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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · Apr 12, 2026
undefined | Letters to the Editor: Melania Trump deserves credit for calling for hearings with Epstein's victims When Melania Trump took the podium in the White House’s Grand Foyer on Thursday, she called for congressional hearings that would allow the victims of Jeffrey Epstein to tell their stories. Her statement marked a stark reversal of earlier messages from the White House and the Justice Department that the Epstein case was “closed.” President Trump, when asked if he knew what his wife would say, replied that he “didn’t know anything about it,” a remark that underscored the growing disconnect within the administration about how to handle the scandal. The significance of Melania’s appeal lies in its focus on the victims themselves. If House Republicans act on her urging and convene the hearings, they will be entering a realm the current administration has tried to avoid, but one that could finally give Epstein’s survivors a platform for their testimony. Advocates argue that the hearings should remain centered on hearing these voices, and they credit the first lady for daring to bring the issue back to the national conversation, even as critics lament that the president appears less clear‑headed on the matter. Commentators note that the truth about any personal connection between Melania Trump and Epstein may never be known, yet the controversy has rekindled public interest in a story that had been eclipsed by the ongoing Iran war. Denny Freidenrich of Laguna Beach praised Melania for her courageous stance, while Ken Derow of Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, observed that the first lady’s press conference has revived attention to an Epstein scandal her husband seems eager to bury, raising questions about who benefits from the renewed scrutiny. Read more: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2026-04-11/melania-trump-jeffrey-epstein #melaniatrump #jeffreyepstein #whitehouse #justicedepartment #epstein
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · Apr 11, 2026
undefined | Melania Trump's speech propels Epstein crisis back to forefront Melania Trump took the White House podium on Thursday to address the lingering Jeffrey Epstein scandal, a surprise that interrupted a scheduled address on Iran. In a prepared statement she flatly denied any personal or business connection with Epstein or his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, asserted she had never been introduced to her husband by Epstein, and said she was unaware of his crimes. She concluded by urging Congress to hold public hearings that would allow Epstein’s survivors to testify, positioning the issue back at the forefront of national attention. The unexpected declaration sparked an immediate backlash and a flurry of responses from survivors, journalists, and lawmakers. Several victims, including Marina Lacerda—who was 14 when abused by Epstein—condemned the speech as a political diversion, questioning whether the first lady was trying to shield the Trump family. Others, such as survivor Lisa Phillips, praised the call for hearings but demanded concrete follow‑up actions. Investigative journalist Vicky Ward and author Barry Levine noted the puzzling timing and highlighted that Melania’s stance sharply diverges from President Donald Trump’s long‑standing dismissal of the Epstein files as a hoax. Politically, the remark deepened fissures within the White House and the broader partisan landscape. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee, including Chairman James Comer, expressed willingness to schedule survivor hearings, while Democrats such as Rep. Robert Garcia called on the president to release the remaining undisclosed documents and compel key witnesses to testify. The episode underscores a rare moment of independence for the first lady, who, by publicly confronting the Epstein controversy, placed the administration under renewed pressure to address the still‑unresolved investigation. Read more: undefined #melaniatrump #jeffreyepstein #ghislainemaxwell #whitehouse #donaldtrump
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · Apr 11, 2026

undefined | Melania Trump’s surprise statement on Epstein raises new questions

Melania Trump’s surprise statement on Epstein raises new questions

Questions are still swirling about why first lady Melania Trump decided to make a surprise statement Thursday denying any ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. In a brief on‑air comment, the former First Lady asserted that she had never met or been associated with Epstein, a claim that has sparked immediate scrutiny given the extensive media coverage of Epstein’s connections to high‑profile figures.

The timing of the remarks, coming months after Epstein’s death and amidst ongoing investigations into his network, has prompted a flurry of reactions on social media and among political commentators. Some observers view the statement as an attempt to distance the Trump family from lingering allegations, while others question the motives behind making the denial at this particular moment.

