is either racist, sexist, or both. Every. Single. One. nt
MADem
May 2017
#153
very easy to tell what's going on in that clip - Melania smacks his hand away
womanofthehills
May 2017
#114
Yeah, if Melania is shirking tRump's hand grab and he feels slighted, then yeah, it isn't irrelevant
manicraven
May 2017
#68
Have you ever seen them have a good day? Where, when - we are dying to see it.
womanofthehills
May 2017
#120
1. Nobody gets to be The Decider on "stuff." 2. So what? Must every discussion thread be of
WinkyDink
May 2017
#51
My premise is that giving incidents like this too much attention dilutes from the important stuff
oberliner
May 2017
#98
The media oxygen should be sucked up by what Trump's administration is actually doing
oberliner
May 2017
#108
We're talking about the difference between what should be and what is n/t
BeyondGeography
May 2017
#130
We agree, wont change health care debate but does level set KKKonservative hypocrisy.
uponit7771
May 2017
#96
It is important !!- relating to others, esp your wife, makes for a healthier person
womanofthehills
May 2017
#109
I think you'd be happier if you just ignored threads that require you to defend Trump.
MADem
May 2017
#152
More of a brush than a slap, but yeah, she doesn't want to be a prop. (n/t)
thesquanderer
May 2017
#28
no - it was pretty quick and dismissive - almost like swatting an insect. nt
AnotherMother4Peace
May 2017
#31
Maybe you have a different definition of slap. I don't see palm contact. (n/t)
thesquanderer
May 2017
#36
Amazing. He must have annoyed her mightily on the plane and shes still angry. . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2017
#33
Do they really have to act out their marital strife on the world's stage?
SticksnStones
May 2017
#35
What?! You're demanding she actually be a prop! He holds nothing back; why should she?
manicraven
May 2017
#69
Bless her heart, I wonder if she knows that if Trump quits, she doesn't get to marry Mike Pence
Bucky
May 2017
#106
Ahhhh....it's spring and LOVE is blooming!! Except in the Trump house..........
Bengus81
May 2017
#54
What's interesting in the inaugural clip is Ivanka does the same phony smile and drops
bettyellen
May 2017
#83