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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:21 PM Jan 2018

Melania and the Daniels thing

I'm no fan of Melania...if I had a nickel for every time I've posted her "birther" video on DU, I'd be rolling in dough.

The one thing that's sticking in my craw is the bit about Daniels saying she "feels bad" for Melania and "didn't think about it at the time."

Doesn't make me admire Daniels, although there's nothing I've heard from her so far that makes her admirable in my eyes.

It's really easy to say "I feel bad for her" AFTER the "alleged" affair is over.

And while I am no fan of Melania...while I think, from my own naive viewpoint that she should have known what she signed up for with Trump...no one deserves the public humiliation that comes with Daniels' "I screwed Trump" media tour.

Part of me hopes that Melania spends her days reviewing the pre-nup, and the second Trump's out of office, she cashes in her chips and calls it a day.

The whole thing makes me sick. Trump's a pig, we knew that. The depths of his piggishness continue to amaze me.

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Melania and the Daniels thing (Original Post) Miles Archer Jan 2018 OP
I don't think any of them went into (their part of the charade) this blindly hlthe2b Jan 2018 #1
She doesn't care Johnny2X2X Jan 2018 #2
+++ Agree iluvtennis Jan 2018 #32
Melanoma was gibraltar72 Jan 2018 #35
Amen. llmart Jan 2018 #38
Remember a year ago when Melania wanted to sue for libel? ProudLib72 Jan 2018 #3
I think, if she were wise GusBob Jan 2018 #4
I can't imagine she doesn't know, or that that she hasn't done 2 and 3. The_jackalope Jan 2018 #7
If Schiller is the head of security at Tiffanys, then yes she has it covered. dhol82 Jan 2018 #10
That guy isn't Schiller, the Tiffany's guy was kinda dewsgirl Jan 2018 #37
Is that why Schiller left? oxbow Jan 2018 #22
It may have been part ot the the hidden message behind "the gift" The_jackalope Jan 2018 #23
When you marry for money MontanaMama Jan 2018 #5
Im sure she has no access to his bank accounts SummerSnow Jan 2018 #17
Maybe not MontanaMama Jan 2018 #19
He probably gives her credit cards. She buys stuff he pays for it SummerSnow Jan 2018 #21
If she divorces him, shell receive monthly hush money checks Major Nikon Jan 2018 #24
She has lots of information that would be very, very interesting and valuable in the right hands erronis Jan 2018 #34
The thing is that Melania knew exactly what she was getting into. After all, he was cheating on livetohike Jan 2018 #6
I figure Melania got wind of the affair back around the time last year when she cast shade on Don... Rollo Jan 2018 #8
Geez, Hillary still gets beat up for "staying with Bill" Wwcd Jan 2018 #9
If Melania is humiliated by her husband's behavior . . . gratuitous Jan 2018 #11
+1000 Pachamama Jan 2018 #40
Why wait. She should go now. No one would blame her. onecaliberal Jan 2018 #12
Melania is a gold digger Skittles Jan 2018 #13
I want Malania to go party her ass of with Stormy this weekend. NCTraveler Jan 2018 #14
It took the heat off Melania. TheCowsCameHome Jan 2018 #15
You are acting like they are Ma and Pa from the neighborhood. In that world having affairs SweetieD Jan 2018 #16
Bet it is SO much more than a prenup. Probably Laura PourMeADrink Jan 2018 #18
Not sure this was a typical "affair" where two people who like one another get together. jalan48 Jan 2018 #20
I feel sorry for the kid. Melania seems to have made a deal with the devil. Vinca Jan 2018 #25
I want to know why the media isnt up in her face like they were in Hillarys. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2018 #26
Both women are... Mike Nelson Jan 2018 #27
Unless theirs was an arranged marriage, guillaumeb Jan 2018 #28
AFAIC they are all scum! 50 Shades Of Blue Jan 2018 #29
We KNEW this would MFM008 Jan 2018 #30
If I were Melania, I would say Motley13 Jan 2018 #31
Melania probably thinks.... IcyPeas Jan 2018 #33
Just as Impotus voters had all the evidence needed to make an informed decision before MLAA Jan 2018 #36
I dont think its money at this point marlakay Jan 2018 #39
Perhaps Schumer and the Dems can introduce a DACA bill that protects Melania's falsely obtained Pachamama Jan 2018 #41
She couldnt testify against him but it sure would be great for first marlakay Jan 2018 #42
She could embarrass him and anonymously supply information to the press and Mueller Pachamama Jan 2018 #43

hlthe2b

(102,225 posts)
1. I don't think any of them went into (their part of the charade) this blindly
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:24 PM
Jan 2018

I have concern for Barron, but that's about it. And frankly, I suspect it is already too late for him too.