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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · Apr 10, 2026
The Daily Beast Latest Articles | Melania’s Epstein Bombshell Breaks Megyn Kelly‘s Brain by Eboni Boykin-Patterson Megyn Kelly Show/YouTubeMegyn Kelly is very confused by Melania Trump’s sudden public effort to deny her association with Jeffrey Epstein. “Why did she do this?” Kelly asked in a clip from her Megyn Kelly Show on Friday. “That’s really what everyone was asking. Why? Like, everyone knows. Everyone knows in PR, once the storm has passed, you don’t do anything to bring it back upon you.” “If she doesn’t want people talking about her relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell, or whatever it was with Epstein, then she shouldn’t talk about her relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell or Jeffrey Epstein,” she continued, “especially when—has that been in the news? Have any of you been seeing that in the news? The news right now is non-stop Iran.” Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/melania-trumps-epstein-bombshell-breaks-megyn-kellys-brain/ #melaniatrump #jeffreyepstein #megynkelly #ghislainemaxwell #dailybeast
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@TheBadPlace@mastodon.ozioso.online · Apr 10, 2026
Zeteo | 🙋‍♀️ Melania, Out of the Blue, Denies Ties to Epstiein by Andrew Perez On this day in 1919, Mexican revolutionary Emiliano Zapata was shot dead by government forces. Decades later, Zapata’s image was used by the United Farm Workers, a US group jointly led by Dolores Huerta, the great campaigner who turns 96 today. Good morning! Andrew and Swin here. Our president continues to be racist, ICE keeps shooting people, and the war in Iran could restart at any moment. But this morning, our lede is about Melania Trump and Jeffrey Epstein. Don’t blame us. It was her idea. In today’s ‘First Draft,’ the first lady volunteers that she “was never involved” in Epstein’s crimes, Democrats can’t pass a symbolic resolution calling out AIPAC, and Donald Trump doesn’t seem happy with his ceasefire deal, even after he decided Israel could keep massacring people in Lebanon. ‘What the Fuck Is She Doing?’Donald Trump and his future wife, Melania Knauss, pose with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at Mar-a-Lago on Feb. 12, 2000. Photo by Davidoff Studios/Getty Images Read more: https://zeteo.com/p/melania-epstein-trump-first-draft #melaniatrump #jeffreyepstein #donaldtrump #ghislainemaxwell #fbi
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@Nonilex@masto.ai · Apr 09, 2026
“The lies linking me with the disgraceful Jeffrey Epstein need to end today,” #MelaniaTrump said. She talked about “numerous fake images & statements about Epstein & me” that “have been percolating for years now.” It was not clear why she chose to speak out now, or to what reports she was referring. A spox for Melania said that #Trump was aware that his wife was going to make the statement. #EpsteinFiles #law #criminal #Epstein #rape #ChildSexCrimes #SexTrafficking #RapistInChief #CoverUp
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@Nonilex@masto.ai · Apr 09, 2026
#MelaniaTrump summoned reporters to the White House Thursday afternoon to give a statement about #JeffreyEpstein. She claimed she had no relationship with him, was not a victim of his & had no knowledge of his crimes. She said she wanted to clear “my good name” & address rumors about the origin story of how she met her husband, Donald #Trump. #EpsteinFiles #Congress #DOJ #law #criminal #Epstein #BestFriendsForever #rape #ChildSexCrimes #pedohilia #SexTrafficking #RapistInChief #CoverUp
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@analytics__dup_51195@social.vir.group · Mar 03, 2026
Melania Trump is chairing a UN Security Council meeting today as the United States holds the Security Council presidency this month. This comes amid a widening regional war in the Middle East, nuclear powers actively rearming, and escalating global tensions. Critics view the choice as treating global diplomacy as ceremonial rather than substantive—sending a figurehead with no foreign policy experience to chair the world's most important diplomatic body at a moment of extreme crisis. #UNSC #Diplomacy #MelaniaTrump #GlobalPolitics
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@digyoursoul__dup_31575@universeodon.com · Feb 27, 2026
MELANIA EPSTEIN MELANIA EPSTEIN #melania #melaniatrump #trump #epstein #EpsteinFiles #jeffreyepstein #GhislaineMaxwell https://www.thedailybeast.com/epstein-assistant-told-feds-he-introduced-melania-to-trump-files-reveal/
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@rss_bot@social.koti.site · Feb 24, 2026
