White House website promotes Melania Trump's modeling and jewelry line

[highplainsdem]

Source: Washington Post

Visitors to the newly revamped White House website get more than a simple rundown of first lady Melania Trump’s charitable works and interests — they also get a list of her magazine cover appearances and details on her jewelry line at QVC.

Trump’s biography starts with traditional details such as her date of birth in her native country of Slovenia and information about her background as a model. That’s when the brief backgrounder takes a promotional turn. The website includes a lengthy list of brands that hired her as a model and several of the magazines in which she appeared, including the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

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The site also lists the brand names of Trump’s jewelry lines sold on QVC, at a time when questions have been raised by critics about the ethical implications of the family’s business entanglements.

“Melania is also a successful entrepreneur. In April 2010, Melania Trump launched her own jewelry collection, ‘Melania™ Timepieces & Jewelry,’ on QVC,” the site reads.

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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2017/01/20/white-house-website-promotes-melania-trumps-modeling-and-jewelry-line/

[irisblue]

1. tacky ass, triffling collection of fools.....

[HAB911]

2. Trailer trash.........n/t

[mahatmakanejeeves]

30. Some DUers live in trailers. Surely they deserve better than to be lumped in with the Trumps. NT

[HAB911]

48. But they are not trash.......n/t

[TheDebbieDee]

35. I think you've insulted TRUE trailer trash

By comparing the Trumps to them... You should apologize to trailer trash everywhere for your sleight!

[Joediss]

61. Called worst in trumpland

Hell, no big deal , i live in a trailer, i know what the hell they are talking about. . I call some of these Christian trummper , worst than that. If you put them on spot about trump ,all.they got to do is say a couple of amen or as my brother says " lt's all written in the book , boy we are in trouble.

[JI7]

39. delete. it's not people who live in trailers that are doing this

[HAB911]

49. Does anyone at DU ever stop picking nits?........n/t

[Rex]

58. Never.

Been that way since day one.

[montanacowboy]

3. OMFG

They are just in your face selling her shit now

What Next? $50 to grab Melanomia's pussy?

[muriel_volestrangler]

4. Surely this is illegal - using government funds to promote a commerical venture

that a relative profits from?

[madville]

59. It's no longer for sale

That was something they sold on QVC in the past. They can't financially benefit from it if it no longer exists.

[Freethinker65]

5. To be honest, they probably needed to fill the space with at least some text

[woodsprite]

6. There goes the neighborhood! AND, isn't that a violation, using her position for personal gain? n/t

[Bernardo de La Paz]

7. Blatant conflict of interest from the first minute, even.

On other matters, do they credit her with the degree she claimed but never earned?

[brooklynite]

8. Really, you're being unkind...

Afetr all, trump is only getting a $1 salary (hope he remembers to report it); they need to earn money somehow...

[Marthe48]

40. If he doesn't take the salary, he will listen even less

n/t

[elleng]

9. That crap has got to GO!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

18. At least they didn't keep us waiting long. NT

[elleng]

24. Right, about a millisecond.

P.S. Caught C-SPAN, approaching white house viewing stand.

[George II]

10. Do they mention her photo shoot for GQ Magazine?

[lark]

11. Crass, tawdry, cheap and fake, those are the nicest words I would use for her.

Illegal alien, porno slut, golddigger bitch is how I really feel.

[tenorly]

19. In other words, a Trump girl through and through.

Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, wherever you are, please forgive us.

[IrishEyes]

27. Maybe it is me

but she looks like she has chest hair in this picture.

She is really awful. I have no sympathy for her. She should not be first lady. She has never contributed anything to this world. She married an old, fat, disgusting, racist, sexist jerk for his money.

[tenorly]

36. An Eastern European friend years ago told me of a joke going around over there in the '90s.

A lady walks into a bookstore and asks the attendant if there are any good new titles.

"Why, yes!" he eagerly replies. "May I suggest Ivana Trump's engrossing tell-all, For Love Alone!"

"Ah," she says. "But I wasn't looking for a self-help book."

[Lotusflower70]

32. Is it just me

I see Caitlyn Jenner in her face or Caitlyn looks like Melania. Just sayin.

[tenorly]

37. It's the plastic surgery.

Trump does not like his women to look like ladies.

[bucolic_frolic]

12. So why can't all of us

put our eBay links there? Just in the name of equality

[LisaM]

13. Did you notice the picture?

They've got a wind machine on - her hair is being blown back. Who does that?

[Docreed2003]

14. Awesome...United States of QVC....

Is anyone not surprised by this??

