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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 11 points 12 hours ago

Oh boy, can't wait for the consequences this time. I wonder if she will be "SLAMMED" or "DESTROYED" over this, since we all know they don't seem to be interested in jailing these people.

[–] some_guy 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Zampolli, meanwhile, told the Daily Beast: “I think it is a disgrace that she dares to say this about our marvelous first lady.”

That's about the fastest way to make me think your opinion means shit.

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 hours ago

He was married to the woman saying the shit about Melania, so he’s just trying to cover his own ass and stay in Trump’s good graces

[–] Escape13@slrpnk.net 5 points 12 hours ago

Now it makes total sense that they want to build a pizza restaurant in the bunker under the ball room

[–] Ozymati@lemmy.nz 5 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Melania, Eater of Men? Really?

[–] some_guy 2 points 11 hours ago

I got that. For those not in the know, fanfic on amazon.

[–] some_guy 3 points 11 hours ago

A former associate of Melania Trump has sensationally claimed the first lady was an “escort” for Jeffrey Epstein and met the president through the notorious sex offender.

Honestly, we knew this. Even if we didn't know he was connected. She was a sex worker and she lit his candle. What a surprise.

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 2 points 12 hours ago
[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 32 points 1 day ago

if I just get ahead of things and tell in a press conference that I did not rob a bank, nobody will believe I robbed a bank when evidence comes out that I did rob a bank

Aaahh, the thought patterns of the mentally insane

[–] dellish@lemmy.world 50 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Finally here it is: the thing she weirdly tried to deny a couple of months ago is surfacing.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 6 points 16 hours ago

It came up back then too. It was just heavily suppressed.

[–] Microtonal_Banana@lemmy.zip 22 points 1 day ago

I guess she gave that press conference a little too soon because im sure most people forgot about it already. Lol

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 353 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (22 children)

tl;dr: Melania was an Epstein prostitute that Trump made his wife

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 17 points 23 hours ago

and she helped pimp children from Eastern Europe on "modeling contracts".

[–] cnirrad@lemmy.world 209 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Never been less shocked in my life

[–] meco03211@lemmy.world 79 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I mean she was a little old for Don's taste when they met. That's a little surprising.

[–] Jimbabwe@lemmy.world 59 points 1 day ago (1 children)

She’s his handler. Putin gotta keep tabs on him 24/7

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[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 74 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I thought this was common knowledge? Is this actually new news?

[–] Doomsider@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] yakko@feddit.uk 3 points 19 hours ago

With these fuckers, that's as good as a fact.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 15 points 1 day ago

After her weird press thingy a month ago this is what everyone concluded, yes.

I'm pretty sure it's one of those "everyone has known for ages, but it's not been actually proven until now" things that this kakistocracy is rife with 🤷🏻

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[–] valar@lemmy.ca 56 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Honestly thought this was known

[–] ChunkMcHorkle@lemmy.world 42 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Yeah, same here. There was a video circulating before his first term (long before AI and deepfakes) where someone took apart an interview she did talking about "doing business" as a "model" and all the various ways her responses were common to the jargon of prostitution.

It wasn't just one thing, it was many things, even one part where she put her hand up to her mouth like she knew she should not have said something the way she did because it was an obvious pointer to sex work.

If I can find it I'll post it, but I haven't seen it since 2015 or thereabouts.

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[–] Mantzy81@aussie.zone 172 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Good thing she got out ahead of it before by randomly announcing apropos nothing that she had nothing to do with it, which as we all know, is an obvious confession that something is coming. You love to see it.

These people are the dumbest cunts to exist.

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[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

I mean? Isn't this why Putin keeps showing her with her business on display on their "news" outlet?

I figured that was always a rather clear message to PEDOnald that they know.

[–] ProdigiousInsanity@lemmus.org 44 points 1 day ago (5 children)

Wait wait wait, I thought this was common fuckien knowledge at this point. Have y'all been fucking sleeping up till now?! WTF!?

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

You know the article author probably isn't on here, yeah?

[–] Murse@slrpnk.net 40 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Dude I can barely remember the scandals that happened just a week ago. The Trump regime is so rapid-fire with this shit you gotta make it second fucking job to stay up to date.

The crimes he's committed that we've forgotten about would have ended an entire political party in a sane world.

[–] pomegranatefern@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Every time Maduro comes up I have a hot minute of "oh shit, I forgot about that."

We kidnapped a foreign leader from his own country and are holding him without authority and putting him on trial and so much else has happened that it's barely even talked about.

Like listen, Maduro sucks, not defending his crimes, but what the actual fuck.

[–] dizzle18@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago

And don't forget about that time just a few months ago when Trump's personal militia literally occupied an American city, killing two innocent civilians in the process, while making hundreds more disappear without a trace. This is so much fucking fun!

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[–] jestho@lemmy.zip 70 points 1 day ago (1 children)

We might have to rename the Streisand-effect

[–] ruuster13@lemmy.zip 38 points 1 day ago

Melanomia - the anticipatory state of paranoia that causes you to inadvertently trigger your own Streisand effect.

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 27 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

She still can barely speak english - who on earth would doubt the fact that she's just a dumb hoe sold to trump?

[–] whatfuvk@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 day ago (6 children)

not that I doubt that she is dumb, but using her foreign language ability as a measure of intelligence is definitely racist

[–] guyoverthere123@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 13 hours ago

Racist towards whom?

Slovenian isn't a race.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 day ago

To be fair, she did get a genius visa so maybe we should expect her to be a little brighter

[–] drmoose@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

It has nothing to do with language. She's just dumb like that and I wouldn't be surprised she can't speak decent Slovenian either. You can just feel the vapidness radiate from her.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 22 hours ago

using her foreign language ability as a measure of intelligence is definitely racist

US immigration and eugenicists concluded Italian immigrants were stupid in the 1920s because of English IQ tests.

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Absolutely not, Melania came to New York in 1996, Meaning she has been living in USA for 30 years, and since she was 26.
She has also had access to teachers if she wanted them. Also I bet as a model going to USA, she worked in an international environment, where English is frequently spoken.

It's a disgrace she doesn't speak better English. It's not just because she has bad linguistic skills, it's also because she hasn't cared much to improve her English for 30 years.

She wasn't chosen by Trump or Epstein for her cunning linguistic skills.

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago

It's not racist. She's not just your average immigrant working daily to feed her family after fleeing their country so they don't get killed.

The first lady of America should be able to speak English.

[–] kreskin@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Just dont say she's a prostitute, you will get sued. Or whore, cant say that.

[–] wpb@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Melania Trump is a prositute. She has sex for money.

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[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Based on Ungaro's allegations, it looks like Melanoma might initially have been trafficked as a minor.

Regardless, it looks like she got into the US on an Epstein visa.

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[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 1 day ago

This is what her weird, out of the blue announcement a month or so ago was about.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 56 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's already known that Ivana Trump went out with Ghislaine to help bring girls back to Epstein's place.

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[–] BeUnique@lemmy.zip 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Here comes another UFO release! I bet tomorrow.

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