Suzanne Innes-Stubb ei osallistu Melania Trumpin emännöimän kokoukseen maaliskuussa https://yle.fi/a/74-20212005?origin=rss #Tasavallanpresidentinkanslia #Kansainvälinenpolitiikka #SuzanneInnes-Stubb #MelaniaTrump #Politiikka
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@rss_bot@social.koti.site · Jan 31, 2026
El documental de Melania Trump pagó un precio récord, incluso consideró un soborno. https://yle.fi/a/74-20207600?origin=rss #Películasdocumentales #Entretenimiento #Elrestodelmundo #EstadosUnidos #MelaniaTrump #JeffBezos
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Boosted by Charlie Stross @cstross@wandering.shop
@MHowell@kolektiva.social · Jan 30, 2026
Your help needed: amplify the 2018 paranormal erotic thriller novel "Melania: Devourer of Men" so it ranks higher than her movie. It depicts the First Lady as a sexual monster and is rocketing up Amazon’s sales charts. A Reddit-led campaign to disrupt the Amazon search results for “Melania” is behind the sudden spike in popularity of the eight year old book. https://www.reddit.com/r/BoycottUnitedStates/comments/1qpp8yp/were_going_to_mess_up_amazons_search_results_for/?ref=404media.co #Melania #MelaniaTrump #Trump
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@taoish@mastodonapp.uk · Jan 31, 2026
Alexandra Petri's takedown of Melania (the movie) is brilliant. Lots of folks are roasting this weird doc, as they should, but Petri shows real human empathy for the incredibly damaged person who would spearhead this - and that empathy itself is the most brutal indictment possible of this fascist propaganda. "MELANIA IS A HORROR MOVIE The first lady is trapped, and she doesn’t seem to know it." Paywalled (the Atlantic) but this link is on Apple News, so anyone with an iPhone gets it free. Petri is a national treasure. https://apple.news/AsqiPamgRS6y7ZmqGD_WElw #melania #melaniatrump #melaniamovie
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Boosted by Charlie Stross @cstross@wandering.shop
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@JdeBP@mastodon.scot · Jan 30, 2026
@arrrg@kolektiva.social I too was concerned for their wellbeing afterwards. And they don't have the option of doing what that lady who left after 20 minutes did. https://mastodon.scot/@JdeBP/115983497912180622 The Daily Record reported a total of 16 tickets sold in Edinburgh and Glasgow as of this morning. ABC reported 50 pre-booked tickets across the whole of Australia for opening day. https://dailyrecord.co.uk/news/politics/melania-trump-documentary-sells-just-36641836 https://abc.net.au/news/2026-01-31/melania-trump-movie-and-why-we-might-need-to-follow-the-money/106285248 @cstross@wandering.shop #Melania #MelaniaTrump #USMovies
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Boosted by Charlie Stross @cstross@wandering.shop
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@JdeBP@mastodon.scot · Jan 30, 2026
@cstross@wandering.shop They're not far off, either. I just turned up this. Apparently, 4 people joined The Metro's reviewer on opening night, plus an additional 1 who was apparently another movie reviewer. So a third of the audience was people who were being paid to watch the movie. (-: https://metro.co.uk/2026/01/30/sat-a-near-empty-cinema-melania-thought-26612808/ Amusing coincidence: Kimberly Bond also writes features for Cosmo. @GetCarter@mastodonapp.uk #Melania #MelaniaTrump #USMovies #Amazon #TheMetro
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Boosted by Charlie Stross @cstross@wandering.shop
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@JdeBP@mastodon.scot · Jan 30, 2026
@cstross@wandering.shop The review in @GetCarter@mastodonapp.uk 's thread is one of those recycled quotes that actually comes from elsewhere according to Snopes; but lower in the thread people have suggested that the ticket sales for these places can be accounted for *entirely* by the news/magazine movie reviewers who did not have advance screenings. https://mastodonapp.uk/@GetCarter/115982369126621417 #Melania #MelaniaTrump #USMovies #VueCinema #Islington #Amazon
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@Jorro@universeodon.com · Jan 30, 2026
#melania #melaniatrump
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@PoliticalCartoon__dup_31803@mastodonapp.uk · Jan 30, 2026
Kal @kaltoons on #DonaldTrump #MelaniaTrump #StevenMiller #ICE – political cartoon gallery in London original-political-cartoon.com
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@Shoeberi@101010.pl · Jan 30, 2026
Melania Trump trafia do kin. Amazon zapłacił 40 milionów dolarów za film i wydał na promocje 35 milionów. Dzisiaj światowa premiera filmu Melania. (Info za The New York Times) #Melania #MelaniaTrump #Amazon #Film #polityka #Melanita #hasztag
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@Jorro@universeodon.com · Jan 29, 2026
#melania #melaniatrump #politicalhumor
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