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Nicole Wallace is leading with the story about Melania's appearance today (Original Post) Pesky1 Yesterday OP
I don't think she's ever been credibly accused of any significant involvement with Epstein. Ocelot II Yesterday #1
Yeah... That accent after all these years that has not only not softened but is sometimes more hlthe2b Yesterday #3
I have Rebl2 23 hrs ago #22
Sure... But remaining in their own communities/families is one thing. She's the FIRST LADY hlthe2b 20 hrs ago #32
It's those six languages she is supposed to displacedvermoter Yesterday #8
I am Rebl2 23 hrs ago #19
Slovenian, Serbian, French, Italian, German displacedvermoter 22 hrs ago #24
Maybe she doesn't speak much. moonscape Yesterday #13
Really! What's Up With All Of Cha 23 hrs ago #15
Because it's been around for years she dated Epstein and then Epstein "gave" her to Trump obamanut2012 23 hrs ago #20
Could it be this? wnylib 22 hrs ago #30
The ULTIMATE change the subject tactic? hlthe2b Yesterday #2
Distraction of The Distraction WiVoter Yesterday #4
Full Circle! Cha 23 hrs ago #16
Read some speculation on social media sites BlueKota Yesterday #6
Otherwise Why Bring It UP? Cha 23 hrs ago #17
Exactly, why bring it up. Srkdqltr 22 hrs ago #25
Things have gotten so bad in Iran, they're now using Epstein to distract from Trump's disastrous war. sop 22 hrs ago #26
Polling AfternoonJoe Yesterday #5
Yikes!!! Pesky1 Yesterday #7
Maybe her way of throwing tsf under the bus? BlueKota Yesterday #9
There must be some reason she's doing this. I wonder what's in the files about her struggle4progress Yesterday #10
I'm not buying talk of her vast language skills. badhair77 Yesterday #11
She is showing off her talents mercuryblues Yesterday #12
Remember her fake college credentials? malaise 22 hrs ago #29
She just reported on another story breaking in the NYT. The king is using foreign steel in his ballroom. Vinca Yesterday #14
Something else is going to break soon. Thats the feeling I got. Srkdqltr 23 hrs ago #18
I think I know what it is obamanut2012 23 hrs ago #23
I feel it too. underpants 22 hrs ago #28
Walls closing in.......... Bengus81 23 hrs ago #21
;-{) DENIAL Goonch 22 hrs ago #27
I have to say, reading all the posts here, how many are focused on her accent. What's?up with that Srkdqltr 22 hrs ago #31

Ocelot II

(130,701 posts)
1. I don't think she's ever been credibly accused of any significant involvement with Epstein.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 04:07 PM
Yesterday

Why did she say those things? And how is it that she's lived in the US for some 30 years and still has such a thick accent? It looked like she was reading English words that she didn't know quite how to pronounce. But thanks, Malaria, for reminding the media about the Epstein files.

hlthe2b

(114,070 posts)
3. Yeah... That accent after all these years that has not only not softened but is sometimes more
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 04:11 PM
Yesterday

present, is likewise curious (and irritating, given how MAGA refers to other immigrants whom they perceive have not assimilated)

Rebl2

(17,781 posts)
22. I have
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:05 PM
23 hrs ago

met or heard people people that have never quite lost their thick accent. They are usually older people though.

hlthe2b

(114,070 posts)
32. Sure... But remaining in their own communities/families is one thing. She's the FIRST LADY
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 08:35 PM
20 hrs ago

(much to my dismay) And even if she thought it unimportant prior, she has had from 2016 to now to consider softening it just a bit. When she tried to read to a group of children, it was beyond cringeworthy. Here, she at least practiced her speech/teleprompter, so it was far better.

displacedvermoter

(4,638 posts)
8. It's those six languages she is supposed to
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 04:18 PM
Yesterday

be fluent in, they get tangled up in her brain and the words come out funny.

displacedvermoter

(4,638 posts)
24. Slovenian, Serbian, French, Italian, German
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:12 PM
22 hrs ago

and a bizarre sort of English. I saw a video of her once attempting to speak to some Italian school kids one Christmas, kids couldn't understand what she was trying to say, hilarious!

moonscape

(5,754 posts)
13. Maybe she doesn't speak much.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 04:59 PM
Yesterday

I’m serious. I doubt she and he have actual conversations. Doubt she has actual friends. She speaks Slovene with her parents. Barron likely doesn’t speak a lot (does he speak Slovene also?). And she and the doorman likely do things other than speaking.

