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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 10:56 AM Apr 2019

Melania Trump turned 49 on Friday

“This is the saddest birthday picture EVER,” wrote one Twitter user.
The photo shared by the official White House account showed Melania Trump sat alone on an Oval Office couch as photographers snapped pictures of her husband, President Donald Trump.

Twitter users described the supposedly celebratory post as “sadness personified,” “so strange” and “lame.”
Why would any PR person choose this as a birthday picture?




https://www.huffpost.com/entry/melania-trump-birthday-white-house-meme_n_5cc40325e4b04eb7ff9617ce
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Melania Trump turned 49 on Friday (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Apr 2019 OP
Good grief. femmocrat Apr 2019 #1
THATS funny... PCIntern Apr 2019 #2
LOL - THAT was her present! Totally Tunsie Apr 2019 #56
You win the internet today!!!!!!! Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #8
Thanks! femmocrat Apr 2019 #16
I remember years ago tRump was in an interview and remembered it was her birthday- dawg day Apr 2019 #3
Way past 35 dalton99a Apr 2019 #4
Why was she in the Oval Office? dhol82 Apr 2019 #5
See my posted context pic below (nt) Pluvious Apr 2019 #22
I bet she... Mike Nelson Apr 2019 #6
Her legs do look great. She's gorgeous. But soulless. Funtatlaguy Apr 2019 #10
As someone once said... llmart Apr 2019 #30
She is a sad and pathetic person. Grammy23 Apr 2019 #7
this post all day long! RT Atlanta Apr 2019 #13
She humiliates herself by staying with this sickening piece of shit. smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #39
Almost as if snowybirdie Apr 2019 #9
Should I know who Greg Proops is? Anyway, he has a spot-on comment: MH1 Apr 2019 #11
Stand up/improv comic know here for Who's Line is it Anyway? TV show underpants Apr 2019 #24
Her photos always.... RT Atlanta Apr 2019 #12
"The classiest first lady our country has ever had." dalton99a Apr 2019 #14
if that's "classy" with a 'k' then yes RT Atlanta Apr 2019 #15
Totally expected comment from a man who wears orange lip gloss JHB Apr 2019 #25
Right. Because porn stars are classy. smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #40
Notice how she's at the very end of the sofa? QED Apr 2019 #17
Reporters are focused beyond her, at Trump and the Czech president. tblue37 Apr 2019 #33
Thanks! That puts a whole new and awful perspective on it. nolabear Apr 2019 #45
She looks miserable but I really don't care. Do you? Siwsan Apr 2019 #18
HAPPY birthday ??? left-of-center2012 Apr 2019 #19
Additional context... Photo of the other direction Pluvious Apr 2019 #20
Ah, the arm candy picture. dhol82 Apr 2019 #43
How did they celebrate her birthday? left-of-center2012 Apr 2019 #21
More context and info here: Pluvious Apr 2019 #23
The last sentence GemDigger Apr 2019 #28
Heard she got a Happy Meal with a boy toy. nt woodsprite Apr 2019 #27
I am not a fan of these "feel sorry for Melania" memes. KansasKali Apr 2019 #26
I still can't believe she's only 49. GoCubsGo Apr 2019 #29
I hear ya Polybius Apr 2019 #31
Same here. I thought she was in her 50's. dameatball Apr 2019 #32
I DO think she looks older than she is. GoCubsGo Apr 2019 #38
Not close to any 60 year old I know Polybius Apr 2019 #49
"Rode hard and put away wet" comes to mind. nolabear Apr 2019 #46
Meanwhile, her latest face turned two. Aristus Apr 2019 #34
Is that her age or the number of plastic surgeries she's had? highplainsdem Apr 2019 #35
She's only 49? mercuryblues Apr 2019 #36
She's 6 years younger than me. smirkymonkey Apr 2019 #41
Happy Birthday snort Apr 2019 #37
which parts turned 49? hopeforchange2008 Apr 2019 #42
*high fives* NightWatcher Apr 2019 #48
That's past divorcin' age, innit ? eppur_se_muova Apr 2019 #44
"I'm still only 49 after all these years!" struggle4progress Apr 2019 #47
There's always the blood of poor immigrant virgins to bathe in. harumph Apr 2019 #50
I'm sending her some presents ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #51
I really don't care, do you! delisen Apr 2019 #52
Oh, please, Polly Hennessey Apr 2019 #53
Hee hee -- she's asleep and hasn't smelled the coffee! Unrepentant whoremonger #45 NCjack Apr 2019 #54
She looks like a much older woman working really hard to look younger than her age. BUT. KentuckyWoman Apr 2019 #55
I don't care. Do you? The Blue Flower Apr 2019 #57
So! nt Hotler Apr 2019 #58