[Solly Mack]

15. Tacky doesn't quite say it.

[cstanleytech]

16. Ya sound like a breach but they can resolve it easily simply by editing it quickly and removing

the part where it says ", ‘Melania™ Timepieces & Jewelry,’ on QVC,” " that is assuming that they dont want to be guilty of a breach of ethics.

[True Dough]

33. Or

Don the Con and Melania could remove themselves from the White House. A perfectly acceptable alternative!

[cstanleytech]

38. We get Pence as President in that case *shudder*

[MindPilot]

55. They will probably replace it with a "buy now" link. n/t

[hibbing]

17. Sad! n/t

[gademocrat7]

20. Disgusting

But predictable...

[ailsagirl]

21. And such a model of class, grace, and elegance

[msongs]

22. so is she selling autographed copies of THOSE pictures? nt

[Blue_Tires]

23. Even Sarah Palin wasn't this shameless of a grifter and con artist

[More_Cowbell]

25. Search on QVC brings up no Melania products

According to this Hollywood Reporter story, Melania was dropped from QVC last year (see the very end): http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/trump-clans-fashion-faux-pas-906277

"Potential First Lady Melania Trump has been quietly dropped from QVC this year after selling her costume jewelry with the network since 2010. Melania made no appearances on the network after the fire sale began. MelaniaTrump.com still directs users to QVC.com, but no product was available on the site as of June 24, 2016."

I just did a search, too, and nothing comes up. That makes it even sadder.

[riversedge]

28. Just makes it more

[cyclonefence]

51. I think they were desperate

to find things to list in Melania's "achievements" that didn't involve nudity.

[madville]

57. If it's not for sale anywhere

Then they can't really financially benefit from plugging it on the .gov website if it no longer exists.

[TexasBushwhacker]

62. Plenty of it on EBAY

High priced junk.

http://m.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=Melania+jewelry&isNewKw=1&isRefine=true&mfs=GOCLK&acimp=0&sqp=melania+jewelry&_pgn=1

[DeminPennswoods]

26. Grifters to the core

nt

[MFM008]

29. GRIFTERS

[FSogol]

31. Grifters gotta grift.

[Beaverhausen]

34. It's not as bad as it sounds

I went to look myself and it's not like there are links and photos of her jewelry, it just mentions it in her bio.

[hells]

41. True

Still, absolutely no need to mention the name of the companies. The white house website is not the place for that.

[madville]

60. And it's not for sale at QVC any longer

They no longer have a relationship with the brand according to a Forbes article from July of 2016.

[sdfernando]

42. Why don't they just put up her nude pics??? /NT

[chowder66]

43. She must be pissed about the NEA funding going away

snip

..With a penchant and passion for the arts, architecture, design, fashion and beauty, Melania has thrived on the cultural diversification of New York City. This passion can only be surpassed by her dedication to helping others, and her generosity has been noted. She was Honorary Chairwoman for Martha Graham Dance Company in April 2005....

[Hugin]

44. Just like Jackie O.

[SayItLoud]

45. Made Where?

tRUMP45* the ASS terix prez threatens GM Ford Carrier et al with 35% import tax.....BUT says noting about his own shit that's made in Mexico and China. Now his 3rd wife semi first Lady (after Ivanka) is hawking her shit on the Gov website! Where's her crap made????? Never hear about that! Someone tell me what part of our GOV or legal profession can stop him?

The asterisk applies to any achievement gained through questionable means.

[Raine]

46. So pathetic, just wanted to be president to save Trump businesses from bankruptcy

trashy grifters.

[Achilleaze]

47. Cheezey up the wazoo (RRR*)

Freaking grifters (RRR*)

* Russian-Republican Regime, Inc.

[Vinca]

50. Where are the nekked photos????? LOL.

[doc03]

52. Isn't that breaking some kind of law or doesn't that matter now? How about that hotel on

federal land in DC does Trump still own that? Isn't there some kind of law against that? Is it possible for we the people to file a class action lawsuit against Trump for breaking the law if the Congress and SCOTUS won't do their job?

[highplainsdem]

53. The Trump admin was finally embarrassed enough to drop the QVC mention last night:

https://news.fastcompany.com/new-whitehousegov-is-already-pushing-melania-trumps-qvc-line-of-jewelry-4029097

UPDATE 11:55 pm: The White House just dropped the mention of QVC in her resume. That section now reads: "In April 2010, Melania Trump launched her own jewelry collection."

[Kilgore]

54. Its no longer on the website

Just visited her WH.gov web page and this is the current text.

"Melania is also a successful entrepreneur. In April 2010, Melania Trump launched her own jewelry collection."

https://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/first-lady-melania-trump

[UCmeNdc]

56. There is no hope. Trump will do as he pleases.