Cha

(319,290 posts)
15. Really! What's Up With All Of
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 05:12 PM
23 hrs ago

That!

The 1st "lady" of the US... needing to make a special announcement that she's not connected in any meaningful way to a convicted child molester.

obamanut2012

(29,393 posts)
20. Because it's been around for years she dated Epstein and then Epstein "gave" her to Trump
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:05 PM
23 hrs ago

Let alone being friends with Maxwell.

Something is gonna come out, probably from her ex-model friend whose husband got ICE to deport her so he could win custody of his son during a divorce.

Mark my words!

wnylib

(26,132 posts)
30. Could it be this?
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:38 PM
22 hrs ago

Sky News exposes absolute panic inside the White House. An expert correspondent reveals the Trump administration is terr - Democratic Underground Forums https://share.google/ExjLrWU80t8qY7C0u

BlueKota

(5,383 posts)
6. Read some speculation on social media sites
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 04:15 PM
Yesterday

That they bet some media outlet or newspaper is about to break a major story on her involvement with Epstein, and she's trying to get out ahead of it, by proclaiming her "supposed innocence. "

Cha

(319,290 posts)
17. Otherwise Why Bring It UP?
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 05:20 PM
23 hrs ago

The Stupid Bombing of Iran was all the Rage. Taking Epstein Files off the Radar.. until now.

sop

(18,757 posts)
26. Things have gotten so bad in Iran, they're now using Epstein to distract from Trump's disastrous war.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:27 PM
22 hrs ago

Pesky1

(55 posts)
7. Yikes!!!
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 04:16 PM
Yesterday

She's going even further. The survivors should be heard. Other's were involved that have not been identified.

She's putting the story back on the front page.

BlueKota

(5,383 posts)
9. Maybe her way of throwing tsf under the bus?
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 04:20 PM
Yesterday

She might be tired of pretending to be a loving wife to tsf, and not interested in playing "first lady," role.

badhair77

(5,194 posts)
11. I'm not buying talk of her vast language skills.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 04:25 PM
Yesterday

Several weeks ago on tv there was a profile of Jacqueline Kennedy’s life. There were clips of her speaking Spanish and Italian in NY on the campaign trail and speaking French while visiting France. Only on the radio ads was she reading. Otherwise she was speaking and conversing. No cheating with a paper in front of her. I have no idea if she had a heavy accent but the responses were very positive and welcome. If Melania were that conversant she’d be out there showing off her talents.

Vinca

(54,058 posts)
14. She just reported on another story breaking in the NYT. The king is using foreign steel in his ballroom.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 05:03 PM
Yesterday

Truly amazing given the pandering to Pennsylvania steelworkers for their votes.

Srkdqltr

(9,790 posts)
18. Something else is going to break soon. Thats the feeling I got.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:00 PM
23 hrs ago

I have always wondered how involved she was. Maybe she is about to be outed for something.

obamanut2012

(29,393 posts)
23. I think I know what it is
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:06 PM
23 hrs ago

Something is gonna come out, probably from her ex-model friend whose husband got ICE to deport her so he could win custody of his son during a divorce.

Mark my words!

underpants

(196,669 posts)
28. I feel it too.
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:33 PM
22 hrs ago

She has $28M in her pocket from the movie.
Trump screwed up astronomically
She comes out with this today?

Srkdqltr

(9,790 posts)
31. I have to say, reading all the posts here, how many are focused on her accent. What's?up with that
Thu Apr 9, 2026, 06:50 PM
22 hrs ago

Amazing how folks can zero in on the least important things.

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