Tag: Melania Trump

Melania Trump condemned bullying during UN lunch. Is she actually doing anything about it?

The following article by Eric Lutz was posted on the Mic.com website September 20, 2017:

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First lady Melania Trump condemned bullying during remarks at a United Nations luncheon Wednesday, calling on leaders to “step up, come together and ensure our children’s future is bright.

“We must teach each child the values of empathy and communication that are at the core of the kindness, mindfulness, integrity and leadership which can only be taught by example,” the first lady said. “By our own example, we must teach children to be good stewards of the world they will inherit.” Continue reading “Melania Trump condemned bullying during UN lunch. Is she actually doing anything about it?”

Melania and Ivanka Trump, following tradition of western visitors, forgo headscarves in Saudi Arabia

The following article by Philip Bump was posted on the Washington Post website May 20, 2017:

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The last time a U.S. first lady visited this Middle Eastern kingdom, she was criticized for appearing in public without a headscarf. Michelle Obama was blasted on Saudi social media — as well as by a prominent American tweeter named Donald Trump — for not covering her head during her 2015 visit, as women are expected to do in this conservative Islamic country.

So there was some anticipation about whether first lady Melania Trump and first daughter Ivanka Trump would cover their heads during their visit this weekend to Riyadh. Continue reading “Melania and Ivanka Trump, following tradition of western visitors, forgo headscarves in Saudi Arabia”

People Want Melania Trump To Be Forced to Leave NYC

The following article by Kali Holloway was posted on the National Memo website March 29, 2017:

The exorbitant cost of keeping Melania and Barron Trump in their gold-plated penthouse in New York City has inspired thousands to sign a petition asking that they be forced to leave town. The viral Change.org request, titled “Make Melania Trump Stay in the White House or Pay for the Expenses Herself,” already has more than 175,000 signatures. The petition is a response to the drain on city dollars brought on by the stunning security costs—up to $146,000 a day—of keeping Melania and Barron in Trump Tower, according to New York City Police estimates given to the New York Times. Continue reading “People Want Melania Trump To Be Forced to Leave NYC”

If Melania Trump Isn’t In Business, Why Are Her Companies Still Active?

The following article by Kevin G. Hall of the McClatchy Washington Bureau was posted on the National Memo website February 23, 2017:

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First lady Melania Trump has several companies that are still active enterprises, raising questions about whether they will be used for profit while she is in the White House.

Beyond the 564 companies listed in then-candidate Donald Trump’s May 2016 financial disclosure were seven companies associated with his wife.

All but one of her companies had been listed in the disclosure as active, and five of the seven were still active as of Feb. 21. The one Melania Trump company he listed last year as having inactive assets — Melania LLC — appears to be an ongoing and active company in the records of the New York State Division of Corporations. Continue reading “If Melania Trump Isn’t In Business, Why Are Her Companies Still Active?”

Melania Trump missed out on ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to make millions, lawsuit says

The following article by Tom Hamberger was posted on the Washington Post website February 7, 2017:

An attorney for first lady Melania Trump argued in a lawsuit filed Monday that an article falsely alleging that she once worked for an escort service hurt her chance to establish “multimillion dollar business relationships” during the years in which she would be “one of the most photographed women in the world.”

The suit — filed Monday in New York Supreme Court, a state trial court, in Manhattan — against Mail Media, the owner of the Daily Mail, said the article published by the Daily Mail and its online division last August caused Trump’s brand, Melania, to lose “significant value” as well as “major business opportunities that were otherwise available to her.” The suit said the article had damaged her “unique, once in a lifetime opportunity” to “launch a broad-based commercial brand.” Continue reading “Melania Trump missed out on ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ to make millions, lawsuit says”

White House website touts Melania Trump’s modeling and jewelry line

The following article by Kelsey Snell was posted on the Washington Post website January 20, 2017:

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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.

Her 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. Continue reading “White House website touts Melania Trump’s modeling and jewelry line”