Johnny2X2X

(19,038 posts)
2. She doesn't care
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:26 PM
Jan 2018

She doesn't care about Don or what he does, she signed up to be taken care of, bare his child, and look pretty on his arm occasionally. They are not married in anything but a legal sense. Him whoring around is of no more consequence to her than if a stranger was. That was part of the deal from the start, that he wouldn't be faithful, I'm sure there was nothing hidden about it.

gibraltar72

(7,503 posts)
35. Melanoma was
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 07:06 PM
Jan 2018

the porn star screwing Trump while he was married to Marla. What goes around comes around.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
3. Remember a year ago when Melania wanted to sue for libel?
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:27 PM
Jan 2018

Yep, she and Donnie are very much the same. She knew what she was getting into, and she probably knew that he had several women on the side. She is getting his money and "brand" in the bargain, although now that his brand has turned to mud... These are not normal people. They do not have morals. They don't have consciences.

GusBob

(7,286 posts)
4. I think, if she were wise
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:28 PM
Jan 2018

1. She would know he sleeps with other women when he is married
2. She should be tested routinely for STDs
3. She should get a lover of her own. I think that's the European way

The_jackalope

(1,660 posts)
7. I can't imagine she doesn't know, or that that she hasn't done 2 and 3.
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:32 PM
Jan 2018

Regular testing is de rigeur for those in "the lifestyle" and their partners.
As for #3, there are persistent rumours about her and Keith Schiller, so I think she's got it covered.

dhol82

(9,352 posts)
10. If Schiller is the head of security at Tiffanys, then yes she has it covered.
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:41 PM
Jan 2018

Rumors have been floating about the two of them for a while.

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)
37. That guy isn't Schiller, the Tiffany's guy was kinda
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 07:14 PM
Jan 2018

Hot, no wonder she cried on election night. Especially, if it's true they had an agreement to divorce after the election. Maybe it was Schiller and that guy.

oxbow

(2,034 posts)
22. Is that why Schiller left?
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 05:55 PM
Jan 2018

Wolff said there was something mysterious going on there that people in the WH didn’t openly talk about. I hope somebody pulls on that thread some more..

The_jackalope

(1,660 posts)
23. It may have been part ot the the hidden message behind "the gift"
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 06:11 PM
Jan 2018

Her relationship with Schiller may have been part of the hidden message behind the Tiffany's box Melania gave Michelle at the inauguration. Something like, "This bozo is not my real husband, ifyouknowwhatImean... So diss him, impeach him, I don't give a shit."



Catch Michelle's expression?
And Barack thinking, "Oooh no. Some shit goin' down here!"
And Red Don saying, "Come on, come on! People are waiting to see me!"

MontanaMama

(23,307 posts)
5. When you marry for money
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:28 PM
Jan 2018

you earn every penny. Melania married a known serial cheater. Who knows why she did it but it ain't going to get any better for her...she should take her anchor baby and move out on his lying ass. Hopefully she's been skimming money out of the checkbook for a nice little nest egg.

MontanaMama

(23,307 posts)
19. Maybe not
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 05:08 PM
Jan 2018

but she's got to have access to some money. I'd be rat holing it like crazy. If she doesn't have access to any money then she's a prisoner of her own making.

erronis

(15,241 posts)
34. She has lots of information that would be very, very interesting and valuable in the right hands
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 07:00 PM
Jan 2018

I think Melania is much smarter than dump and probably has offshore documents/videos that would secure her and her spawn for quite a while. She may also just be a minder for some other group.

