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BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 05:45 PM Jun 2018

Melanie is back...but the press will not be allowed to see her.

She is scheduled to appear at a Gold Star Family event.
http://www.newsweek.com/melania-trump-make-first-appearance-weeks-you-wont-be-allowed-see-it-956467
....."But her return to her role following the break will not be open to the press, with CNN reporting that the White House event on Monday will not have members of the media in attendance."

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Melanie is back...but the press will not be allowed to see her. (Original Post) BigmanPigman Jun 2018 OP
Then either she isnt really gonna be there or her physical appearance is an issue Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #1
Plastic surgery? PunksMom Jun 2018 #3
That's my bet. Chemisse Jun 2018 #4
That's what my wife's first reaction was Yupster Jun 2018 #14
There is not much left to lift....... ProudMNDemocrat Jun 2018 #33
A face lift leaves terrible bruising that lasts for weeks. nt tblue37 Jun 2018 #11
An abortion, however, does not. sandensea Jun 2018 #23
She's 48 so that's not likely nt maryellen99 Jun 2018 #40
Maybe she will start wearing Michael Jackson-type disguises. louis-t Jun 2018 #2
Skin problem?.... hmm... 4139 Jun 2018 #5
Black eye? OregonBlue Jun 2018 #6
The scars are hardly visible. trof Jun 2018 #7
Sounds like her face work was botched WhiteTara Jun 2018 #8
Ask one of the attendees. Sneederbunk Jun 2018 #9
Perhaps this Pro-Tip can help? TheBlackAdder Jun 2018 #10
I'm surprised they haven't unveiled her.... RhodeIslandOne Jun 2018 #12
One theory: northoftheborder Jun 2018 #13
No. They scheduled a week stay before she went, ostensibly for a routine 1-day operation. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #17
or... underpants Jun 2018 #27
They'd make a serious condition public dflprincess Jun 2018 #39
Hopefully someone will sneak a cellphone in lunatica Jun 2018 #15
Every one will be wanded. Better hope no sneak or someone else could sneak a gun. Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2018 #18
Attendees were allowed to have their phones onenote Jun 2018 #22
I think people are mostly joking about it lunatica Jun 2018 #38
She's as visible as Mrs. Putin. n/t CincyDem Jun 2018 #16
Well, that's not exactly true (yet) dragonlady Jun 2018 #24
Melania rso Jun 2018 #19
I thought they were already interchangable... BigmanPigman Jun 2018 #21
A lot of people are saying Trump beat the hell out of his wife. Still In Wisconsin Jun 2018 #20
If I was going to wager money on what happened I would wager on her having a nervous breakdown cstanleytech Jun 2018 #25
That was my thought, too. Jerry Can Jun 2018 #34
It HAS to be plastic surgery (though she does not need it). joanbarnes Jun 2018 #26
Ridiculous Trump drama. C_U_L8R Jun 2018 #28
Winner, Trump lives for attention. gordianot Jun 2018 #32
My theory... jmbar2 Jun 2018 #29
yep breast size reduction Backwoodsrider Jun 2018 #31
Waiting for the pod to develop into her replacement. LakeArenal Jun 2018 #30
This reminds me Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2018 #35
This message was self-deleted by its author thegoose Jun 2018 #36
Melania's back is about all... tonedevil Jun 2018 #37

Eliot Rosewater

(31,112 posts)
1. Then either she isnt really gonna be there or her physical appearance is an issue
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 05:46 PM
Jun 2018

for some reason, obviously.

"Some people are saying" rump beat her.

I sent out my private investigators on this story and "you wont believe the stuff they are finding"

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,786 posts)
33. There is not much left to lift.......
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 08:49 PM
Jun 2018


She keeps this up, Melania Trump will look even worse in 5 years.

sandensea

(21,639 posts)
23. An abortion, however, does not.
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 07:54 PM
Jun 2018

And it's well known Madame Trump has been carrying on with one of her bodyguards.

Of course though, who can blame her.

