Posted on 01/17/2019 7:44:35 PM PST by TigerClaws
First Lady Melania Trump flew to Florida on a government jet Thursday for a weekend vacation, hours after President Donald Trump dramatically postponed House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s trip with other members of Congress to visit U.S. troops in Afghanistan, NBC confirmed, citing a law enforcement source.
President Trump cited the ongoing government shutdown as his reason for postponing Pelosi’s travel plans, shortly before she and her team were scheduled to depart on a military plane.
While Pelosi was practically grounded by Trump’s actions, the president’s wife headed to Joint Base Andrews for her own trip on a military aircraft, NBC said.
The first lady is expected to be in Florida for the holiday weekend at her family’s private Mar-a-Lago resort, according to NBC, which reported that the president is set to stay in Washington.
CNN said the flight to Palm Beach was previously scheduled.
The flight was officially designated EXEC1F, a call-sign known to be used when members of a president’s family are aboard a military plane. The jet was a Boeing C32-A, which is the same kind of plane used to transport the president, the first lady, the vice president and the secretary of state.
Even better!
Eek. How awful. Melania is second in line for the Presidency and is vitally needed in the negotiations to reopen the government.
So freaking what???
Melania is the FLOTUS. Piglosi is a pig. It’s not rocket science. Miss Piggy can walk.
Blacked out ? The irony.
One of these invented Monday holidays was done at the bidding of ski resorts. Was it this one, per your reference ? Must have been.
Difference is.......
Pelosi has the urgent job to negotiate with potus to end the shutdown.
Melania is a private person and member of the president’s family and protocol gives her use of govt plane.
He could be a little more genteel, and leave off the "Corpseburg"... ;-)
YES. The president’s wife carries more weight than the Speaker of the House.
Just ask The Cankle.
Don’t forget it’s warmer in Florida where FLOTUS is and “when mamma’s happy”, POTUS is happy. Nasty can go suck on a rock.
Why it’s CNBC being all childish with....waaaaaa, waaaaa,
the First Lady did it......oh the horror.
And they call others Childish. It’s to laugh
It is to laauugh!! Gosh I love that line.
Kind of a short trip in comparison. I suspect a lot fewer passengers as well. Not to mention, she isn’t required at the negotiation table.
She’s getting some good altitude outta that broom.
It’s amazing she can keep her hat on.
They didn’t complain when Moo-chele spent 100 million flying to Africa and Obama’s ‘home country.’
No. He’s just more concerned about the security for Pelosi. He cares too much for her and wants to ensure she is safe.
Seriously though. The real reason is Nancy needs to stay her to negotiate to reopen gov’t. Melanie has nothing to do with opening gov’t.
I am so proud of US.
I have never seen the quick response that goes on around here. Never before.
Is it that we are learning that saying nothing, gets you NOTHING.
God Bless everyone here and all those posting on social media. After all, the number of social media posters FAR EXCEEDS THE NUMBER OF MEDIA HOUNDS.
“Pull the Trump jet out of storage, and paint a middle finger on the tail with the word Nancy under it.”
Then take it on a 50 city tour!
BINGO!
Commander in Chief...
Let’s be charitable...the Mooch needs all the help she can get. Do a side by side...Melania...Mooch...….Melania...Mooch.
Now, that’s unfair.
BWAHAHAHAHA.
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