Assuming dump has any real assets after this world-wide fiasco plays out.

livetohike

(22,138 posts)
6. The thing is that Melania knew exactly what she was getting into. After all, he was cheating on
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:30 PM
Jan 2018

Marla with Melania. There have probably been many others in his life before Melania and since. He is just a disgusting human being in so many ways. I don't feel sorry for her and I don't understand why she doesn't have enough self respect to leave him.

Rollo

(2,559 posts)
8. I figure Melania got wind of the affair back around the time last year when she cast shade on Don...
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:34 PM
Jan 2018

You know, the video of her batting away his hand while they were walking off the plane...

Had to be about the time someone finally told her about the Stormy affair...

 

Wwcd

(6,288 posts)
9. Geez, Hillary still gets beat up for "staying with Bill"
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:37 PM
Jan 2018

When's the hypocrisy going to end with that story?

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
11. If Melania is humiliated by her husband's behavior . . .
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:44 PM
Jan 2018

And that's a big if, but if Melania is humiliated by her husband's behavior, she can end the marriage. Today. Courts are open and standing by now for your dissolution petition! She is an adult, with full agency to conduct her own affairs. Every day, she makes a choice. Every day, she weighs the pros and cons. And every day she stays in her marriage is her own decision.

No, nobody deserves this public humiliation. But the only one who can end it, doesn't.

SweetieD

(1,660 posts)
16. You are acting like they are Ma and Pa from the neighborhood. In that world having affairs
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 04:53 PM
Jan 2018

is considered normal and expected. I seriously doubt Melania gives one iota. Trump has probably had numerous affairs and trysts with escorts and porn stars. As long as the wife is being kept and taken care of, it doesn't matter.

 

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)
18. Bet it is SO much more than a prenup. Probably
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 05:03 PM
Jan 2018

Some kind of sick blood oath. Like he would kill her family.

jalan48

(13,859 posts)
20. Not sure this was a typical "affair" where two people who like one another get together.
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 05:08 PM
Jan 2018

Money was at the base of this relationship I'd guess.

BlueTsunami2018

(3,490 posts)
26. I want to know why the media isnt up in her face like they were in Hillarys.
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 06:28 PM
Jan 2018

They badgered and carped on Hillary for quotes and her feelings and demanded to know why she stayed with Bill after she found out and all.

Where’s the media shoving mics in her face and demanding answers?

Mike Nelson

(9,951 posts)
27. Both women are...
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 06:28 PM
Jan 2018

...grown-ups and know about sex and money. Melania was probably happy her Donald was elsewhere for some time.

guillaumeb

(42,641 posts)
28. Unless theirs was an arranged marriage,
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 06:30 PM
Jan 2018

and she literally never met Trump, I have no sympathy for Melania Trump for freely marrying him.

MFM008

(19,805 posts)
30. We KNEW this would
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 06:35 PM
Jan 2018

Be the way he rolled.
We haven't even begun to scratch the surface of his depravity.

MLAA

(17,282 posts)
36. Just as Impotus voters had all the evidence needed to make an informed decision before
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 07:09 PM
Jan 2018

He lost the popular vote, Melania had all the evidence she needed to make an informed decision prior to marrying him.

He cheated on his first 2 wives. He has been crude, vile, despicable in business and racist. All I can imagine is she had a very inflated sense of self to think he would be different to / with her. That or she didn’t care, it was a price she was willing to pay for being wife of a billionaire. It is pure karma that she has since come to find out he is not a billionaire.

marlakay

(11,451 posts)
39. I dont think its money at this point
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 07:31 PM
Jan 2018

Usually prenups pay out if cheating is proven.

I think he has her scared that he can undo her citizenship and deport her, may not be true but I bet she believes it.

She should find a way through a third or 4th party to talk to a lawyer and find out how she can get out. Kind of like how Katie did behind Tom’s back.

If she really wants to stay with him then she deserves all she gets from him and things people say.

Pachamama

(16,887 posts)
41. Perhaps Schumer and the Dems can introduce a DACA bill that protects Melania's falsely obtained
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 07:52 PM
Jan 2018

....citizenship?

That would sweeten and incentivize Melania to say "Goodbye Donald..."

marlakay

(11,451 posts)
42. She couldnt testify against him but it sure would be great for first
Fri Jan 19, 2018, 07:54 PM
Jan 2018

Presidential divorce and embarrassment no one deserves that more!

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