Posted on 09/06/2018 6:26:46 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
First lady Melania gave a rare outspoken criticism Thursday by calling out the White House official who attacked President Trump anonymously in print, accusing the person of subversion.
Her statement addressed the anonymous writer of the New York Times op-ed directly: “You are not protecting this country, you are sabotaging it with your cowardly actions.”
She criticized the media’s use of anonymous sources.
“If a person is bold enough to accuse people of negative actions, they have a responsibility to publicly stand by their words and people have the right to be able to defend themselves,” Mrs. Trump said in the statement.
The president also questioned the legitimacy and existence of the source when the news broke. He demanded that the Times reveal the author’s identity.
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Dang! What is she doing standing up to this BS?
She could be ruining lunch like Moochie..
Go Melania! I’m good with it.
I wonder if the letter really came from inside the White House...
Democrats are going to be digging into her Russian connections soon.
New motto for the NYT:
“All the news that prints their fits—or maybe, F.I.B.s”
How do we know that the whole story wasn’t made up?
Hate to be the person when outed.
Because we trust the New York Times?
I think the op-ed might have been Bill Krystal. He sent an intermediary to say it was from a Whitehouse official.
Melania is backing her husband. Very admirable.
She is right. It’s good that she spoke up.
If the Hildabeast had won there would be an Arkancide.
Either way the intended reaction (even from some who said they were Democrats--you never know if they are lying of course--chided the person for being without gonads. So overall no takers.
This nothing burger backfired in the court of public opinion.
We certainly don't need another "co-presidency," but it's good to see Melania stand up for her own views. She is quite capable of defending herself.
I think it was made up, like so much else the media come up with.
She’s the very best!
The New York Times is being called out by a girl.
That is humiliating.
The New York Times are hostile foreign dirbags.
The New York Times are the Enemy of the People to attack the First Lady.
Trump chose well! She is the best FLOTUS and he is the best POTUS in my long lifetime of 76 years!
Neither of them are too timid to say exactly what they think on any subject. They don’t cave-in to the old previous “polite” BS like previous residents of the WH have done.
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