dawg day

(7,947 posts)
3. I remember years ago tRump was in an interview and remembered it was her birthday-
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:03 AM
Apr 2019

And couldn't say what he'd gotten her (because he'd gotten her nothing), and finally said he gave her a "beautiful card."
What exactly is the use of being a trophy wife if he doesn't give you any trophies? I guess maybe you go charge them on his credit card (which Trump won't pay).

This is what Granny meant when she said, "Marry for money, and you'll have to earn every penny."

I used to think he had to be paying her to stay with him in DC. Now I think she does it because she really has nothing better to do.

Mike Nelson

(9,903 posts)
6. I bet she...
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:05 AM
Apr 2019

… likes the way her legs look in this photo. She's very into how she looks... not a criticism of her character, just a fact which might make the picture more understandable.

llmart

(15,499 posts)
30. As someone once said...
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:12 PM
Apr 2019

"Beauty's only skin deep but ugliness goes straight to the bone."

She's an ugly person just like her so-called husband.

Grammy23

(5,808 posts)
7. She is a sad and pathetic person.
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:09 AM
Apr 2019

Rarely is she seen with a genuine smile. But, of course, Botox injected at regular intervals tends to do that. And who knows what other products and procedures have been done on her face and body in her attempt to keep Donald “interested”. She is almost a sympathetic figure in this story. Almost but not quite. She chose her role as Mrs. Donald J. tRump. She knew who he was and went through with the marriage anyway, so that says pretty much everything we need to know about her. She could walk away, but chooses to stay with a despicable man who treats her shabbily. But the lifestyle is so alluring, so addicting, she can’t or won’t give it up. So there’s that.

No tears for Melania, as her beauty clock runs out. Donald has a taste for the young. And no amount of money, surgery or drugs will bring that back — a lesson she has not learned yet.
 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
39. She humiliates herself by staying with this sickening piece of shit.
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 01:36 PM
Apr 2019

She is pathetic in that she tries to look younger and more beautiful for a soulless, shallow man who will never be satisfied with a real woman. Why can't she realize that she would be better off by leaving with her son and starting a new life either alone or with another man who would be far superior to DT in every way. She could not do worse and yet she stays with this pig. I don't understand it, unless she is as despicable as he is.

MH1

(17,537 posts)
11. Should I know who Greg Proops is? Anyway, he has a spot-on comment:
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:11 AM
Apr 2019

(from the twitter thread)

The abject lack of joy and humanity is right on brand for the @GOP
Where are her child and husband?


Yep, exactly their brand. No joy. Just suffering. Even for the wife of POTUS.

underpants

(182,274 posts)
24. Stand up/improv comic know here for Who's Line is it Anyway? TV show
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:35 AM
Apr 2019

He was pretty huge for a while in England.

RT Atlanta

(2,517 posts)
12. Her photos always....
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:12 AM
Apr 2019

Look like a dog on a TV set is looking at whatever its handler is holding off-screen to keep its attention.

Notice her eyes are never focused at where the camera is, they are just off like she's watching a handler holding a treat for her to keep her attention.

Frozen and no emotion.

Not sure why it's 'so sad' though - as official bride No. 3, she had to have known of philanderer in chiefs propensity to cheat at life and with his consorts....

