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Could Trump news sink any lower?

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MawBroon Tue 10-Oct-17 07:39:38

So now there is a public spat between Ivana Trump, DT’s first wife and Melania.
Toe-curling doesn’t do it justice, does it? If he weren’t so obnoxious you could (almost) feel sorry for him, but not much chance of that.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/09/melania-trump-ivana-trump-first-lady

(PS how can somebody with all that money at her disposal look like the public face Ivana presents? Unworthy of me, I know, but the trout pout, lipstick looking like she applied it in the dark, beehive off Coronation Street and panda eyes? )

Grampie Fri 13-Oct-17 12:51:58

Thanks for posting the link.

I made a point of not reading it.

Jane43 Fri 13-Oct-17 12:29:59

The Trump family have proved the saying that no matter how much money you have you can’t buy class

humptydumpty Fri 13-Oct-17 12:21:20

Agree- if only Michelle Obama would stand..

Sheilasue Fri 13-Oct-17 12:18:37

Don't go there they both look so force to me. Can't compare them to the lovely Jackie Kennedy or Michelle Obama.
Totally awful all of them.

lovebeigecardigans1955 Fri 13-Oct-17 11:14:48

We always feared the worst when this buffoon got into the White House. The alternative was Hillary Clinton and apparently she's more unpopular than a fart at a wedding.

Jane10 Fri 13-Oct-17 11:08:43

More seriously, I hear from my american friend that there are serious concerns about his mental stability. Republicans are, allegedly, waiting for tax reforms to go through then planning to get rid of him. There are transcripts of phone calls about this on Facebook. Main concern is that he might start a nuclear war before then. FFS Americans. What does it take?!

GranDi Fri 13-Oct-17 11:03:27

I agree. Ivanka was just winding Melania up and she was foolish enough to fall for it.

Babette Fri 13-Oct-17 11:03:02

@ Craftycat Ask the racist and Alt-Right leader Bannon. He is the puppet master riding on the populist vote. A dear friend of Farage.
What worries me more is the obvious hate towards Obama, his intellectual superior. Anything Obama has achieved ..ACA, Iran Deal etc he, the Donald, is determined to destroy and has nothing to replace it with.
Trump is a disaster for the US and the hole world.
The WH is a soap opera and a rerun of the "Apprentice".

Anniebach Fri 13-Oct-17 10:35:12

They elected him because he promised to give them all they wanted

Craftycat Fri 13-Oct-17 10:32:47

I have given up reading or watching anything about this vile man. How could they have elected him? I am still amazed.

Coconut Fri 13-Oct-17 10:21:23

I did wonder how long it would be until Ivana reared her head, she always seemed as full of herself as he did so would resent not being 1st Lady. Wife no3 needs to rise above it, maintain some dignity and not go down to that level. It is all a bit of a circus that would be so funny if it didn’t leave us all concerned about such an egotistic with his hand on the “red button”.

whitewave Thu 12-Oct-17 15:37:02

I read on twitter that Trump is agitating to take away the help from Puerto Rico -it seems these people are not so important as other American citizens.

whitewave Thu 12-Oct-17 15:30:56

Vanity Fair has a report that Trump advisors are fearful that he is unravelling. Apparently he is saying that he hates everyone and his mood is very dark.

Moocow Tue 10-Oct-17 20:14:08

Just shows, money can't buy you everything! Long may they all continue to amuse us, for I fear the alternative with the power they have.

vampirequeen Tue 10-Oct-17 18:09:06

It was claws at noon lol. I liked the way Ivana said that Trump was a good father then added that he didn't actually like his children until they reached the age of 18 when he could talk to them about politics.

Anniebach Tue 10-Oct-17 18:07:15

The second Mrs .trump can't claim to be the first anything ?

NotTooOld Tue 10-Oct-17 18:05:59

Chewbacca - 'stud muffin' - brilliant. Is there any connection there to the title of Ivana Trump's book - Raising Trump? Sorry, just asking.

The second wife was Marla Maples, I believe.

Coolgran65 Tue 10-Oct-17 18:01:05

Saw Ivana Trump this morning on tv news and truly she is looking like a characature of herself. I do think however that she was being tongue in cheek with her comments, and trying to be funny. There's apparently no such thing as bad publicity.

Devorgilla Tue 10-Oct-17 17:19:01

I thought it was the first and third 'Mrs Trump' having the spat. Number 2 hasn't entered the fray yet. Willing to stand corrected if I have got them out of sequence.

Chewbacca Tue 10-Oct-17 09:20:38

There's a tiny very very tiny part of me that almost felt sorry for Trump in this latest fiasco! Imagine being caught between these 2 women! Just when his credibility couldn't sink any lower, the 2 Mrs T's come to the fore and have a public slanging match. Although I suspect that in Trumpworld this would boost his self belief that he's a stud muffin! grin

Anniebach Tue 10-Oct-17 09:11:19

It has amused me , the second Mrs Trump should have remained silent, dug deep and found some dignity , but I suppose anyone who can marry that man doesn't have dignity

Iam64 Tue 10-Oct-17 09:06:42

They're a real shower, aren't they. I know it's unworthy Maw but I had the same reaction as you to the awful makeup, hair style and trout pout. Then, as I was reading the DM on line (Mae culpa) I scrolled down through the photographs of Ivana in her youth. At a time when most of us were makeup and braless, with long or very short hair, she was dolled up like a Barbie. Sorry folks, I know that sounds very unsisterly like but it suggests she's always felt the need to somehow appear attractive to a certain type of man. That would be Trump wouldn't it, with his particular attitudes towards women.

M0nica Tue 10-Oct-17 08:11:10

Nothing is more ageing than working too hard at looking young.

DanniRae Tue 10-Oct-17 08:04:34

It seems to me that Ivana's comments were 'tongue in cheek'. It would have been much more dignified of Melania to have just let it go.................but I suppose that dignified is not a word that they are familiar with.

BlueBelle Tue 10-Oct-17 07:57:34

Well it could be worse he could have married Katie Price ??? completely off topic mawboon and I apologise but I saw her (KP) on TV the other day and didn’t recognise her face as hers
Can the Trumps stoop any lower ? yes I m sure there’s way to go yet What happened about the controversy over the son in law and Russia that’s gone quiet hasn’t it