 

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)
12. I'm surprised they haven't unveiled her....
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 06:17 PM
Jun 2018

....with whatever blemish they don’t want the world to see so they can goad the media into commenting on it and therefore start the victim trope and the “why are feminist liberals shaming poor Melania” bullshit.

northoftheborder

(7,572 posts)
13. One theory:
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 06:21 PM
Jun 2018

Melanie might have been diagnosed with a serious condition/illness during her hospital visit for a separate issue. This might be the reason for the family only weekend at Camp David - perhaps to alert and discuss with the closest family members and the impact that might have on the other developments of the pResident.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,011 posts)
17. No. They scheduled a week stay before she went, ostensibly for a routine 1-day operation.
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 07:34 PM
Jun 2018

That operation may have happened but, even so, something else did. Could be

Drug rehab,
Cosmetic surgery,
Physical abuse recovery

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
15. Hopefully someone will sneak a cellphone in
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 06:26 PM
Jun 2018

and take
Pictures or a video.

Funny how with all the torrential leaks coming from the White House there isn’t a leak or two about Melania.

Strange indeed, no matter how you look at
it.

Bernardo de La Paz

(49,011 posts)
18. Every one will be wanded. Better hope no sneak or someone else could sneak a gun.
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 07:40 PM
Jun 2018

No martyrs, please. No saint-making.

onenote

(42,714 posts)
22. Attendees were allowed to have their phones
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 07:53 PM
Jun 2018

And this same event was closed to the press last year.

I don't know why she's been out of the public eye for so long and I think some explanation should have been given.

But some of the speculation here is just silly.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)
38. I think people are mostly joking about it
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 10:54 PM
Jun 2018

But lately I’ve become curious about it because the White House is claiming she’s just fine but that we can’t t see her until some later date during an official event. I find that to be bizarre. Why are we not allowed to see her? It feels like some sort of manipulation where they’re stringing us along.

Remember when Reagan was shot? They made sure we saw a photo of him sitting up in the hospital bed with Nancy at his side. And some time later we saw a photo of him waving from the hospital window. Nancy made sure we were kept informed.

That’s the way this White House should be acting. Why? Because it is something the public should know. Whether we individually care or not.

dragonlady

(3,577 posts)
24. Well, that's not exactly true (yet)
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 07:55 PM
Jun 2018

There is no Mrs. Putin at present. Their divorce was announced in 2014.

BigmanPigman

(51,611 posts)
21. I thought they were already interchangable...
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 07:50 PM
Jun 2018

same size, same pervy eyes and hands all over both of them, what IS the difference?

 

Still In Wisconsin

(4,450 posts)
20. A lot of people are saying Trump beat the hell out of his wife.
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 07:46 PM
Jun 2018

A lot of people, the best people. Everybody agrees.

cstanleytech

(26,298 posts)
25. If I was going to wager money on what happened I would wager on her having a nervous breakdown
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 08:26 PM
Jun 2018

and they do not want to expose her to the press until she is more recovered.
A wise move if that is what happened because who knows what she might blurt out should she relapse.

 

Jerry Can

(22 posts)
34. That was my thought, too.
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 08:49 PM
Jun 2018

While in the hospital, for whatever procedure Melanie had scheduled, someone noticed she was barely holding herself together with chicken wire. He prescribed that she spends two out of every three weeks far far away from her boor of a husband.

Since The Donald is either eating Cheetos and KFC in bed while tweeting or floundering about in the public's view, the easiest way to follow doctor's orders was for Melanie to play least in sight.

jmbar2

(4,894 posts)
29. My theory...
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 08:31 PM
Jun 2018

Breast reduction/implant removal. Big boobies are not comfortable or attractive as you get older.

Backwoodsrider

(764 posts)
31. yep breast size reduction
Mon Jun 4, 2018, 08:46 PM
Jun 2018

People become wiser when they get older and realize large breasts means likely increased back pain and yet though promised larger breasts in fact do not fill the hole in trumps soul.

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