Put another way: 'caveat emptor.'

RT Atlanta

(2,517 posts)
15. if that's "classy" with a 'k' then yes
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:14 AM
Apr 2019

otherwise, the pukes continue to reach for something that doesnt exist within their ranks to my knowledge.

QED

(2,730 posts)
17. Notice how she's at the very end of the sofa?
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:16 AM
Apr 2019

There's plenty of room next to her - this screams lonely. If she had been in the center, then it's a pose but I think this is a message. (Or the photographers asked her to sit there for a better pic and my psychobabble is way off.)

And no, I don't feel sorry for her.

tblue37

(64,979 posts)
33. Reporters are focused beyond her, at Trump and the Czech president.
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:36 PM
Apr 2019

Here is another angle, showing the Czech president's wife sitting across from her:


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nolabear

(41,915 posts)
45. Thanks! That puts a whole new and awful perspective on it.
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 02:32 PM
Apr 2019

They look like miserable old farts with too much power. The women look like Trophy Wives, the Collector's Edition.

Pluvious

(4,278 posts)
20. Additional context... Photo of the other direction
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:21 AM
Apr 2019

Maybe it was just a chosen pic from all the shots taken that photo op, and in her mind, it was the shot she wanted to be used on the official BD post.

It was certainly her decision.

As for the reason... We'll need to wait for the tell-all bestseller to find out.

GemDigger

(4,305 posts)
28. The last sentence
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:49 AM
Apr 2019
In December, the first lady said the most difficult part of her time in the White House has been watching "opportunists" use her family's name to advance their careers.


We are more pissed that your family of opportunists is using this country as a way to use the US name, money and power to advance your carreers!

Shut up. Just shut up and go to your room.

KansasKali

(105 posts)
26. I am not a fan of these "feel sorry for Melania" memes.
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 11:41 AM
Apr 2019

She helped push birtherism. This is the birthday she deserves.

Polybius

(15,238 posts)
31. I hear ya
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:24 PM
Apr 2019

She doesn't look older at all, but being that her husband is 72, I just think of her as older than her age

Polybius

(15,238 posts)
49. Not close to any 60 year old I know
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 12:43 PM
Apr 2019

I think he looks around 46. I don't think she looks all that young for her age, although I have to admit she looks good. Looking good and looking young are two different things.

nolabear

(41,915 posts)
46. "Rode hard and put away wet" comes to mind.
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 02:34 PM
Apr 2019

If she had any warmth in there it couldn't break through the shell to get out.

Aristus

(66,093 posts)
34. Meanwhile, her latest face turned two.
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 12:40 PM
Apr 2019

You believe that? Melania's face isn't even old enough to be out of diapers...

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
41. She's 6 years younger than me.
Sat Apr 27, 2019, 01:43 PM
Apr 2019

I have had no plastic surgery and I don't have a wrinkle on my face. She looks older than I do. Plastic surgery makes people look freakishly strange and old, because it's obvious that they are trying to hide something.

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
51. I'm sending her some presents
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 12:50 PM
Apr 2019

Varicose veins, grey hair that cannot take color, and a muffin top!

Now hopefully, the orange shitstain will find her disgusting and cast her aside for wife 4, at which point ICE will scoop her up and deport her.

Polly Hennessey

(6,746 posts)
53. Oh, please,
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 01:15 PM
Apr 2019

someone style her stringy hair. I think she chose this photo so she could show off her stiletto legs. 49? Since none of them ever, ever tell the truth will have to see her birth certificate.

NCjack

(10,279 posts)
54. Hee hee -- she's asleep and hasn't smelled the coffee! Unrepentant whoremonger #45
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 01:39 PM
Apr 2019

is going to give her the surprise dump.

KentuckyWoman

(6,666 posts)
55. She looks like a much older woman working really hard to look younger than her age. BUT.
Sun Apr 28, 2019, 01:47 PM
Apr 2019



Who cares what she looks like? Really? The content of her character is not exactly the stuff of beauty and grace. Sadly.
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