All I know about the Trumps is what I read, see and hear from the outside: I don't know any of them.  They are not my friends or even my acquaintances.  

So, that being said, I fail to see what Melania Trump has contributed to the country in her role as First Lady since her husband took the oath of office.  She has allegedly made cyber-bullying her "cause," but I have to question just how sincere and deep her interest is given that she doesn't seem to have done much other than mention it in a very few speeches.  Talk, as they say, is cheap.

And then there's the other obvious disconnect: the woman who says she wants to end cyber-bullying is married to an unrepentant and enthusiastic master of cyber-bullying.  She is married to a mean, petty, narcissistic, misogynistic, controlling and corrupt brat who just happens to be rolling in dough.  I'm sorry, but who we choose as life partners says something about who we are, and the conclusions to be drawn from who Melania has chosen reflect - not very well - on her character.

From the outside, she and her husband do not seem to have a particularly affectionate relationship, and on more than one occasion, Melania has rejected what appear to be awkward efforts by her husband to mimic the genuine affection other world leaders and their spouses have shown each other.

I have been married for 37 years, linea, and my husband and I don't shake hands, for heaven's sake.  Name me any other president who would have shaken his wife's hand before telling her to "go sit down now."  That was as revealing as it was bizarre, reinforcing people's impression that this is not a love-match marriage as much as it is a man needing a beautiful woman who knows her place to prove his own worth as a man, and a woman who, if she plays her cards right, will never have to worry about money.  

Most of the time, Melania appears to just barely be tolerating whatever public events she has been required to attend.  She does not seem to have mastered even the rudiments of "fake it till you make it."

My personal opinion is that this is a woman who never in a million years thought her husband would actually be elected, and assumed that after his effort failed, she could go back to her life as usual.  Now, she's stuck for the next maybe-4 years and her displeasure with that turn of events shows.  Bigly.

Their child is not fair game.  Donald's adult children, to the extent they are choosing roles in the administration, or roles in the Trump organization, very much are.

I don't care that Melania has an accent. Everyone in my family has a "funny" accent. As Anne said, the "go back to Slovenia" comment was a way to suggest to Melania to get as far away from Tr*mp as possible, not a "get out of my country" statement.

I don't care if Melania married Tr*mp for money or a GC or (impossible for me to believe) love. Her life, her choice. But, the minute they brought up Bill Clinton's infidelities during the campaign, discussion of the Tr*mps marriage became fair game.

The minute she backed her husbands's birther bullsh!t on national TV, she opened the door to questions about how she got her GC and proof thereof.

As everyone has mentioned, her anti cyber bullying stance is beyond ridiculous considering she is married to the poster child for bullying.

"By our own example we must teach children to be good stewards of the world they will inherit," Trump said at a luncheon she hosted for the spouses of world leaders at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. "We must remember that they are watching and listening. . . . As adults we are not merely responsible. We are accountable." [SNIP}
"No child should ever feel hungry, stalked, frightened, terrorized, bullied, isolated or afraid, with nowhere to turn," Trump said. She added: "We must teach each child the values of empathy . . . kindness, mindfulness, integrity and leadership which can only be taught by example."